Notes from the Editors, June 2013
June 1, 2013
The U.S. working class was slow to respond to the hard times it faced during and after the Great Recession. Finally, however, in February 2011, workers in Wisconsin began the… READ MORE
Article Subjects and Geography: Americas
The Rebirth of the Chicago Teachers Union and Possibilities for a Counter-Hegemonic Education Movement
June 1, 2013
Eric (Rico) Gutstein is a professor in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois-Chicago and is active in the movement against education privatization. He is the author of Reading… READ MORE
Creating a New Model of a Social Union: CORE and the Chicago Teachers Union
June 1, 2013
Robert Bartlett is a high school teacher and was active in the Chicago Teachers Solidarity Campaign preceding and during the strike. � The success of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)… READ MORE
Beating the Neoliberal Blame Game: Teacher and Parent Solidarity and the 2012 Chicago Teachers’ Strike
June 1, 2013
Rhoda Rae Gutierrez is a parent of two Chicago Public School students and a parent-activist with Parents 4 Teachers. She is also currently a graduate student in Educational Policy Studies-Social… READ MORE
The Chicago Teachers’ Strike and Beyond: Strategic Considerations
June 1, 2013
David Kaplan is a pseudonym for a veteran high school teacher and long time teachers’ union activist, writer, and organizer. � Last September’s Chicago teachers’ strike raises critical strategic questions… READ MORE
When “Teachers Want What Children Need”: Reconciling Tensions in Teachers’ Work and Teacher Unionism
June 1, 2013
Lois Weiner is a member of the New Politics editorial board and is Professor of Education at New Jersey City University, where she coordinates a graduate program for experienced teachers…. READ MORE
Marketizing Schools
June 1, 2013
Doug Henwood hosts a radio show on KPFA (Berkeley, California) and is the editor of Left Business Observer. Liza Featherstone is a columnist for amNY and has recently written on… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, May 2013
May 1, 2013
Millions of people throughout the world mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on March 5, 2013. Monthly Review responded at the time with numerous pieces posted on MRzine…. READ MORE
Who Will Lead the U.S. Working Class?
May 1, 2013
Michael D. Yates(mikedjyates [at] msn.com) is associate editor of Monthly Review and editorial director of Monthly Review Press. He is the author of Why Unions Matter and Cheap Motels and… READ MORE
Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Hardening of Everyday Life
May 1, 2013
Henry A. Giroux is a social critic and educator, and the author of many books. He currently holds the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster… READ MORE