Teachers unions and their allies are none too happy about “Won’t Back Down.” The film, opening Friday, concerns a single mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and a teacher (Viola Davis) who team up to take control of a crumbling public school failing
Sounds like comic actor John Leguizamo pines for a one political party system. Leguizamo, best known for providing the voice of Sid in four “Ice Age” movies, recently talked to CNN about his political views. “Latin people for Republicans are
President Obama has bragged about his supposed revolution in education over and over during this election cycle. He says he’s interested in upping standards while simultaneously appeasing teachers unions. But the performance of American students continues to sink to all-time
According to Mitt Romney adviser Ed Gillespie, the campaign will refocus its message this week to hone in on President Obama’s vulnerabilities in the Rust Belt, particularly in Ohio. “We are talking not only on the president’s performance over the
The media insist that Mitt Romney is running a bad campaign. Whether that’s true or not, one thing is certain: Barack Obama’s campaign is undoubtedly worse. From day one, Obama’s re-election effort has been a microcosm of his failures in
Recent events, both at home and abroad, show the growing trend ofmisinformation, intimidation, violence and coercion utilized by thosedetermined to force their will upon the majority of Americans whilestripping them of their most basic freedoms under the constitution.These tactics are
When the “Occupy” movement began a year ago, many initially dismissed it as a gathering of harmless college students. But the late Andrew Breitbart saw in the movement professional left-wing anarchists and radicals who sought to use the “Occupy” protests
Not long ago I was talking to an old friend who has spent his life in behind-the-scenes electoral politics in Chicago (and as a Republican has never even tried to get elected to anything). He got to know Barack Obama
The Occupy Wall Street movement was not an innocent attempt by youth across America that broke out spontaneously. It was, instead, a movement that was insidiously plotted by forces that intended to eliminate the United States forever from the free,
You want to vote but you’re not a United States Citizen? Easy. Move to Michigan. You want to clean up the voter rolls so only eligible citizens can vote? Don’t run for Secretary of State in Michigan, because voting rights
We’re seeing evidence across the country of a huge Obama backlash and a mighty conservative awakening as liberty-loving Americans are voting with their pocketbooks. First came the impossible-to-miss show of support for free speech at Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day. Next, the
One of the biggest hit series on the science fiction cable channel SyFy is “Warehouse 13,” a show where federal agents traipse about the country recovering “artifacts” that have dangerous, other worldly powers. The show’s latest installment indulged a few
Democrats in the House introduced legislation that would nullify voter ID laws by allowing voters to sign an affidavit certifying their identity instead of showing identification. According to The Hill, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) authored the legislation modeled after the
(AP) Chicago teachers union to continue strikeBy TAMMY WEBBERAssociated PressCHICAGO The Chicago teachers union decided Sunday to continue its weeklong strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job security provisions central to the debate
I’ll never forget the day I thought I was wiser than Andrew Breitbart and that I could teach him a moral lesson. He and I were at CPAC last spring, where he had just given a powerful speech on social
Last week, employees for a Southern California painting company rid themselves of their trade union, which they accused of serving them poorly by “losing work, health and vacation benefits.” According to OC Weekly, 59 employees at GPS Painting and Wellcovering
The collective bargaining law passed under Gov. Walker in Wisconsin has been struck down. Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled the law was unconstitutional Friday afternoon. The law in question restricted collective bargaining by public sector employees. At one
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. Walker’s administration immediately vowed to appeal, while unions,
(AP) MADISON, Wis.A Wisconsin judge has struck down the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled Friday that the law violates both the state
How much are the striking Chicago teachers concerned with the children’s education, and how much are they concerned about themselves? The teachers are picketing outside schools where the students are trying to learn, which doesn’t exactly help create a conducive
Colorado voters may be souring on public sector unions and their litany of rules, regulations and demands. This sentiment could help Mitt Romney in November if swing voters associate Obama with the recent union based recall effort in Wisconsin and
Scores of striking Chicago teachers are protesting today outside a Sept. 11 memorial event where Gov. Pat Quinn is speaking. Quinn has been mum on the walkout, except to say “Good luck” to them as he walked through the crowd.
Gov. Mitt Romney gave a foreign policy speech in Reno, Nevada today on the anniversary of 9/11. In his remarks, he was careful to note that he had suspended attacks on President Barack Obama out of respect for the day’s
(AP) Chicago teacher strike poses test for unionsBy SAM HANANELAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe massive teacher strike in Chicago offers a high-profile test for the nation’s teacher unions, which have seen their political influence threatened as a growing reform movement seeks to expand
The nation’s third largest school system went on strike today, terrible news for Chicago students who simply want to learn. The scholastic crisis will certainly bring more attention to “Won’t Back Down,” the upcoming school choice drama which takes a
