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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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My Vision Of the World in the Near Future !
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, children, culture, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, GoodNews, government, health, humans, interesting, internet, media, news, society, travel, world, women, goodnews, tv )

Parsifal
- 13 hours ago - project.nsearch.com
'When the critical mass of people have reached the consciousness level by their free decision as to where and what to buy, they could also regulate the types of market that are provided, these 'chains' (strange word, is it not?) would no longer exist...'
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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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60 MINUTES: Dropping Out: Is College Worth the Cost?
Society & Culture  (tags: education, culture, costs, labor market, ethics, college education, society, news, usa )

Cal
- 5 days ago - cbsnews.com
Students with promising ideas are paid $100,000 to drop out of college and become entrepreneurs in a controversial program founded by billionaire Peter Thiel
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School Officials' Facebook Rummaging Prompts Mom's Privacy Crusade
Society & Culture  (tags: education, children, crime, internet, society, politics, news, interesting, law, safety, rights )

Cal
- 7 days ago - redtape.msnbc.msn.com
A mother who says her middle-school daughter was forced to let school officials browse the 13-year-old girl's private Facebook page is speaking out against the practice because, she says, "other parents are scared to talk about it."
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Australian Federal Government: Create a National Human Rights Act for Australia TAKE ACTION
Society & Culture  (tags: education, government, rights, society )

Iona
- 15 days ago - change.org
Australia is the only western democracy that does not have a human rights act. If you don't know your rights, you don't know when they are being abused. Know your human rights, educate others and see a Human Rights Act as part of law. Please sign!
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RIP---Maurice Sendak---:Author of 'Where the Wild Things Are' Dies
Society & Culture  (tags: obituary, news, Maurice Sendak, children's books, culture, celebrity, sadness, society, children, education )

Cal
- 17 days ago - cnn.com
Maurice Sendak, author of the classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," has died, a spokeswoman for HarperCollins Publishers said Tuesday. He was 83.
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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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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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The Lonely Plight Of The Gay Republican
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, culture, education, gayrights, freedoms, government, politics, religion, rights, society )

Kit
- 22 days ago - andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com
Yes, Grenell was prepared to work for an administration opposed to marriage equality even when he supported it passionately (like, ahem, Dick Cheney). He was prepared to be ostracized by many in his own community for being a Republican, taking brickbats->
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Branding People as Hoarders
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, corruption, culture, education, ethics, family, freedoms, rights, society, interesting, humans )

Maria Ele
- 35 days ago - care2.com
I AM SICK OF THE NEW BRAND "ANIMAL HOARDER", IT'S PERFECT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE ANIMALS...I AM SICK OF LABELS...IT IS NONE OF ANYONE'S FNG BUSINESS HOW MANY OR WHAT KIND OF ANIMALS PEOPLE LIVE WITH
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