Public Philosophy

NEA's Reach for Power exposes the National Education Association (NEA) for what it really is and provides a hands-on guide for teachers, parents, and communties to increase their voices in bringing education back to the children.

In this stunning new story of political economy, author Eric Robert Morse examines why the modern system has become so unwieldy and explains what must be done to correct it. His astute analysis and fascinating storytelling take readers on an epic journey, from the dawn of free-market capitalism during the age of exploration, through the industrial revolution and Adam Smith, to the rise of Keynesianism and the dominance of the welfare state....

This book examines two recent events that have apparently ended the conservative Reagan Revolution.

What is political philosophy? Well, it could be defined as the study of the process by which humans compete against each other to see the policies that would best serve their own self-interest become public policy or custom or law. It is also a study of morals as political philosophers attempt to determine what type of policies would be best for any given human society.

Spätestens seit Lockdown und Schulausfall hinterfragen Eltern den Sinn vieler Maßnahmen rund um Schule und Kindeswohl. Zu Recht. Psychotherapeutin Gunda Frey warnt: "Wir erschaffen eine traumatisierte Generation!" Kinder werden heute von Geburt bis Schulabschluss den Zwängen eines auf "Funktionieren" optimierten Systems ausgesetzt - Rücksichtnahme auf ihre Bedürfnisse: meist Fehlanzeige! Das Ergebnis: Kinder, denen Eltern, Erzieher und Lehrer nicht das ermöglichen, was gut, gesund und nötig wäre. Die Resultate sind fatal.

A compassionate, personal, and illuminating work of nonfiction that draws on the author's celebrated work as a director of socially conscious theater to connect listeners with the power of an ancient artistic tradition.

Listen to Secret to Success: The Evolution of Public Education & the Workforce, which was originally written in 2019, to learn about changes that were already happening or being done in public schools that cause problems in our everyday life as business owners, employers, job seekers, kids in school, and really everyone in some way or another.

From the climate apocalypse and COVID-19 to double-digit unemployment to Donald Trump and the rise of far-right white nationalists—disasters are everywhere we look. While these disasters often leave us feeling hopeless and withdrawn, scholar Alex Zamalin argues that pessimism cannot be the only response. Silence and inaction only perpetuate mass suffering and inequality. Instead, All Is Not Lost suggests that following every crisis emerges new political opportunity for changing our politics and everyday lives.

Vinte anos após sua avó materna despedir-se precocemente desta Terra, vítima de um câncer, um de seus netos resolve abrir seu "álbum de memórias" e contar, em versos, um pouco da história de seu convívio com ela, dona Maria do Carmo. Uma perspectiva, também, sobre cultura, linguagem, costumes da época de Maria e seu lugar de origem, o Nordeste brasileiro.

Uma reflexão sobre o que nos amarra e motiva. Nada foi dito sobre qualquer criatura, não há respostas sobre a pane elétrica e de rádio, ninguém sabe nada sobre o comportamento das aves e muito menos o porquê um eclipse solar está durante tantas horas a trazer de volta a idade das trevas. E se na realidade não viram nada nas árvores? Se a histeria coletiva e pessoas de má fé aproveitaram-se do momento para aterrorizar a cidade? Talvez apenas o que faltava era uma oportunidade de as pessoas mostrarem quem realmente são.