Who Occupies America?

January 20, 2012

Bill Moyers, in his new series, Moyers and Company, discusses how politics and high finance have turned Washington and our economy into a members-only private club, with former White House budget director David Stockman.

It appears that regardless of the rhetoric that comes from either the left or the right, money is the only constituent that matters.  So, really, who occupies America?  Crony capitalism is redefining America in a way that highlights the fundamental differences between the haves and the have nots.  Link to the video...

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Banning Books

(Ken) As a former history teacher, banning books in general is very worrisome. But when they are by such authors as Paolo Friere, Rodolfo Acuňa, Elizabeth Martinez, and Rethinking Schools, and then also having these books gathered as “evidence” during school hours, sounds startling to me. Having access to such books and providing another avenue for learning and critical thinking has always been central to my teaching. We’ve spent way too many years hearing one side of the story. Read the blog by Bill Bigelow of Rethinking Schools.

http://rethinkingschoolsblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/rethinking-columbus-banned-in-tucson/
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Dr. Kenneth R. Magdaleno, Executive Director
Center for Leadership, Equity, and Research (CLEAR)

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A Crime is Occurring in the Chester-Union Pennsylvania Public Schools

An crime is occurring in Chester, Pennsylvania.  Governor Tom Corbett has decided to take money, up to $39 million dollars from the Chester-Upland School District, and is handing it over to the "for-profit" movement in the state.  It is being masked as a voucher system.  The fact of the matter is, there is little support by the public in Pennsylvania for vouchers.   If this atrocity is not stopped here, and the Governor has any success, public education will continue on his downward trajectory.    This cannot go unchecked...  Read the story  Governor Corbett should be recalled, and the carpetbaggers should be tossed out of Pennsylvania.

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