Mimi Swartz

Should Texas Teachers Really Have to Fundraise for Basic Supplies? Many educators are turning to the nonprofit DonorsChoose to help stock their classrooms with paper, pencils, and novels.

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If you want to help a Texas schoolkid read a novel or get a box of Kleenex, read this: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

San Antonio Is Booming. Why Is It Still So Poor? Many parts of San Antonio are flourishing. So why is it still one of the nation’s poorest, sickest, and least educated big cities?

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The Continued Independence of the Judiciary [2024 NLC] YouTube video by The Federalist Society

Judge Edith Jones launched an acrimonious and unfair attack against @stevevladeck.bsky.social on a panel today at the Federalist Society convention that went entirely against the spirit of civil, fair-minded debate. Steve acquitted himself well, but it's sad to see. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DBl...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a “skeptic” of vaccines. He has said there are no safe or effective vaccines. He is a foe of vaccines.

Trump expected to select Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS The choice will roil many public health experts after his years of touting debunked claims that vaccines cause autism.

To state the very obvious, this would put an avowed anti-vaxxer in charge of vaccines, allowing him to thwart the development and approval of life-saving shots. It's almost too horrific to fathom—a potential death sentence for our families and children. It's lethal. www.politico.com/news/2024/11...