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"Who's Killing Philly Public Schools?": Daniel Denvir on Plan for School Closings, Privatization
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, children, corruption, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, media, news, politics, rights, society )

Kit
- 1 hour ago - truth-out.org
Video and full interview.In Philadelphia, school officials have proposed a controversial plan to close more than 60 schools in the next five years and potentially privatize those remaining.
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Snarling Banks --- Jim Hightower
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, Banks, bankers, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, freedoms, government, law, media, politics, society )

Kit
- 5 hours ago - truth-out.org
We're sick and tired of being bullied and stomped on by the Powers That Be in Washington, and by gollies, we're not going to take it anymore! Or are we?
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The Rise of the New Economy Movement
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, culture, dishonesty, education, family, politics, religion, rights, safety, society, violence )

Kit
- 3 days ago - commondreams.org
The name of the game is practical work in the here and now--and a hands-on process that is also informed by big activists, theorists, organizations and ordinary citizens are rebuilding the American political-economic system from the ground up-->
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Tell Reverend to Step Down After Hateful Speech Targeting LGBT People. SIGN NOW!
Society & Culture  (tags: LGBT rights, Church, americans, hate, society, gayrights, education, culture, ethics )

Jim
- 4 days ago - forcechange.com
After President Obama recently "came out" in support of same-sex marriage, Conservatives launched attacks against both him and marriage equality. One of the most violent yet came from the reverend Charles L. Worley of North Carolina's Providence Road
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Stupid In America----Video   video
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, child, children, corruption, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, government, humans, interesting, internet, law, news, politics, rights, safety, society, usa, violence, world )

Kenneth
- 4 days ago - youtube.com
"Stupid In America, How We Cheat Our Kids" 20/20 news videos about the intentional or unintentional dumbing down of the vital part of any society--- its children and youth learning years.
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Protesters March Through Chicago to NATO Summit
Society & Culture  (tags: u.s., americans, freedoms, ethics, government, news, politics, activists, culture, GoodNews, interesting, police, rights, society )

John
- 5 days ago - windstream.net
Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city's largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war, climate change and a wide range of other complaints as world leaders assembled for a NATO summit.
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Don't Let Her Go. Suitable Housing For Shauna - The Petition Site. SIGN NOW!
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, children, child, family, ethics, health, disease, women, housing, healthcare, media, caring )

Jim
- 7 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The family of an eight-year-old girl with a rare chromosome disorder that sees her with no mobility has this week appealed to Athlone Town Council to provide them with a house that is appropriately adapted to meet the child's needs.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Bring Criminals on Native American Reservations to Justice
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, crime on reservations, justice, politics, safety, society, ethics, culture, americans, law, government, freedoms )

Cal
- 14 days ago - forcechange.com
Urge the United States Department of Justice to take action in criminal cases that occur within Native American communities.
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Occupy Bank of America: Hundreds Protest
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, Bank of America, ethics, government, humans, politics, protesters, society )

Rosemary
- 15 days ago - money.cnn.com
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Hundreds of protesters decamped outside Bank of America's corporate headquarters in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday for the bank's annual shareholder meeting. Despite the hubbub both inside and outside cont...
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Human Rights---Video Song   video
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, child, children, culture, education, ethics, family, freedoms, GoodNews, goodnews, government, health, humans, interesting, law, media, news, police, politics, religion, rights, sadness, society, usa, violence, women, world )

Kenneth
- 18 days ago - youtube.com
Human Rights are simply the rights you have because you're human. There are 30 of them and they are in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Too few people know they even exist. They're for you and ALL people.
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Please Sign: Tell FBI to Investigate Vern's KKK Marks as Possible Hate Crime
Society & Culture  (tags: hate crime, KKK marks, Lakota Sioux, Vern Traversie, justice, FBI investigation, abuse, americans, ethics, safety, rights, humans, news, violence, health, Native American, American Indian )

S
- 20 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Vern Traversie went to SD's Rapid City Regional for heart surgery and left with what appears to be deep cuts marks spelling out "KKK." This and other reports of abuse warrant investigation into a possible hate crime against this Lakota Sioux elder.
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Aiding The Fallen   video
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, culture, ethics, humans, interesting, society, usa )

Kenneth
- 20 days ago - youtube.com
One special stranger helps a man who has collapsed on the sidewalk.
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1 in 7 Seniors Suffers From Food Insecurity (Hunger)
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, seniors, food insecurity, hunger, family, women, widows )

Green
- 22 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
One in seven seniors in America -- some 8.3 million people -- faced the threat of hunger in 2010, a 78 percent spike since 2001,
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America's Top Prison Corporation: A Study in Predatory Capitalism and Cronyism
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, family, freedoms, government, law, media, police, politics, rights, society, violence )

Kit
- 22 days ago - truth-out.org
Last week I wrote about the private prison company The GEO Group and how allowing private businesses to operate prisons can affect our justice system, our laws and the fate of our prison population.
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The Weight --- William Rivers Pitt
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, children, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, media, politics, religion, rights, safety, society )

Kit
- 22 days ago - truth-out.org
I pulled into Nazareth, Feelin' 'bout half-past dead, Just need to find a place, Where I can lay my head. "Mister, can you tell me Where a man might find a bed?" He just grinned and shook my hand, "No," was all he said... - The Band
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