Lloyd's Anything Blog

Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: I’m a former U.S. Marine and Vietnam combat vet that has lived with PTSD since 1966 when I returned from the war, and recently I have discovered that music helps me cope and sleep better.  And not just any music but the songs written by and sang…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Words matter. Trump has been called a “populist.” The Brexit movement has been called “populist.” Marie LePen, who ran for president of France on an anti-immigration platform, was called a “populist.” Bannon and his anti-Establishment movement funded by the billionaire Mercers are called “populists.” No doubt, someone thinks…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Time for a friendly puff piece from Inside Philanthropy about one of the nation’s most malevolent foundations: The Walton Family Foundation. Walton has two goals: privatizing education and eliminating teachers’ unions. It pledged to spend $1 billion to achieve those aims. It subsidizes many mainstream media, even NPR…

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