Saturday, December 24, 2011

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The Big Lie

nytimes.com - So this is how the Big Lie works. You begin with a hypothesis that has a certain surface plausibility. You find an ally whose background suggests that he’s an “expert”; out of thin air,...

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A Nation of Little Lebowski Urban Achievers

jacobinmag.com - Art by Loki Muthu T he year Reagan was elected to his first term, the GOP’s educational agenda consisted of two main objectives: “bring God back into the classroom” and abolish the Department of Ed...

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The truth about school prayer - The Answer Sheet

washingtonpost.com - This was written by Charles Haynes, director of the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum. He writes and speaks extensively on religious liberty and religion in American public life. T...

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Pentagon Finds No Fault in Ties to TV Analysts

nytimes.com - A Pentagon public relations program that sought to transform high-profile military analysts into “surrogates” and “message force multipliers” for the Bush administration complied with Defense Depar...

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Tens of Thousands Gather in Moscow to Protest

nytimes.com - MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of citizens converged in Moscow on Saturday for the second huge antigovernment demonstration in a month, an early victory for activists struggling to forge a burst of ene...

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Don't believe your lying eyes, believe Scott Walker.

democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - I just loved the way this opening line was written on Channel3000's news site:Gov. Scott Walker said on Friday that despite state budget cuts and recent dismal job growth numbers, he believes the s...

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Some people just don't get it

dailykos.com - As I wrote in What if you feel betrayed by your union's leadership?, the President of the National Education Association, Dennis Van Roekel, by doing this USA op ed with Wendy Kopp of Teach for Ame...

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Fear and loathing… and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - I’ve always had what seemed to me to be a healthy mistrust of the outside world. I grew up in New York City in the 1970’s, an era often thought of as “Woody Allen’s New York”, where neurosis reigne...

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Daily Kos: thoughts of no particularly significance

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: thoughts of no particularly significance:thoughts of no particularly significanceby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)Today is the 3rd of my 12 days of winter break. This afternoon I will fi...

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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - A violinist on a street in Prague, where thousands of Czechs gathered on Friday for the funeral for former President Vaclav Havel. We’re having coffee at home this morning. The house is quiet and t...

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NORAD Santa #parents

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NORAD Santa:Welcome to NORAD Tracks Santa01days14hrs59mins52secsAll the preparations for this year are in place! Come back each day to discover new surprises in the Kids' Countdown Village, where w...

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Saturday coffee. + Old school « Fred Klonsky

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky:Saturday coffee.by Fred KlonskyA violinist on a street in Prague, where thousands of Czechs gathered on Friday for the funeral for former President Vaclav Havel.We’r...

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Matt Damon: Hollywood’s Sexiest Mr. Nice Guy

elle.com - July 2011, Save Our Schools rally, Washington, DC. In the 100-degree heat, it’s almost like a fever dream: Matt Damon, the minimalist movie star, the most unplasticine of screen heros—head shaved, ...

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