Month: February 2019

  • MIchael Cohen’s Statement

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? ? TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL D. COHEN COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Chairman Cummings, Ranking Member Jordan, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today. I have asked this Committee to ensure that my family be protected…

  • The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance or The Oath of Office

    I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

  • Who Controls Your Life — the Big 5 Tech Giants or You?

    Someone from SiriusXM called and asked me what happened to my new 2018 Kia Niro plug-in hybrid, that they couldn’t find/track it.

  • Cory Booker: What Educators and Parents Need to Know

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? ? Mitchell Robinson of Michigan State University explains why he could not support for Cory Booker for the Democratic nomination in 2020. He writes: I really don’t want to be a single-issue voter, but education will almost always be the most important issue for me–and Booker is…

  • SPLC: Debtors’ Prison in the United States

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? The Southern Poverty Law Center reports that people in some states areimprisoned because they can’t afford to pay fees and fines. The U.S. Supreme Court already ruled that this practice is unconstitutional. It continues. SPLC writes: The people incarcerated in Corinth, Mississippi, have a phrase for it:…