Having kids in too late capitalism
We had a second kid recently and I was on baby duty this summer, taking some much needed time off to be with the little five month old, and as I walked...
m.p.l.s
An organizer in Minneapolis wrote to me over the summer saying that a few people there were reading my book as part of a campaign, along with socialist and...
NPQ
Back in July, the Non-profit Quarterly interviewed me about my book and the politics of school finance generally. I’m send that interview along today....
Notes on international municipal socialist finance (part 2)
This part 2 of my notes on international municipal socialist finance. Part 1 was last week, this week is the last section on taxes. Taxes One can’t avoid...
Notes on international municipal socialist finance (part 1)
REMINDER: We’re doing a live recording of our new podcast Budget Committee on 9/6 at 10am at Daley Plaza in Chicago. Come on out! Sign up here! *** I’ve been...
Misuse?
I recently gave a lecture to the University of Essex’s Management and Marketing Seminar through their Business School, organized by philosopher Rodrigo...
Budget Committee! Live in Chicago!
Big announcement: I’ll be going live with my co-host Derek Gottlieb in Chicago, Sunday Sept. 6th at 10am in Daley Plaza. Fill out this form if you can come!...
Review in Dissent
Dissent magazine is really great. It’s got thoughtful stuff for the left and it’s been around for seventy years. It’s summer issue is all about the 250th...
Budget committee! First three episodes!
new podcast The podcast I started with Derek Gottlieb is officially out. Check out that link for where to follow and listen to us, whether it’s spotify,...
Announcing: Budget Committee!
I’ve been taking requests on tiktok to look into school district budget kerfuffles for a few years. They get a surprising amount of attention, I think...
Zet Forward
This week, I’m sending along an interview I did with Seton Hall University Library’s podcast, Zet Forward. Talking with Gerry Shea was great and I actually...
X Marx the spot (remarx)
Back in April, I was discussant on a panel called “Marx, Education, Today.” This week I’m sending along my comments, or remarx, lol. *** The Meaning of...
The Place of Structure and its Education
At the recent Philosophy of Education Society annual meeting, I responded to a paper about the concept of place in education. I’m including that response...
The dialectic of a philosophical education for school finance (playlist)
In March of last year, I was on a panel at the Philosophy of Education Society’s annual meeting in Pittsburgh. The panel was an author-meets-critics of the...
"Emergency Loans Are Costing US Schools Millions"
This week I’m passing along an article published late last week by Michael Beyea Reagan and Jason T. Wozniak, two friends and comrades who do great work on...
"Critical theory of finance"
This week, I’m sending along an event called “Critical Theory of Finance,” with a number of heavy-hitters combining marxian thinking with finance. I don’t...
Whiplash
This is the fourth and final lecture I recorded for my education law class, part of a series called “The Law of Green Fiscal Mutualism” (first, second,...
Green bank law
This is the third in a series of lectures I’m calling “The Law of Green Fiscal Mutualism,” which I recorded for my education law class this semester. Second...
Is fiscal mutualism illegal in NY?
This is the second lecture in my series “The Law of Green Fiscal Mutualism,” a series of video recordings I made for my education law class last year (the...
Revenue ideas for green healthy schools in NYC (special edition!)
I normally write this newsletter every week on Mondays, but I’m putting out a special edition because there’s really exciting energy in New York City at the...