In the Houston Independent School District, “independence” is a paradox: As of June 2023, the Texas Education Agency’s hand-picked board of managers replaced the district’s democratically elected school board.
While Democrats relentlessly criticize conservative justices for alleged conflicts of interest, they turn a blind eye to the same conduct among their own.
The American dismissiveness of the trials of the working-class has resulted in a system that actively harms its workers more than other developed countries.
Big Tech is at a pivotal moment amidst a national reckoning over defending reproductive rights in a technologically advanced society. These companies still have time to take a stronger stance and keep users safe via data encryption.
Congress must regain its intended prerogative to attract true public servants rather than power-hungry demagogues — lest it loses more validity in the watchful eye of the American public.
Until economic models for technology stop relying on the accumulation of user data, we will continue to face threats to our foundational civil liberties.
The many existing coding resources make it more than possible for our educational system to empower America’s youth to learn computer science. States can now choose to leave these barriers standing, or to use the power of code to break them down.
