Saturday, November 26, 2011

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We Are the 99.9%

nytimes.com - “We are the 99 percent” is a great slogan. It correctly defines the issue as being the middle class versus the elite (as opposed to the middle class versus the poor). And it also gets past the comm...

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Police Captain Ray Lewis Joins in OWS Think Tank

readersupportednews.org - Excerpt: "'The police are protectors of the one percent, but they do not feel secure in that role,' said Lewis. 'New hires on the force have their pensions cut to about 50 percent of what they used...

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Resistance building to Rahm's school closings.

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - "CPS policies have destabilized schools in our community," said Jeanette Taylor, a parent leader with the Kenwood group whose children attend Mollison and Robinson schools, both of which have b...

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Occupy Seattle – Shopping For Handcuffs On Black Friday

seattleducation2010.wordpress.com - This is written by Jesse Hagopian, founding member of Social Equality Educators (SEE), teacher in the Seattle Public School System and education activist. Why I am shopping for handcuffs on Black F...

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The Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on Occupy

commondreams.org - US citizens of all political persuasions are still reeling from images of unparallelled police brutality in a coordinated crackdown against peaceful OWS protesters in cities across the nation this ...

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In New York, Mexicans Lag in Education

nytimes.com - In the past two decades, the Mexican population in New York City has grown more than fivefold, with immigrants settling across the five boroughs. Many adults have demonstrated remarkable success at...

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School Tech Connect: Worse Than Bedbugs

schooltechconnect.com - I only just today realized that I am basically a vector for everything wrong with our nation. In my wallet, I've been carrying around a credit card that I got through an MBNA/NEA arrangement ages a...

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My Own Private Occupy | California Father #ows

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - My Own Private Occupy | California Father:My Own Private Occupyby California FatherThis morning I read a post that said the Occupy movement is dead. It dismissed the movement as a mistake, a misund...

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We Are the 99.9%

nytimes.com - “We are the 99 percent” is a great slogan. It correctly defines the issue as being the middle class versus the elite (as opposed to the middle class versus the poor). And it also gets past the comm...

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The Age of the Superfluous Worker

nytimes.com - AMERICA, like other modern countries, has always had some surplus workers — people ready to work but jobless for extended periods because the “job creators,” private and public, have been unable or...

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nypost.com - John Podhoretz Fanciers and critics of Michael Bloomberg alike, take note; there are signs he’s noodling once again about making an independent run for president.Item 1: After two months of dilly-d...

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Holiday reflection, and resolve, at Occupy L.A.

latimes.com - When Thanksgiving Day arrived at Occupy L.A. on Thursday, campers greeted the occasion in true revolutionary form: They boycotted the holiday's name. "We are calling it International Giving Thanks ...

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The Best Sites For Learning About The Mars Rover Curiosity

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - NASA is preparing to launch the Mars Rover Curiosity tomorrow. You might also be interested in A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Space. Here are my choices for The Best Sites For Learning About ...

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Herald News: How the state failed a community

northjersey.com - GARFIELD residents had every right to expect that New Jersey would protect them from the dangerous chemicals oozing under their homes and businesses. One function of government, after all, is to ke...

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Walmart wins big with California initiatives

sfgate.com - Gregory Bull / Associated Press Walmart used the initiative process to push through four superstore projects in San Diego. In a push to expand across California without interference, Walmart is inc...

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