It Is A Commonplace By Now To

People Rarely Speak Of Children; You Hear Of 'cohort Groups' And 'standard Variations,' But You Don't Hear Much Of Boys Who Miss Their Cats Or 6-year-olds Who Have To Struggle With Potato Balls.

I Beg People Not To Accept The Seasonal Ritual Of Well-timed Charity On Christmas Eve. It's Blasphemy.

Political Struggle Is The Most Important Thing Any Of Us Can Do As A Citizen In A Democracy; And That Means The Old Joining The Young To Fight For Elemental Kinds Of Justice.

The Contrasts Between What Is Spent Today To Educate A Child In The Poorest New York City Neighborhoods, Where Teacher Salaries Are Often Even Lower Than The City Averages, And Spending Levels In The Wealthiest Suburban Areas Are Daunting Challenges To Any Hope New Yorkers Might Retain That Even Semblances Of Fairness Still Prevail.

I Wrote The First Book, And I Thought People Would Say: 'separate And Unequal Schools In The City Of Boston? I Didn't Know That. Let's Go Out And Fix It.'