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George Wright

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator George Wright , PhD is the author of The Destruction of a Nation: United States' Policy Toward Angola Since 1945 (Pluto Press, 1997) and Stan Wright - Track Coach (Pacifica Sports Research Institute, 2005). He in Professor Emeritus from the Political Science Department, California State University, Chico. His research interests include: International Political Economy, African International Relations, and the Politics of International Sport. Click here to contact Dr. Wright. Share or Print this Page of BC |

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Guest Commentary

Neo-Liberalism and the Assault on Public Education

By George Wright Guest Commentator

The nearly four decade-long effort to restructure public education along Neo-Liberal guidelines has accelerated since President Barack Obama assumed office. Neo-Liberalism is an ideology that calls for “limited government” and a market-driven economy. This project is being carried out on the federal, state, and local levels, while targeting publicly-financed K-12 schools and higher education. Some…

The nearly four decade-long effort to restructure public education along Neo-Liberal guidelines has accelerated since President Barack Obama assumed office. Neo-Liberalism is an ideology that calls…

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The Call to Boycott the Beijing “Genocide Olympics”

By George Wright Guest Commentator

Over the past six months in the United States, there have been calls for International Olympic Committee member-nations to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Beijing will host the twentieth-ninth Olympic Games August 8-24, 2008. The stated objective for the proposed boycott is to coerce China to pressure the Sudanese Government of National Unity-dominated by the…

Over the past six months in the United States, there have been calls for International Olympic Committee member-nations to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Beijing will…

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