Archive for October 19th, 2009
Obama’s Shock Doctrine
It appears as though Left Blogistan is waking up to the corporatist take over of Obama’s education policy… better late than never I guess.
Open Left:
It’s really hard to see this as anything other than a Shock Doctrine-style deal, since it’s a way to force cash-starved states and schools to change education policy and practice, regardless [...]
Posted: October 19th, 2009 under Education Policy.
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Philanthropic Corporatism
One of the scariest phenomena that I’ve encountered in my research on education policy and public discourse has been the emergence of Education Philanthropy. While it may sound like a rather inocuous subject, it is a prime example of corporate politics in action. Beneath the banner of education reform and closing “achievement gaps” there is [...]
Posted: October 19th, 2009 under Education Policy, Popular Culture, Public Intellectuals.
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Deals With Devils
In its push for Health Care reform, the Obama administration has made a series of deals with various stake-holders in the health care industry in order to get them to play ball, and these deals with devils are going to be paid for by a middle class that is already under siege.
Big Pharma is on [...]
Posted: October 19th, 2009 under Politics.
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