I find it hard to believe, without a lot more justification than they're offering that somehow that there's this new secret sauce to opportunity and equality and democracy that does not involve public education as the fundamental pillar. So you have people arguing that it's not. They're not saying we want to destroy democracy, but I'm saying, you as reader, you as listeners, need to think about the long-term consequences of shrinking the public education footprint and moving back into a siloed or a fiefdom or a private system that resembles our darkest days. Derek W. Black A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Key Highlights Include Derek explains the case for a right to education.A brief history of public education in the United StatesHow the NAACP used the language of democracy in their litigation for school desegregationWhy vouchers and charter schools threaten public educationFinally, the intersection of public education and democracy runs throughout the conversation Key Links Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy by Derek W. Black San Antonio Independent School District et. al. v. Rodriguez Follow Derek W. Black @DerekWBlack Related Content Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson on the Plutocratic Populism of the Republican Party Carolyn Hendriks, Selen Ercan and John Boswell on Mending Democracy More from the Podcast More Information Democracy Group Apes of the State created all Music Swamp Stories Email the show at [email protected] Follow me on Twitter @DemParadox 100 Books on Democracy