Posts Tagged ‘democratize’

New Deal Electric Cooperatives Struggle To Democratize

Above photo: President Roosevelt delivers a speech at the dedication of the U.S. Rural Electrification Project. Getty Images. And Make a Green Transition. FDR program to electrify rural America is now beset by expensive coal plants and often-hidebound governing boards, as members clamor for transparency and renewables. What began three years ago as a campaign […]

Democratize Justice!

Democratize Justice! Above photo: DL/OT. One of the main reasons so many people cite their intention to vote for Biden is because of the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Let’s assume this is a valid reason, I don’t necessarily agree that it is but for argument’s sake we will go with […]

Baltimore’s Teachers Fight to Democratize City’s Schools

When a photograph of bundled-up students in a frigid Baltimore classroom recently spread on social media—with temperatures in schools as low as the mid-30s—the city became a focal point of public attention. But two organizations of Baltimore teachers say such situations, far from isolated, are the latest examples of why educators are pushing to radically democratize the […]

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