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What kind of Capitalist Democracy do you want to live in?
Democracy and capitalism were not invented in the United States.
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A Semper Fi Hero in Orlando
Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: What would Donald Trump say about an American citizen called Imran Yousuf if all he heard for the first time was this young man’s name in connection to the night club massacre in Orlando, Florida? The odds are that The Donald would think that Yousuf was from the Middle East, a Muslim and…
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The Blog Hits 27 Million Hits
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: At some point this evening, while I was out celebrating at the annual dinner of Leonie Haimson’s Class Size Matters, the blog passed the 27 million mark, meaning 27 million+ page views. ? I am proud of the remarkable reach of the blog. When I write about an elected official, I usually get an…
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Rebellion at Amistad High: Students Walk Out
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Students at the Amistad High School, the crown jewel of the no-excuses Achievement First charter chain, walked out to protest the lack of diversity among the school’s teachers and the arbitrary discipline. “Administrators overseeing the Achievement First Amistad charter high school promised to “do better” Tuesday after hundreds of black and Latino students walked…
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Downsizing, cows, a one-sided shootout, and The Wedding
During renovations there was a shooting three houses down when a father and son got into an argument causing the police to be called to deal with the son waving a pistol around.
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The Godzilla of Education uses Censorship and Threats
Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: Pearson Education is a British-owned education publishing and assessment service to schools and corporations, as well as directly to students. Pearson owns educational media brands including Addison–Wesley, Peachpit, Prentice Hall, eCollege, Longman, Poptropica, and others. Though Pearson generates approximately 60% of its sales in North America, they operate in more than…
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Hillary Clinton is Not as Bad as Donald Trump – She’s Worse
Originally posted on gadflyonthewallblog: On the face of it, the title of this article is pure bull crap. What do you mean Hillary Clinton is worse than Donald Trump!? She’s not a reality TV star pretending to be Presidential. She’s not a bigot, a demagogue and a fascist. She’s not the top choice of racists and white supremacists everywhere. And…
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We the CEOs of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Marketplace …
Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: While reading Endgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter Scam by Paul Thomas, I was reminded of another piece I have been reading from the National Geographic Magazine for May 2016 that focuses on Yellowstone as another perfect example of why there must be an honest and un-corrupted government to…
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Here we go Again: Taxation without Representation
The U.S. Congress and the White House exercises pretend power that leads to the real power of oligarchs and corporations.
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