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Idealism that Blinds: Facing Social and Educational Inequity
One aspect of the education reform debate that ?persistently gives me pause is the claim that the top students are being short-changed in U.S. public education—specifically due to disproportionate …
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Chile to Move Ahead with HydroAysén Project
On October 6, 2011, a Chilean appeals court lifted a suspension order that will allow the construction of the HidroAysén hydropower project to proceed. The appeals court had ordered …
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Hispanic Alabama Schoolchildren Face Bullying in the Wake of Anti-Immigrant Law
In a sadly predictable development, Hispanic public school students in Alabama — some of whom are United States citizens — are now facing racially motivated bullying in the wake …
Occupiers Have to Convince the Other 99 Percent
Occupy Wall Street: Day 14, September 30, 2011. (Photo: ©wendyannibell photos) The occupation movement’s greatest challenge will be overcoming the deep distrust of white liberals by the …
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Hundreds Die as Eastern Turkey Is Jolted by Quake
Istanbul - At least 240 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured after a powerful earthquake shook eastern Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said on Monday. …
Why Occupy Wall Street Is the Next Republican Boogeyman
Occupy Wall Street: Day 1, September 17, 2011. (Photo: luddista) The Boogeyman is dead, and Santa is dying. The Republicans have been, since the 1930s, …
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Manliness in a Can
If you worry that American corporations have lost the innovative, can-do edge necessary to compete in today's global economy, you need to spend some time with Dr Pepper. …
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Chicago: The Occupation Will Continue!
Early this morning, roughly 130 people from Occupy Chicago were arrested while attempting for the second time to build a new, permanent home for the Occupation, exercising their First …
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I Could Get Used to Winning (2)
I'm sorry, but it's not supposed to be this easy. It takes weeks of publicity, phone calls and logistics work to plan a demonstration of a few …
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October2011 Movement Closes Citibank to Protest Record Profits Made at the Expense of Human Needs
The Freedom Plaza occupation in Washington, DC protested inside and outside Citibank in Washington, DC. Six protesters, including a video team went inside the bank to protest the …