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Arrests as Occupy Protest Turns to Church

nytimes.com - From his spot at the center of Duarte Square in Lower Manhattan, Matt Sky watched on Saturday as hundreds of protesters streamed into the public areas of the triangle-shaped space at the center of ...
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Law turns kids into commodities - Fred Grimm

miamiherald.com - Compared to modern school kids, I was a downright worthless student.I don’t mean worthless as a pejorative. (My father would have used a more colorful term to characterize my scholarly pursuits.) B...
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OpEdNews - Article: Saving Our Democracy

opednews.com - The Constitution of this country has served us well, but when the Supreme Court says that attempts by the federal government and states to impose reasonable restrictions on campaign ads are unconst...
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JournalGazette.net - Learning Curve | The Journal Gazette

journalgazette.net - While most Hoosiers were coping with the season's first snowstorm last week, several Republican state officials were in sunny Arizona, where they played major roles in the American Legislative Exch...
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There's no rush for in-district charter

statesman.com - As the Austin school district's case for hiring IDEA Public Schools to run an in-district charter in two East Austin schools crumbles, some trustees and Superintendent Meria Carstarphen now are pus...
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Emanuel wants big fine increases for G8 protesters

articles.chicagotribune.com - December 14, 2011|By Hal Dardick and John Byrne | Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel wants to raise fines for resisting police as the city gears up for anticipated protests that will come with the G8 a...
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Marie Antoinette, Meet David Vitale

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - As soon as one speaker was removed by security guards, another stood up to take their place."Moral courage comes in many forms, but sometimes not at all. Faced with adversity last week, David Vital...
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Inconvenient Income Inequality

nytimes.com - Is income inequality becoming the new global warming? In other words, is this another case where the facts of an existential threat lose traction among a weary American public as deniers attempt to...
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Climate Crisis: The Collapse In Corporate Media Coverage

dissidentvoice.org - The latest round of UN climate talks has just begun in Durban, South Africa, but the world’s richest nations are already planning to prevent any new treaty from taking effect before 2020. Achim Ste...
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Occupy Supply Teams Up with Occupy San Antonio

my.firedoglake.com - Occupy Supply and Occupy San Antonio (OSA) are working together to keep occupiers going through the winter season.  Base-layers, hats, scarves, blankets and duck coats have now been delivered and ...
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Saturday coffee + Old school . « Fred Klonsky

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky Cairo. We woke to a beautiful snowy morning. We brushed about an inch off the car as we went to get Saturday Cof...
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Poll: Negatives up for NYC Schools Chancellor

nydailynews.com - Voters have gotten to know city schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott since he assumed the important post last spring, but a new poll shows many haven’t liked what they’ve seen. The Quinnipiac Universi...
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Poll: Negatives up for NYC Schools Chancellor

nydailynews.com - Voters have gotten to know city schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott since he assumed the important post last spring, but a new poll shows many haven’t liked what they’ve seen. The Quinnipiac Universi...
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Salutations America #edreform #ows

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sending out a thank you to teachers everywhere. Letting Secretary Arne Duncan that our children and our teachers are more than a test score. I'm sending out a call to action for Americans to occupy...
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