Putin Won. Will He Again?
By Eric Chenoweth (The Shanker Blog, June 29, 2020) […]
Can It Happen Here?
“The main thing is, they’re talking about us.”Joseph Goebbels, The Goebbels Diaries
by Eric Chenoweth (The Shanker Blog, June 29, 2020) (PDF Version)
Comparing Trump’s presidency with past fascist regimes, and particularly that of Hitler’s Germany, is generally seen as partisan hyperbole. Past warnings of a Nazi-like leader taking hold in America — like Sinclair Lewis’s ironically […]
Russia-gate Still Matters
by Eric Chenoweth (The Shanker Blog, November 11, 2019) (PDF Version)
A majority of Americans support the
impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. With each witness’s testimony,
they learn the extent of how Trump risked America’s national security and
betrayed his oath to the Constitution to extort Ukraine’s new leader for his
own political benefit. Speaker Nancy […]
Democracy’s Champion: In Remembrance of Albert Shanker
by Eric Chenoweth
The following article was posted as part of a series published to commemorate Albert Shanker, a unique American union leader, on the 20th anniversary of his death. The full series, published by the Albert Shanker Institute (the foundation established in his name by the American Federation of Teachers), can be found here. Albert Shanker and the AFT were original and steadfast supporters of and contributors to the Committee in Support of Solidarity and the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe and took an active part in their work. His contributions to the struggle for freedom in Eastern Europe and in the world are described more fully in a monograph by the same author titled Democracy’s Champion: Albert Shanker and the International Impact of the American Federation of Teachers. […]
Does the Constitution Demand Such an Outcome?
December 16, 2017
by Eric Chenoweth PDF Version
Long before all the votes were counted, American citizens were told to accept the election of Donald Trump as the next US president. We are still being told this despite mounting evidence that he may be beholden to a hostile foreign power for his election. […]
Let Hamilton Speak: Recapturing American Democracy
December 17, 2016
by Eric Chenoweth PDF Version
Americans are being told that the Electoral College overrides the national vote in US presidential elections because the nation’s founders established a federal system for states to determine the selection of the country’s only national office. […]