Education is the subject this week on "Democracy in Danger." You’ve heard all about attacks on the teaching of racism and slavery, about the banning of books on the Holocaust and gender identity, about Florida’s “don’t say gay” bill. Public schools are ground zero in the battle over American civic life. But this is nothing new, historian Natalia Petrzela says. She locates the roots of such controversies in the cultural upheavals of the 1960s that continue to play out today, in a climate of discontent muddled by pandemic anxieties.
Top Stories
Join an Upcoming Event
God Squad: Seeking Higher Ground in the School Wars
The Village Square
May 09, 2024 at 12:00 am EDT
Working with Youth Projects in Europe
Mediators Beyond Borders International
May 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm EDT
“South to America” by Imani Perry
Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation
May 22, 2024 at 7:00 pm EDT
Spokesperson Training for Independents
Jun 11, 2024 at 6:30 pm CDT
The White Power Movement: Its History, Threat and…
Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation
Sep 18, 2024 at 7:00 pm EDT
Want to write
for The Fulcrum?
If you have something to say about ways to protect or repair our American democracy, we want to hear from you.
SubmitSupport Democracy Journalism; Join The Fulcrum
The Fulcrum daily platform is where insiders and outsiders to politics are informed, meet, talk, and act to repair our democracy and make it live and work in our everyday lives. Now more than ever our democracy needs a trustworthy outlet
ContributeContributors
latest News
Videos
Podcasts
Recommended