3 chapters across the catalog
Dr. Carol Swain, a former Princeton professor, discusses a Department of Education handbook for reopening schools that included a link to the "Abolitionist Teaching Network." While the Biden administration claimed the inclusion was an error, Swain argues it reflects a deliberate alignment with radical activist groups. The hosts investigate the network's goals, which include sending white teachers to "anti-racist therapy."
Karen Ames, a longtime Bronx school superintendent, filed a $150 million lawsuit claiming she was fired for refusing to perform the "Wakanda Forever" salute during meetings. The segment details how Ames was allegedly targeted by Chancellor Richard Carranza's "disrupt and dismantle" campaign. The hosts discuss the absurdity of a fictional movie salute becoming a mandatory professional requirement and its historical roots in the Egyptian symbol for Osiris.
The creation of the Department of Education in 1979 under Jimmy Carter shifted school oversight, but the discussion argues that the fundamental issue of unequal facilities remained. Furthermore, the psychological trauma and PTSD inflicted on children forced into hostile environments were largely ignored by political actors.
