The JDS Democracy Initiative
The JDS Democracy Initiative, Susan Jean Mayer, Sunny Anne Williams, Barbara Stengel, Erin C. Scussel, Jay Bradley, Ninni Wahlstrom, Kathleen Kesson, Kate PolsonWith this Democracy Initiative, members of the John Dewey Society seek to bring the resources of the philosophy of pragmatism to bear in these fraught times
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Hope and Graduation: Facing Uncertainty and Meeting the Moment
What in the hell is happening? This is a question that I find myself asking daily as an upcoming college graduate from a small, liberal arts college. An avid overthinker, I’ve been reflecting on all the challenges my peers and I have faced...
Words that Resonate: W.E.B. DuBois on Labor, Freedom, and the Common Good
I recently came across this short speech by W.E.B DuBois that was delivered at the California Peace Crusade in 1953. Some of the quotes are likely familiar, as they are memeified on social media, but the entire speech feels like it could ha...
Why Measuring Everything Ruins Everything
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The title of an online interview Why Measuring Everything Ruins Everything caught my attention a while back since measuring has drained the life from a lot of our schools, especially at the elemen...
Let's Generate Ways to Experience Democracy NOW
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Two weeks ago, Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University, published a Guest Essay in the New York Times (March 4, 2026) entitled “This Summer, Students From Hundreds of Colleges Will Heed One Urgent Call...
Campus Conflict: Antidialogical Action as Antidemocratic
I have been a contributor to my university’s student newspaper, The Rambler, for nearly three years. My curiosity led me to find passion in journalism—a passion I now fear losing.
This year, our newspaper began to change. A seasoned journa...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
We are a society of philosophers and educators united by a commitment to democracy, inspired by the influence and current relevance of pragmatism. We bring critical reflection to the quality of democracy in these troubled times around the world.
I am a curricular theorist who writes and speaks on the aims and character of distinctively democratic pedagogical practices based upon the philosophy of pragmatism and progressive understandings of learning and development.
I apply philosophy to pop culture and I write romance novels about showbiz. I am... Your Friendly Neighborhood Philosopher (Your FN Philosopher)
Educator, grandmother, philosopher
Assistant Prof. of Education. Educational Policy Studies. Arm chair political commentary.
Mathematics education, democracy, and public policy
I am professor in education at Linnaeus University in Sweden with a particular interest in issues on democracy
Professor Emeritus of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, LIU-Brooklyn
Student of Education & Social Change at Transylvania University | Incoming J.D. Candidate at The University of Tennessee Winston College of Law
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