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Paul A. Moore

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator Paul A. Moore is a public school teacher. He has taught Social Studies (American Government/Economics) at Miami Carol City High School for 27 years. He coached the girls" basketball team for 17 years (winning the State Championship in 1990 and State Runners-up in 1999). He is an elected member of the Executive Board of the United Teachers of Dade and currently holds the position of Vice President for High Schools in the UTD. Click here to contact Mr. Moore.

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Sham Elections

By Paul A. Moore Guest Commentator

On January 21, 2010, the US Supreme Court handed over what little was left of this nation’s pretensions to democracy on a silver platter to the Big Banks and the US Chamber of Commerce. The case was titled Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and the Court’s decision removed all limits on corporate campaign contributions.…

On January 21, 2010, the US Supreme Court handed over what little was left of this nation's pretensions to democracy on a silver platter to the…

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The Powder Keg of Capitalism

By Paul A. Moore Guest Commentator

In a nuclear explosion there are people in close proximity who vanish into thin air. Solid matter one second, scattered gas molecules the next. A little farther away others are consumed in the 200-mph winds of the nuclear firestorm. Like the vaporized they too never really knew what hit them. Those on the periphery will…

In a nuclear explosion there are people in close proximity who vanish into thin air. Solid matter one second, scattered gas molecules the next. A little…

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Education and Global Capitalism

By Paul A. Moore Guest Commentator

Something for advocates of public education to keep in mind now is the changed face of the enemy. The oligarchs; Gates, Broad, the Walton Family, the Bush Family, Bloomberg and the CEO’s represented in the Business Roundtable, had a plan for the destruction of the public schools. They were supremely confident they could bring to…

Something for advocates of public education to keep in mind now is the changed face of the enemy. The oligarchs; Gates, Broad, the Walton Family, the…

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Storm Warnings for America’s Public Schools

By Paul A. Moore Guest Commentator

The nearing storm is a creation of this nation’s wealthiest and most powerful corporate leaders. They are men who decided on their mission at the Business Roundtable’s education meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1989. They came down from that summit as the newly formed Business Coalition for Education Reform and carrying a message for their…

The nearing storm is a creation of this nation’s wealthiest and most powerful corporate leaders. They are men who decided on their mission at the Business…

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