You Can Call Him Al
- Feb 22
- 1 min read
The guest on this week’s Al Franken podcast is Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. As the show writes, we are joined by Randi Weingarten to discuss her new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy. In the book, Weingarten details how there has been a systematic demonization of teachers and public education in America. She argues that one of the pillars of public education is critical thinking, which prevents fascism from flourishing in society - so fascists (and wannabe fascists) hate it.
“We explore a variety of topics facing schoolchildren and their parents today, including charter schools, artificial intelligence, phones in schools, and the treatment of LGBTQ+ students.
“We also discuss Trump’s proposed elimination of the Department of Education, attacks on teachers unions, and how we may have kept the schools closed for too long during Covid-19.”
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