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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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Snarling Banks --- Jim Hightower
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, Banks, bankers, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, freedoms, government, law, media, politics, society )

Kit
- 6 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
- 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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Former Stock Clerk Arrested Over Death of Etan Patz
Society & Culture  (tags: children, society, death, Etan Patz, freedoms, law, police, sadness )

Cal
- 1 day ago - cnn.com
Pedro Hernandez, a former Manhattan stock clerk who once lived in the same neighborhood as Etan Patz, was arrested Thursday in connection with his murder, more than three decades after the 6-year-old went missing.
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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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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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Poverty Tours: A Learning Experience or Simply Gawking?
Society & Culture  (tags: travel, society, politics, ethics, culture, poverty tours, world, humans )

Cal
- 3 days ago - cnn.com
Poverty tours have sparked controversy--Former street kids act as guides through a maze of congested lanes
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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
- 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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ACTIVISM: PNG Gas Project Fuels Discontent
Society & Culture  (tags: world, culture, society, politics, environment, children, activists, police, law, government, freedoms )

Cal
- 9 days ago - greenleft.org.au
When locals blocked earthmoving equipment in protest, officials threatened to withhold 10 million kina (nearly A$5 million) in disaster response fundingThe government announced on April 2 that soldiers would be sent to Hela and Porgera in neighbouring Eng
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