January 2012
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December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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Where are we?
Remembering all the people in Iraq and Afghanistan who have died since September 11, 2001 - all the orphaned children, the bride at a wedding bombed by Americans, the family of the Reuters photographer shot down by an American helicopter, the centuries-old villages bombed into rubble, the broken minds and lives of veterans on all sides of the conflict. Mourning the deadly combination of...
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WatchBeautiful thoughtful piece from The Guardian UK on Navajo Americans serving and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan.
August 2011
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An underreported peaceful revolution in Iceland. →
Spirit of Gandhi: Nonviolent Revolution in Spain →
July 2011
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Apple Product Design: 35 Years of Consumer... →
When it comes to industrial design, few consumer electronics or computer makers have the legacy or influence of Apple, Inc. In the last 35 years, Apple has introduced a myriad of products and devices, some very successful, some, not so much. Artist Mike Vasilev created this infographic for Mas…
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June 2011
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Drug Bust →
On the morning of June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon, speaking from the Briefing Room of the White House, declared: “America’s public enemy No. 1 in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive. I have asked the Congress to provide the legislative authority and the funds to fuel this kind of an offensive. This will...
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May 2011
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“We live in an age where with a solid Internet connection and someone to guide...”
– What Really Keeps Poor People Poor (via azspot)
Hubert Humprey, America’s Forgotten Liberal →
And at a time when other liberals were besotted with affirmative action as a strategy to undo the cruel injustices of American history, Humphrey pointed out that race-based remedies could only prove divisive when good jobs were disappearing for everyone. Liberal policy, he said, must stress “common denominators — mutual needs, mutual wants, common hopes, the same fears.”
In 1976 he joined...
“The librarians have been facing questions from the district’s lawyers, as an...”
– LA School District Tells Librarians: You’re Not Teachers
My school’s library media specialist is one of the best teachers (to both students and other teachers) in my school. She has a ton of different responsibilities and tackles them gracefully. She’s also done a great job to make technology...
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"Make My School a Prison"
From The Gratiot County Herald, Michigan
Dear Governor Snyder,
In these tough economic times, schools are hurting. And yes, everyone in Michigan is hurting right now financially, but why aren’t we protecting schools? Schools are the one place on Earth that people look to to “fix” what is wrong with society by educating our youth and preparing them to take on the issues that society has...
‘Failing schools’ fallacy →
When the first international math test was administered to students in eighth grade and 12th grade in 1964, our eighth-graders came in next to last and our seniors were dead last. In the first international test of science in the early 1970s, our seniors scored last. In additional tests of mathematics and science in the 1980s and ’90s, American students seldom surpassed the international...
April 2011
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March 2011
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WatchThe Odyssey in rap.
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“China, Iran, North Korea, Yemen and the US carried out the most executions last...”
– China and US among top punishers but death penalty in decline
Many countries still executing people for crimes and hundreds remain on death row, Amnesty International report reveals
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Habitat building →
Thinking about shelter - beautiful models from nature.
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Oh to be in England →
World Book Night - authors giving away favorite books.
