Henry A. Giroux | The War Against Teachers as Public Intellectuals in Dark Times

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Giroux, Truthout: If the United States is to prevent its slide into a deeply violent and anti-democratic state, it will, among other things, be required fundamentally to rethink not merely the relationship between education and democracy, but also the very nature of teaching, the role of teachers as engaged citizens and public intellectuals and the relationship between teaching and social responsibility. Read the Article  Michael Winship | Just a Few Miles From Newtown Michael Winship, Moyers & Co.: An attack like this new deadly assault would have been unimaginable at my school, not unimaginable like it was in Newtown until yesterday, but unimaginable, period - simply because I truly believe that back then it never would have happened. 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