Rethinking Education as the Practice of Freedom: Paulo Freire and the Promise of Critical Pedagogy

by: Henry A. Giroux, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed

Henry A. Giroux and Paulo Freire, Amherst, MA.
Paulo Freire and Henry A. Giroux, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1981. (Photo: Henry A. Giroux)

Paulo Freire is one of the most important critical educators of the 20th century.[1] Not only is he considered one of the founders of critical pedagogy, but he also played a crucial role in developing a highly successful literacy campaign in Brazil before the onslaught of the junta in 1964. Once the military took over the government, Freire was imprisoned for a short time for his efforts. He eventually was released and went into exile, primarily in Chile and later in Geneva, Switzerland, for a number of years. »

Piggy bank against big banks.

Escape from Pottersville: Strengthening Banking in the Public Interest

by: Ellen Hodgson Brown, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed

Returning our business to community banks is a great start. However, community banks are not suffering from a lack of customers so much as from a lack of the capital they need to make new loans, and investment capital today is scarce. »

The housing market has tanked.

Mortgage Foreclosures Still Swamping Federal Efforts to Help

by: Chris Adams, McClatchy Newspapers

Washington - Banks and other lenders are still foreclosing on Americans' homes at a rate that's outpacing the Obama administration's main effort to stem the crisis.

In fact, while the Treasury Department's Home Affordable Modification Program »

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