David Niose
Posts by David Niose (page 3)
Remembering the Glory Days of Church-State Separation
June 17 marks the 52nd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case, Abington School District v. Schempp, that declared unconstitutional a state law requiring... Read More
For Courageous Students: the AHA Has Your Back
If America’s Supreme Court justices could have spent a day this spring at Valencia High School, they would have seen decades of legal theory... Read More
Right-To-Work Laws: A Double Standard for America’s Workers
Corporate-backed “right-to-work” laws, such as the measure just passed in Wisconsin with the strong support of Republican presidential prospect Gov. Scott Walker, are a... Read More
The 5th Anniversary of Citizen’s United: A Wake-up Call to America
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s infamous Citizen’s United ruling, a decision that has come to symbolize the issue of corporate... Read More
Paul Krugman and the Elephant in the Room
Remember hope? And change? For those who still thought rational, fact-based, human-centered, progressive public policy was within reach, 2014 was the year that the... Read More
BOOK EXCERPT: “The Boomer Factor” from Fighting Back the Right
"If boomers had marched for peace or civil rights (and bear in mind that many didn’t), those days of saving the world were over—now... Read More
Why Corporate Personhood is Even More Important Than You Think
Most well-informed humanists, being generally progressive, understand that corporate personhood is a legitimate public policy issue in America today. It may not be the... Read More