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Biocapitalism and the West Virginia Wildcat Teachers Strike

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West Virginia’s Teachers became guinea pigs in a state sanctioned experiment to lower the cost of healthcare by directly linking teachers’ implied unhealthy choices – measured through steps, blood glucose, and waist size –  to the rising cost of healthcare. One … Continue reading Biocapitalism and the West Virginia Wildcat Teachers Strike

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We Need to Talk About Our Philanthropy Problem

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Reposted with permission from Save Maine Schools – Helping You Navigate Next-Gen Ed Reform. Private foundations have long been used as tax-havens for the elite, but “philanthropy” has lately been retooled to serve a new function: the seeding of a new “social … Continue reading We Need to Talk About Our Philanthropy Problem