Sunday, December 25, 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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End of Iraq War? Let's not celebrate quite yet

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - BrechtWhen the leaders speak of peaceThe common folk knowThat war is coming.When the leaders curse warThe mobilization order is already written out. -- Bertolt BrechtA letter from a friend tells m...

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Amid War, Following Yonder Star Towards Peace

commondreams.org - Beneath our flat, here in Kabul, wedding guests crowded into a restaurant and celebrated throughout the night. Guests sounded joyful and the music, mostly disco, thumped loudly. When the regular ca...

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The Hidden Curriculum of Liberal Do-Gooders

jacobinmag.com - Art by Loki Muthu T he job of the American public school teacher has never been so thankless. In states across America, cutting teacher salaries and pensions has become the most popular method for ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Occupy Solstice | MyFDL

my.firedoglake.com - Occupie: Tami Hurley (via Occupy San Luis Obispo's Facebook Page)Occupy San Luis Obispo is still standing as of Christmas eve (day 66). On December 21 the occupiers made a feast for the solstice. H...

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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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Occupy Solstice | MyFDL

my.firedoglake.com - Occupie: Tami Hurley (via Occupy San Luis Obispo's Facebook Page)Occupy San Luis Obispo is still standing as of Christmas eve (day 66). On December 21 the occupiers made a feast for the solstice. H...

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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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