I’ll be giving two talks in New York City in October about my new book, The 100 Greatest Americans of the…
Monthly Archives: September 2012
We (should) Take Care of Our Own
At the end of his Charlotte speech Thursday night, President Obama told several moving stories about Americans who give him hope. And…
Jonathan Kozol speaks at Oxy
Author, education reformer, and social critic Jonathan Kozol spoke at Occidental College yesterday about his new book, Fire in the…
My Interview with Tavis Smiley
You can hear Tavis Smiley’s 15-minute radio interview with me this week about my new book. I’ll also be on Tavis’ TV…
Who you calling “dependent,” Romney?
Speaking to a group of like-minded conservatives, Mitt Romney disses the 47% of Americans who, he claims, “are dependent upon government,…
Want a hero?
To everything, there is a season, according to Pete Seeger’s song, “Turn, Turn, Turn,” drawn from the Book of Ecclesiastes. This…
WE ARE WISCONSIN
Amie Williams, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, will be at Occidental College to screen her new film, “WE ARE WISCONSIN!” …