The promises of higher education and previously enviable credentials have turned into the swindle of fulfillment.
Henry GirouxAs young people make diverse claims on the promise of a radical democracy, articulating what a fair and just world might be, they are increasingly met with forms of physical, ideological and structural violence.
Henry GirouxWhat many commentators have missed in the ongoing attack on Edward Snowden is not that he uncovered information that made clear how corrupt and intrusive the American government has become - how willing it is to engage in vast crimes against the American public.
Henry GirouxYoung people live in a society in which every institution becomes an "inspection regime" - recording, watching, gathering information and storing data.
Henry GirouxFDR was enormously influenced by this, and afraid. I mean, his intervention was to save capitalism. It wasn't to basically appease the workers. And I think that today you don't have those movements.
Henry GirouxWe also need to find a language capable of defending government as an element of the common good, one that does not define itself as both a punishing and corporate state. This is not merely a matter of redefining sovereignty, but also rethinking what is distinctive about the social state, social responsibility, and the common good.
Henry Giroux