Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Dollars & Cents.
An Ongoing Discussion/Moment of Clarity.
THE WASHINGTON POST: Romney’s tax plan, by the numbers
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THE WASHINGTON POST: Redistributing wealth upward
THE WASHINGTON POST: Romney’s tax plan, by the numbers
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THE WASHINGTON POST: Redistributing wealth upward
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Dire Straits.
A Moment of Clarity.
THE WASHINGTON POST: The Republican brain drain
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Conservative Mind
THE WASHINGTON POST: The Republican brain drain
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Conservative Mind
pairs.
A video.
From Daphni (aka Caribou).
PITCHFORK: Watch the Kaleidoscopic Video for "Pairs", a New Track From Caribou's Daphni Project
From Daphni (aka Caribou).
PITCHFORK: Watch the Kaleidoscopic Video for "Pairs", a New Track From Caribou's Daphni Project
Monday, September 24, 2012
Confidence Boost.
A video.
From Trimbal (James Blake & Trim).
STEREOGUM: Trimbal (James Blake & Trim) – “Confidence Boost” Video
From Trimbal (James Blake & Trim).
STEREOGUM: Trimbal (James Blake & Trim) – “Confidence Boost” Video
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Thursday, September 20, 2012
COLD MOUNTAIN.
An Ongoing Discussion/Moment of Clarity.
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Chaos on Bulls**t Mountain | ||||
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| Chaos on Bulls**t Mountain - The Entitlement Society | ||||
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
CLASS, CLASS, CLASS, CLASS!
A Moment of Clarity.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Our Revolting Elites
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mitt Romney, Class Warrior
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Our Revolting Elites
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mitt Romney, Class Warrior
WORDS.
"...Every motivated, high-potential young American deserves a similar opportunity. But the majority of very smart kids lack the wherewithal to enroll in rigorous private schools. They depend on public education to prepare them for life. Yet that system is failing to create enough opportunities for hundreds of thousands of these high-potential girls and boys.
Mostly, the system ignores them, with policies and budget priorities that concentrate on raising the floor under low-achieving students. A good and necessary thing to do, yes, but we’ve failed to raise the ceiling for those already well above the floor.
Public education’s neglect of high-ability students doesn’t just deny individuals opportunities they deserve. It also imperils the country’s future supply of scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs.
...With their support for school choice, Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama have both edged toward recognizing that kids aren’t all the same and schools shouldn’t be, either. Yet fear of seeming elitist will most likely keep them from proposing more exam schools. Which is ironic and sad, considering where they went to school. Smart kids shouldn’t have to go to private schools or get turned away from Bronx Science or Thomas Jefferson simply because there’s no room for them."
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Young, Gifted and Neglected
Mostly, the system ignores them, with policies and budget priorities that concentrate on raising the floor under low-achieving students. A good and necessary thing to do, yes, but we’ve failed to raise the ceiling for those already well above the floor.
Public education’s neglect of high-ability students doesn’t just deny individuals opportunities they deserve. It also imperils the country’s future supply of scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs.
...With their support for school choice, Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama have both edged toward recognizing that kids aren’t all the same and schools shouldn’t be, either. Yet fear of seeming elitist will most likely keep them from proposing more exam schools. Which is ironic and sad, considering where they went to school. Smart kids shouldn’t have to go to private schools or get turned away from Bronx Science or Thomas Jefferson simply because there’s no room for them."
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Young, Gifted and Neglected
47.
A Moment of Clarity.
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THE WASHINGTON POST: Romney’s ‘47 percent’ comments are a new low
LOS ANGELES TIMES: The unscripted Mitt Romney
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THE WASHINGTON POST: Romney’s ‘47 percent’ comments are a new low
LOS ANGELES TIMES: The unscripted Mitt Romney
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Hands on the Wheel.
An Ongoing Discussion/Moment of Clarity.
THE WASHINGTON POST: The American election’s global reach
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THE HUFFINGTON POST: Mitt Romney Video: Barack Obama Voters 'Dependent on Government'
THE WASHINGTON POST: The American election’s global reach
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THE HUFFINGTON POST: Mitt Romney Video: Barack Obama Voters 'Dependent on Government'
Sunday, September 16, 2012
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
Words.
"The ongoing (but maybe soon to end?) teachers' strike in Chicago is being viewed by many as an early skirmish in a coming war over the crisis in public education—stagnant or declining graduation rates, substandard educations, dilapidated schools, angry teachers, underserved students. There is one simple step that would go a long way toward resolving many of those issues: Make all schools public schools.
...From a purely strategic and practical standpoint, it would be much easier to resolve the schools crisis if the futures of America's wealthiest and most powerful children were at stake. Wealthy people tend to lobby effectively for their interests, and if their interests were to include adequate public funding for the schools their children attend, and libraries, and air-conditioning, those goals could likely be achieved without having to resort to unpleasant things like teachers' strikes..."
GAWKER: There’s a Simple Solution to the Public Schools Crisis
"The ongoing (but maybe soon to end?) teachers' strike in Chicago is being viewed by many as an early skirmish in a coming war over the crisis in public education—stagnant or declining graduation rates, substandard educations, dilapidated schools, angry teachers, underserved students. There is one simple step that would go a long way toward resolving many of those issues: Make all schools public schools.
...From a purely strategic and practical standpoint, it would be much easier to resolve the schools crisis if the futures of America's wealthiest and most powerful children were at stake. Wealthy people tend to lobby effectively for their interests, and if their interests were to include adequate public funding for the schools their children attend, and libraries, and air-conditioning, those goals could likely be achieved without having to resort to unpleasant things like teachers' strikes..."
GAWKER: There’s a Simple Solution to the Public Schools Crisis
Made in America.
A Moment of Clarity.
LOS ANGELES TIMES: A snapshot of poverty in the U.S.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: A farm bill, and food stamps
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: A farm bill, and food stamps
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Health. CARE. First. AID.
An Ongoing Discussion/Moment of Clarity.
"We care."
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Obama's health-care law saved Americans $2.1 billion: Is it working?
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HealthCare.gov
"We care."
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Obama's health-care law saved Americans $2.1 billion: Is it working?
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HealthCare.gov
The Boys.
Starring Nicki Minaj & Cassie.
SPIN: Nicki Minaj Teams With Cassie, Compares Herself to Blossom on 'The Boys'
SPIN: Nicki Minaj Teams With Cassie, Compares Herself to Blossom on 'The Boys'
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