Henry Giroux writes that the "raging narcissism that seems to shape every ad, film, television program and appeal ... is the basis for a new kind of mass illiteracy."
Scholar Henry Giroux says America's current political system is leading to a culture where people are so focused on surviving, they become like "the walking dead."
The decision to change the filibuster rules, "restores an important principle of our democracy," says union leader Larry Cohen, who spoke about the filibuster crisis earlier this year.
As more government work is outsourced to private consultants, more public policy school grads -- trained for government service -- are working for corporations instead.