Friday, October 21, 2011

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Data on income gains support 99ers’ gripes

epi.org - Economic snapshot | Jobs Wages and Living StandardsShare this page:The Occupy Wall Street protesters claiming to represent the “99 percent” of Americans left behind economically can back up their c...

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Are top students being shortchanged? - The Answer Sheet

washingtonpost.com - This was written by Paul Thomas, an associate professor of education at Furman University in South Carolina. A version of this was published on Daily Kos.By Paul Thomas One aspect of the education ...

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Proving Why Parents Need a Revolution

huffingtonpost.com - Last week, Dr. Diane Ravitch launched a broadside against Parent Trigger and the parent empowerment movement, calling it a "stealth assault" and a "deceptive scheme" to undermine public education. ...

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W. enters my wife's schoolboard race - Campaign Finance

salon.com - Emily knew it would be a tough race against her opponent, a deep-pocketed investment banker, but she felt confident she could run a solid campaign. She thought her experience as a social worker and...

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nypost.com - The city teachers union threatened to derail a new evaluation system, claiming school principals have used it to punish teachers before it even started.But Department of Education officials counter...

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Progressive Alliance Meeting Reminder

sacramentopa.blogspot.com - Russell Rawlings, 99%er, being arrested Tuesday night at Cesar Chavez Park. Thank God Mayor 1%, the 1% City Council, and the Sacramento PD had him arrested, as Russel obviously represents clear and...

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The One Percent And Us

edwize.org - Over the last few weeks, a small team of New York City building inspectors descended upon UFT headquarters, responding to a mysterious 311 call. Our building has been placed under police surveillan...

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He Told Obama, 'You're Headed For One-Term Presidency'

huffingtonpost.com - In one of the most hotly-anticipated biographies of the year, "Steve Jobs," author Walter Isaacson reveals that the Apple CEO offered to design political ads for President Obama's 2012 campaign des...

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Rupert and Me | California Father

californiafather.com - As my seven-year-old son prepares for his first protest (against a proposed new Walmart in Burbank; he is very vehement about his position; “What if they put Target out of business?”) I think about...

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What Occupy Wall Street is All About...

democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Citigroup just agreed to pay $285 million to settle a civil fraud complaint that it misled investors in a $1 billion derivatives deal tied to the United States housing market, then bet against the ...

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Where the wealthy Americans are | SFGate Blog

blog.sfgate.com - Reports show that the 1 percent are among us, and, to be exact, there are 4,230 of them. San Francisco was rated as number three in a list of U.S. cities with the most residents worth more than $30...

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Pushback: North Dakota - Forbes

forbes.com - In response to my post on the hiring spree going on in North Dakota, commenter Barry took issue with the numbers: According to your chart, there are ~16,000 job openings in N. Dakota. The number o...

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Movie Trailer: A documentary on New Orleans schools

learningmatters.tv - October 20th, 2011Produced by: Jane Renaud, Jessica Windt, David Wald and John Merrow / Duration: 9:00We spent years covering Paul Vallas in New Orleans, and now we’re dedicating an entire document...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 21, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, at a ceremony at the White House, President Obama honored the recipients of the Nationa...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 20, 2011 NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:Bonnie L. Bassler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National Science Board, N...

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'Occupy America'

salem-news.com - Oct-14-2011 23:03 Salem-News.com “……government of the people, by the people…..” (NEW YORK CITY) - It seems fair to say that millions of Americans are wondering exactly what the Occupy Wall Street...

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Occupy Columbus Circle | OccupyWallSt.org

occupywallst.org - bobby 1 points 18 minutes ago VOTE COUNTING MINISTRY, DIRECT DEMOCRACY EBALLOT: http://www.usparliament.org/v-h-dd.php Results to be announced on November 6th, 2012. See the sole eballot cast, on t...

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Introducing the #OccupySupply Fund | The Dissenter

dissenter.firedoglake.com - I’m really excited to announce the Occupy Supply Fund, a new effort at FDL to truly support the thousands of Occupiers protesting economic injustice and inequality across the country. 100% of donat...

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