Nina Hachigian writes a very <a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=8dd2ecfe-88d0-405d-af94-6b17bd723ed7">thoughtful essay</a> in <em>The New Republic</em>
Via Michael Tomasky, an interview with veteran UN negotiator Lakhdar Brahimi, on how the latter would advise President-elect Obama to deal with the crisis in Gaza.He said that he will pay attention to
Enroll your children in a public school. This simple act will do more to build our democratic foundation - the public school system - than any speech or initiative. There must be one good public school in Washington. If not, the school chosen to educate the first family's children will be transformed in a matter of days. The Clintons said they supported public education, but when push came to shove, they didn't.
