I am an author and investigative journalist who has written more than four hundred articles for Truthout, Counterpunch, Dissident Voice, Daily Censored, Project Censored and more. I received two awards from Project Censored, one in 2010 and one in 2012. http://www.counterpunch.org/2009/08/24/obama-and-duncan-s-education-policy-like-bush-s-only-worse/ http://www.projectcensored.org/10-hr-347-would-make-many-forms-of-nonviolent-protest-illegal/ I am part of Truthout's "Public Intellectual" project. I have written seven books on education, most recently: Charter School Movement: History, Politics, Policies, Economics and Effectiveness (http://books.google.com.ec/books/about/Charter_School_Movement.html?id=Fk8kAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y). I have been a federally certified public interest attorney for more than 30 years. I have been a tenant organizer and educational worker and organizer for 40 years.