Youth in America are no longer seen as a social investment but a liability. A soft war ensures they are carpet-bombed with consumer culture. A hard war of zero tolerance in schools creates "punishment ...

Henry A. Giroux currently holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the English and Cultural Studies Department and is the Paulo Freire Distinguished Scholar in ...

In his new book, scholar Henry Giroux examines “America at War with Itself.” From poisoned water in Flint and other cities to the police deaths of African Americans to hatemongering on the ...

As a counterpoint to the current hand-wringing over public education in the U.S., it may be helpful to remember that we will spend a comparatively small amount of time during our lives as students in ...

Professor Henry Giroux, one of North America’s most famous theorists, will be speaking at a conference on “Rethinking Pedagogy” at George Brown College on Thursday, May 16. Professor Henry Giroux, one ...

Julian Casablancas has become deeply interested in politics in recent years, evident on his 2014 album with the Voidz, which took aim at corrupt capitalism and police brutality, and the Strokes‘ ...

Scholar and critic Henry Giroux warns on the dangers of left populism, how it aids fascism. PLUS: SFLatino Film Festival begins! PLUS: a new film on Molly Ivins, opens this Friday. With host Kris ...

Last week, the Republican Party in the United States Senate passed a so-called “tax reform” bill. In all likelihood this legislation will be reconciled with the version passed by Republicans in the ...

Next week we will mark the 100th day that Donald Trump has been president of the United States. Tens of millions of Americans are still in a state of shock. These 100 days have made them feel like ...

Like other authoritarians and fascists, Donald Trump is an expert practitioner of the shock doctrine. This strategy involves assaulting the legitimacy of political institutions, norms and values. In ...

If you ever listened to any of Julian Casablancas’ recent music — especially the Voidz’s Tyranny or this year’s Strokes EP Future Present Past — you know he embeds subtle political messages. Another ...