September 28, 2010 archive
Sep 28 2010
Transgender Teen Robbed of Homecoming King Title
Sep 28 2010
Money Moves No Minds
Why Teach For America Works – Michelle Rhee
copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org
In the Fall, this year and every year, in this nation talk turns to Education. The President of the United States delivers a speech to students. Articles appear in the news. Television broadcasts beckon us to think about our Education Nation. In 2010, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, did what many thought novel. He donated $100 million dollars to Newark City Schools. Some were skeptical of his motives. More rejoiced. Certainly with abundant cash in the coffers, change would come to the nations schools, or at least to the chosen educational institutions. However, it might not.
Sep 28 2010
Sunday Train: HSR Plan A and Plan B Thinking
Burning the Midnight Oil for Living Energy Independence
This last week, I have been staring at The Transport Politic post, Republican Wave Could Spell Trouble for High-Speed Rail Projects from Coast to Coast.
Living in Ohio, that is doubly true: first, adding the impact of the recession on top of the impact of sixteen years of Kasich/Portman style policies is, ironically, the best opportunity for those who helped cause the mess to gain political power from it. Second, because of the blocking position of the Republican Majority in the State Senate in the last two years, the odds are stacked against the project: even as things stand now, we need to flip a Republican for the project to go ahead.
So, is there a Plan B?
Sep 28 2010
Ed and Bernie take on the ‘Chamber of Outsourcing’
Ed and Bernie take on the Chamber of Commerce Outsourcing …
They urge Congress to pass this Act designed to slow the pace of Outsourcing:
Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30…
WHO in the World — Does the CHAMBER work for, anyways?
Cuz it aint you and me.
Sep 28 2010
Ed and Bernie take on the ‘Chamber of Outsourcing’
Ed and Bernie take on the Chamber of Commerce Outsourcing
They urge Congress to pass this Act designed to slow the pace of Outsourcing:
Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30…
WHO in the World — Does the CHAMBER work for, anyways?
Cuz it aint you and me.
Sep 28 2010
Barry Ritholtz :The Left Right Paradigm is Over: Its You vs. Corporations
Poor posting etiquette, I know, but I really don’t have much time to write. Just read….
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2…
Consider:
• Many of the regulations that govern energy and banking sector were written by Corporations;
• The biggest influence on legislative votes is often Corporate Lobbying;
• Corporate ability to extend copyright far beyond what original protections amounts to a taking of public works for private corporate usage;
• PAC and campaign finance by Corporations has supplanted individual donations to elections;
• The individuals’ right to seek redress in court has been under attack for decades, limiting their options.
• DRM and content protection undercuts the individual’s ability to use purchased content as they see fit;
• Patent protections are continually weakened. Deep pocketed corporations can usurp inventions almost at will;
• The Supreme Court has ruled that Corporations have Free Speech rights equivalent to people; (So much for original intent!)
None of these are Democrat/Republican conflicts, but rather, are corporate vs. individual issues.
Excellent Article!
Sep 28 2010
No matter where you stand on 3rd parties, listen as I interview a Green Party veteran tonight
Whether you’re interested in being part of a third party or skeptical of them as a strategy, you’ll be interested to hear me interview Phil Huckelberry tonight. He is the co-chair of both the Illinois Greens and the national Green Party.
Listen here at 8:30 PM EST tonight: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/i…
Under his leadership, the Greens gained 10.3% of the gubernatorial vote in 2006, and they hope to do the same or better this year. Phil has also run for office as a Green and been in a national leadership role for years. This year in Illinois, the Green candidate for Senate is the only African American in the race and has polled as high as 14% with the entire public and 30% with African Americans. Their gubernatorial candidate has polled as high as 11%, although he has seen a recent slump in the polls. They also have other strong candidates, like candidate for state rep Jeremy Karpen, who outraised the incumbent Democrat at one point during the race and got 21% against her last time he ran…this time he is much better-organized, though.
I’m a Green Party member (at least nominally, if not legally), but I don’t plan on asking softball questions. Please leave any questions you have in the comments or call in at 646-200-0264.
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