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Daily Archives: September 16th, 2011

Obama’s education agenda

Friday, September 16, 2011

This is something that was under my radar, so I pass it along in case it’s escaped notice generally. In the current New York Review of Books Diane Ravitch reviews two books, one of which is Class Warfare, by Steve Brill, in which Brill argues that union busting and charter schools, among other right wing […]

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Friday Night Music

Friday, September 16, 2011

This was like a gift from heaven. It’s getting harder and harder to come up with bands or acts I haven’t had on this feature, so I was glad to have this one dropped on me, so to speak. I was listening to my favorite internet radio station, Absolute Classic Rock out of London. As […]

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Who would have believed that Michelle Bachmann really was that crazy?

Friday, September 16, 2011

Apparently there are Bachmann supporters that are totally surprised that she is completely nuts: People close to the campaign … spoke of their frustration that Mrs. Bachmann, who entered the race with a reputation for making unsupportable statements on cable television, has not found the discipline to win credibility with major Republican donors and influential […]

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The Republican Health Plan: Die Quickly

Friday, September 16, 2011

This just came to my attention yesterday, though it happened in July. It becomes salient now considering Ron Paul’s recent response to a question that Wolf Blitzer, of all people, asked Paul at the most recent debate among the clowns that are seeking the Republican nomination for president. Blitzer asked what was to be done […]

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