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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
- 3 hours 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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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
- 14 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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PURSUING JUSTICE: Help Me Find and Prosecute The Person Who Shot My Son
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, society, politics, news, activists, children, violence )

Cal
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
This violence against my son was un-called for,he did nothing but offer someone a ride;and was thanked by being shot.We need to prosecute this man to the fullest extent of the Pa. law.
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Two Robbed, Shot After Offering Men a Ride in Allentown,Pa.
Society & Culture  (tags: violence, society, safety, sadness, news, family, dishonesty )

Dianne Ly
- 2 days ago - old.post-gazette.com
I am asking my Care 2 friends to please share this,I will post a petition link for this.The man in the article is my son.He has been released from the hospital and is recovering.Thanx to all who have prayed for him.We need to get this man who did this.
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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
- 5 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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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Dies After Long Cancer Battle
Society & Culture  (tags: obituary, death, celebrity, culture, family, interesting, news, sadness, society )

John
- 5 days ago - windstream.net
The Bee Gees, born in England but raised in Australia, began their career in the musically rich 1960s but it was their soundtrack for the 1977 movie "Saturday Night Fever" that sealed their success.
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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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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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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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60 MINUTES: Disabled Troops Inspire Gary Sinise to Give Back
Society & Culture  (tags: celebrity, society, politics, good news military, usa, news )

Cal
- 12 days ago - cbsnews.com
Actor Gary Sinise's role as amputee "Lt. Dan" in "Forrest Gump" made him a hero to real-life disabled veterans and inspired Sinise to help build homes for the most gravely wounded.
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What Will Become of the Paper Book?
Society & Culture  (tags: technology, news, media, culture, society, books, internet )

Cal
- 15 days ago - slate.com
How their design will evolve in the age of the Kindle.
19 comments
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.
50 comments
Hitler Used Cocaine and Had Semen Injections
Society & Culture  (tags: Hitler, news, history )

Maria
- 19 days ago - news.discovery.com
Adolf Hitler farted uncontrollably, used cocaine to clear his sinuses, ingested some 28 drugs at a time, and received injections of bull testicle extracts to bolster his libido.
30 comments
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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