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The movie “Won’t Back Down,” which stars Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis as reformers trying to battle education bureaucrats and teachers unions to help children, has irked progressive movie critics. Reviewers have been dismissing the film as “propaganda,” trying to

(AP) US Postal Service to default on second $5B paymentBy HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe U.S. Postal Service, on the brink of default on a second multibillion-dollar payment it can’t afford to pay, is sounding a new cautionary note that having squeezed

ROME (Reuters) – Two of Italy’s biggest unions have called a strike by public sector workers on Friday to protest against spending cuts enacted by Prime Minister Mario Monti in his attempts to pull the country out of crisis. The

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

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

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

Some believe the long-anticipated Chicago teachers strike, which began this morning, represents an inevitable showdown in the spiraling war between the education reform movement and the nation’s teachers unions.We think it’s more specific than that. We believe it’s more of

The Chicago Tribune reported on Monday that the Chicago Teachers Union has gone on strike. The move will leave 400,000 students with nowhere to go and nothing to do. Meanwhile, the 50,000 students who attend the city’s charter schools will

President Barack Obama’s home town is in chaos as the Chicago Teachers Union has declared a strike starting Monday for the first time in 25 years, defying former Obama chief of staff, now Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel.  Parents are outraged

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Supreme Court this week approved Big Labor’s “Protect Our Jobs” ballot initiative that would enshrine collective bargaining in the state’s constitution – a power grab to elevate labor agreements above state and local laws. F.

Emerson wrote, “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” I’m not sure even he would defend the level of inconsistency demonstrated in this clip by Reason TV:  In case you

Protest actions continued throughout the day on Wednesday in Charlotte during the Democratic National Convention and will most likely continue throughout the night once again. Protesters marched from the occupy camp at Marshall Park near the convention, along with Code

The day after the nation’s debt surpassed $16 trillion, Wisconsin officials announced their state took in more tax revenue than expected — without raising taxes.  According to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, tax collections increased 4.7 percent in fiscal year

Politics aren’t just for those 24-hour news outlets and social media this fall. Hollywood is gearing up for a politically charged Fall film lineup, movies ranging from the unabashedly patriotic (“Red Dawn”) to, by all accounts, the downright insulting (“Butter”).

Thomas Jefferson said, ” I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” SEIU President Mary Kay Henry clearly believes that luck only comes through union membership, and she has

The upcoming film “Won’t Back Down” isn’t “Waiting for ‘Superman,’” but their similarities could help the former break out as a potent pro-school choice weapon in time for Election Day. It’s no wonder Democrats and teachers union sympathizers are eager