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Anya Kamenetz: “A Nation at Risk” Cooked the Books
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? In this report by NPR journalist Anya Kamenetz, we learn that the famous 1983 report “A Nation at Risk,” we learn that the Reagan-era Commission “cooked the books.” Kamenetz interviewed two of the original commission members and learned that the commission knew its conclusion in advance, then…
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Queen Eva’s Gambit
Originally posted on Gary Rubinstein's Blog: In the New York Post today there was a headline that read “Charter school upsets juggernaut Stuyvesant HS on way to chess crown” It began in dramatic fashion. The US hockey team beating the mighty Soviets at the 1980 Olympics, Mike Tyson being knocked out by Buster Douglas…
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Failing at Dating the Third Time around at Seventy-Two
Why is internet dating at my age so difficult and disappointing?
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To Blindly Obey … or Not
Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: The fictional Ohio class nuclear-powered U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado picks up a Seal Team leaving Pakistan after a secret mission there. One of the Seals has been shot. Then the sub receives questionable orders through an old cold war network out of Alaska to nuke Pakistan.…
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The Kremlin’s Agent Orange Donald Trump wants to execute all drug dealers
Does Donald Trump know anything about what the U.S. Constitution says about due process rights and does he care?
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What You Need to Know about ALEC, the Koch Brothers, the DeVos Family, and Privatization
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: This article was written in 2015 but it is as timely today as it was then. Maybe more timely, because in 2015, who would have dreamed that Betsy DeVos would soon be U.S. Secretary of Education? The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a bill mill founded in…
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Texas: The Baptist Minister Who Drives Conservatives Crazy
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? Charles Foster Johnson is a fiery minister who has made it his mission to protect the millions of children who attend public schools and to block the billionaires pushing vouchers. You gotta love this fearless man! “Quoting Bible verses and calling the school vouchers proposal by Lt.…
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Thank President Trump and his Deplorable supporters for a future without Chocolate and Coffee
After the shortages begin and the prices skyrocket, only billionaires will be able afford the luxury of chocolate and coffee until it is gone forever.
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The Dreaded Sex Scene
Originally posted on E J Frost: Long ago (in a galaxy far, far away) I work-shopped a novel in an online writing workshop. One of the draws of the workshop was the “Editor’s Choice”: a professional critique given by the editor in residence to two lucky selections a month. I had the honor of having…
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Emily Talmage: Beware The Philanthrocapitalists’ Big New Plan
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Bill Gates has a big new idea. He has gotten together with a few other big-time philanthropists and created a pool of $500 Million, with which they plan to solve the really big problems in health, education, and economic opportunity. They call their collaboration “Co-Impact.” One of the…
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