William.S.Burroughs - The Junky's Christmas - YouTube: ""
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Writing 'Rudolph': The Original Red-Nosed Manuscript : NPR
Writing 'Rudolph': The Original Red-Nosed Manuscript : NPR:
"Writing 'Rudolph': The Original Red-Nosed Manuscript"
"Writing 'Rudolph': The Original Red-Nosed Manuscript"
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Neil Gaiman: Hanukkah with bells on - Features - Books - The Independent
Neil Gaiman: Hanukkah with bells on - Features - Books - The Independent:
I do not recall lobbying for anything, as a boy, as hard as I lobbied, with my sisters, for a Christmas tree.
My parents objected. "We're Jewish," they said. "We don't do Christmas. We do Hanukkah instead." . . .
I do not recall lobbying for anything, as a boy, as hard as I lobbied, with my sisters, for a Christmas tree.
My parents objected. "We're Jewish," they said. "We don't do Christmas. We do Hanukkah instead." . . .
Sunday
Saturday
Bob Dylan’s 1974 Classic “Forever Young,” Illustrated | Brain Pickings
Bob Dylan’s 1974 Classic “Forever Young,” Illustrated | Brain Pickings:
"Forever Young is at once refreshingly unexpected and somehow completely natural — the lyrics, after all, are the perfect life-advice to youngsters:"
"Forever Young is at once refreshingly unexpected and somehow completely natural — the lyrics, after all, are the perfect life-advice to youngsters:"
Friday
Ask A Native New Yorker: Should I Work For A Charter School?: Gothamist
Ask A Native New Yorker: Should I Work For A Charter School?: Gothamist:
"Some readers are probably wondering what's so wrong about charter schools. The short answer is that these schools sap resources and disengage families from the public system (particularly in our poorest districts, where they are most concentrated), and represent a slimy, secret campaign by private equity types to privatize education in America. On average they don't perform any better than public schools, and many perform worse."
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"Some readers are probably wondering what's so wrong about charter schools. The short answer is that these schools sap resources and disengage families from the public system (particularly in our poorest districts, where they are most concentrated), and represent a slimy, secret campaign by private equity types to privatize education in America. On average they don't perform any better than public schools, and many perform worse."
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Saturday
Queens-born writer Joseph Tirella revisits 1964 World's Fair in soon-to-be released book "Tomorrow-Land" - NY Daily News
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| 1964 New York World's Fair (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
"“So many radical things were happening, but it gets kind of lost in between the Camelot years and the psychedelic years,” he said."
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Evolution debate and textbooks engulfs Texas Board of Education | Fox News
Evolution debate and textbooks engulfs Texas Board of Education | Fox News:
"he issue is important nationally since Texas is so large that many books prepared for publication in the state also are marketed elsewhere around the country.
Publishers from around the country submitted proposed textbooks this summer, but committees of Texas volunteer reviewers — some nominated by socially conservative current and former Board of Education members — raised objections. One argued that creationism based on biblical texts should be taught in science classes, while others objected that climate change wasn't as settled a scientific matter as some of the proposed books said."
"he issue is important nationally since Texas is so large that many books prepared for publication in the state also are marketed elsewhere around the country.
Publishers from around the country submitted proposed textbooks this summer, but committees of Texas volunteer reviewers — some nominated by socially conservative current and former Board of Education members — raised objections. One argued that creationism based on biblical texts should be taught in science classes, while others objected that climate change wasn't as settled a scientific matter as some of the proposed books said."
Saturday
Washington Times sues Homeland Security over seizure of reporter's notes - Washington Times
Washington Times sues Homeland Security over seizure of reporter's notes - Washington Times:
"The newspaper alleged that federal agents accompanying Maryland State Police on the raid took materials from Ms. Hudson’s office that were not covered by the search warrant that authorized the collection solely of evidence about guns and a potato launcher allegedly possessed by her husband, Paul Flanagan.
The seized materials included documents the newspaper had obtained under the Freedom of Information Act as well as notes and memos that identified confidential sources from a series of investigative stories that exposed problems inside the Homeland Security Department's Federal Air Marshal Service.
The seizure violated Ms. Hudson’s and the newspaper’s constitutional rights, the court filing argued."
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"The newspaper alleged that federal agents accompanying Maryland State Police on the raid took materials from Ms. Hudson’s office that were not covered by the search warrant that authorized the collection solely of evidence about guns and a potato launcher allegedly possessed by her husband, Paul Flanagan.
The seized materials included documents the newspaper had obtained under the Freedom of Information Act as well as notes and memos that identified confidential sources from a series of investigative stories that exposed problems inside the Homeland Security Department's Federal Air Marshal Service.
The seizure violated Ms. Hudson’s and the newspaper’s constitutional rights, the court filing argued."
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Sunday
Intel’s digital content library soars to more than 225,000 titles after Kno acquisition | National Monitor
Intel’s digital content library soars to more than 225,000 titles after Kno acquisition | National Monitor:
"“The acquisition of Kno boosts Intel’s global digital content library to more than 225,000 higher education and K-12 titles through existing partnerships with 75 educational publishers,” Galvin added. “Even more, the Kno platform provides administrators and teachers with the tools they need to easily assign, manage and monitor their digital learning content and assessments.”"
"“The acquisition of Kno boosts Intel’s global digital content library to more than 225,000 higher education and K-12 titles through existing partnerships with 75 educational publishers,” Galvin added. “Even more, the Kno platform provides administrators and teachers with the tools they need to easily assign, manage and monitor their digital learning content and assessments.”"
Fairy Tales - Teachers Web Series - YouTube
Fairy Tales - Teachers Web Series - YouTube:
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Wednesday
March: Book One | The Comics Journal
March: Book One | The Comics Journal:
"March: Book One is the memoir of Congressman John Lewis (District 5, Georgia) who has had a long and distinguished political career. Lewis is an iconic figure in the struggle for civil rights for African-Americans, and that struggle is the broader subject of his story – as is the resiliency and courage it takes to effect large-scale social change and correct injustices."
"March: Book One is the memoir of Congressman John Lewis (District 5, Georgia) who has had a long and distinguished political career. Lewis is an iconic figure in the struggle for civil rights for African-Americans, and that struggle is the broader subject of his story – as is the resiliency and courage it takes to effect large-scale social change and correct injustices."
Monday
Charter Schools and the Future of Public Education | Common Dreams
Charter Schools and the Future of Public Education | Common Dreams:
"In the past decade, the character of the charter school movement has changed dramatically. It's been transformed from community-based, educator-initiated local efforts designed to provide alternative approaches for a small number of students into nationally funded efforts by foundations, investors, and educational management companies to create a parallel, more privatized school system."
"In the past decade, the character of the charter school movement has changed dramatically. It's been transformed from community-based, educator-initiated local efforts designed to provide alternative approaches for a small number of students into nationally funded efforts by foundations, investors, and educational management companies to create a parallel, more privatized school system."
Sunday
Attention High School Students: Labor History Essay Contest! - Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Blog
Attention High School Students: Labor History Essay Contest! - Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Blog:
"The Wisconsin Labor History Society announces its High School Essay Contest for the 2013-2014 School Year! Wisconsin high school students (grades 9-12) are eligible to participate. Students are urged to interview family members, neighbors, friends or others for their stories about work and unions. Essays must be postmarked by February 14, 2014.
Win cash prizes up to $500 for essays of about 750 words on the topic:
"Unions have been important to my family and my community because . . .""
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"The Wisconsin Labor History Society announces its High School Essay Contest for the 2013-2014 School Year! Wisconsin high school students (grades 9-12) are eligible to participate. Students are urged to interview family members, neighbors, friends or others for their stories about work and unions. Essays must be postmarked by February 14, 2014.
Win cash prizes up to $500 for essays of about 750 words on the topic:
"Unions have been important to my family and my community because . . .""
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Your Telephone Of Tomorrow | Modern Mechanix
Your Telephone Of Tomorrow | Modern Mechanix:
"I also love the idea that everyone will get a phone number at birth and keep it for the rest of their life. If you call someone and they don’t pick up, you’ll know they’re dead. "
"I also love the idea that everyone will get a phone number at birth and keep it for the rest of their life. If you call someone and they don’t pick up, you’ll know they’re dead. "
Monday
Report to the Investors - Lapham’s Quarterly
Report to the Investors - Lapham’s Quarterly:
"All these islands are most beautiful and distinguished by various forms; one can travel through them, and they are full of trees of the greatest variety, which brush at the stars—and I believe they never lose their foliage. At any rate, I found them as green and beautiful as they usually are in the month of May in Spain; some of them were in bloom, some loaded with fruit, some flourished in one state, others in the other, each according to its kind."
"All these islands are most beautiful and distinguished by various forms; one can travel through them, and they are full of trees of the greatest variety, which brush at the stars—and I believe they never lose their foliage. At any rate, I found them as green and beautiful as they usually are in the month of May in Spain; some of them were in bloom, some loaded with fruit, some flourished in one state, others in the other, each according to its kind."
Sunday
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Saturday
Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere Banned in New Mexico School District | Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
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| Neil Gaiman (2005) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
"Yesterday, the Alamogordo High School removed Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere from shelves after parent Nancy Wilmott complained over content she deemed innapropriate for her 15-year-old daughter. The book has been on district required reading lists since 2004, but it has not been challenged before Wilmott took exception to language and what she called “sexual innuendo” in the book, claiming that “This is rated R material, and she cannot get into a rated R movie.”"
U.S. adults rank below average in global survey of basic education skills | Inside Higher Ed
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| Young Adult Area (Photo credit: chelmsfordpubliclibrary) |
"One in six adults in the U.S. scored below level two of five total levels for literacy skills, while about 12 percent scored at the highest level. In numeracy, nearly one in three adults scored at low-proficiency levels and about 8 percent had a high proficiency level. About one in three adults scored at the lowest level of proficiency for problem solving in technology-rich environments, and about the same percent of adults scored in the second level of proficiency."
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Banned Books Online
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Saturday
Mr. Rogers carried a quote in his wallet
Mr. Rogers carried a quote in his wallet that said, "Frankly, there isn't anyone you couldn't learn to love once you've heard their story."
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i have a kindle, a nook, a tablet, a smartphone, and a PC! each has its own place and its own comforts. but a book, the smell of it, the little notes that previous readesr write in the margins, the stamps and labels on the inside cover denoting its provenance . . . the feel of a book, the flipping of pages . . . to read the title of a book in someone else's hand . . . to fall asleep with an open book on one's breast . . . oh, Gutenberg, how well you loved us!
Monday
'Unintimidated' Solidarity Sing Along makes title of Scott Walker's forthcoming book its own - Isthmus | The Daily Page
'Unintimidated' Solidarity Sing Along makes title of Scott Walker's forthcoming book its own - Isthmus | The Daily Page:
"The battle for Wisconsin is the centerpiece of two books set to be published this fall. One, by Gov. Scott Walker, will offer his perspective on the Capitol protests and recall election. The other will tell the story of the Solidarity Sing Along as experienced by its participants. Both are titled Unintimidated, and that's not a coincidence."
"The battle for Wisconsin is the centerpiece of two books set to be published this fall. One, by Gov. Scott Walker, will offer his perspective on the Capitol protests and recall election. The other will tell the story of the Solidarity Sing Along as experienced by its participants. Both are titled Unintimidated, and that's not a coincidence."
Sunday
A teacher’s first day jitters…and dreams - United for Public Schools
A teacher’s first day jitters…and dreams - United for Public Schools:
"My best hypothesis is that my empty classroom nightmare originates from a prevailing fear of being unprepared. Because I take pride in my work and aspire to be the best teacher possible for the students I will meet tomorrow, my instinct is to plan diligently for their success. The catch is that, in reality, there is very little I can do to prepare learning experiences for people I do not know. I feel like a novice teacher today because without knowing my students, my professional wisdom means nothing. I know how to plan a lesson, but I don’t know what these students will need to learn or which strategies will help them learn best. I know the basics of how to build a relationship, but I don’t know my students’ prior experiences with teachers. I know how to grade an essay, but I don’t know what my students will care to explore and express in their writing this year."
"My best hypothesis is that my empty classroom nightmare originates from a prevailing fear of being unprepared. Because I take pride in my work and aspire to be the best teacher possible for the students I will meet tomorrow, my instinct is to plan diligently for their success. The catch is that, in reality, there is very little I can do to prepare learning experiences for people I do not know. I feel like a novice teacher today because without knowing my students, my professional wisdom means nothing. I know how to plan a lesson, but I don’t know what these students will need to learn or which strategies will help them learn best. I know the basics of how to build a relationship, but I don’t know my students’ prior experiences with teachers. I know how to grade an essay, but I don’t know what my students will care to explore and express in their writing this year."
Thursday
Monday
Sunday
Bread and roses, bread and roses!
As we come marching, marching, in the beauty of the day,
A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts grey,
Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses
For the people hear us singing,
"Bread and roses, bread and roses!"
As we come marching, marching, we battle too for men
For they are women's children and we mother them again.
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes,
Hearts can starve as well as bodies,
"Give us bread and give us roses!"
As we come marching, marching, unnumbered women dead
Go crying through our city their ancient song of bread.
Small art and love and beauty their drudging spirits knew-
Yes, it is bread that we fight for,
But we fight for roses too!
As we come marching, marching, we bring the greater day,
The rising of the women will show us all the way!
No more the drudge and idler, ten that toil where one reposes,
But a sharing of life's glories,
"Bread and roses, bread and roses!"
A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts grey,
Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses
For the people hear us singing,
"Bread and roses, bread and roses!"
As we come marching, marching, we battle too for men
For they are women's children and we mother them again.
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes,
Hearts can starve as well as bodies,
"Give us bread and give us roses!"
As we come marching, marching, unnumbered women dead
Go crying through our city their ancient song of bread.
Small art and love and beauty their drudging spirits knew-
Yes, it is bread that we fight for,
But we fight for roses too!
As we come marching, marching, we bring the greater day,
The rising of the women will show us all the way!
No more the drudge and idler, ten that toil where one reposes,
But a sharing of life's glories,
"Bread and roses, bread and roses!"
Tuesday
State of Working America
State of Working America:
"The State of Working America, an ongoing analysis published since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, jobs, unemployment, wealth, and poverty that allow for a clear, unbiased understanding of the economy’s effect on the living standards of working Americans. Cornell University Press will publish the hard edition and e-book in late November."
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"The State of Working America, an ongoing analysis published since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, jobs, unemployment, wealth, and poverty that allow for a clear, unbiased understanding of the economy’s effect on the living standards of working Americans. Cornell University Press will publish the hard edition and e-book in late November."
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Monday
Local Verizon Employees Pack Backpacks for Inaugural Benefit Project - Business - Morris Township-Morris Plains, NJ Patch
Local Verizon Employees Pack Backpacks for Inaugural Benefit Project - Business - Morris Township-Morris Plains, NJ Patch:
"To help underserved students in the Philippines get ready for school, Verizon employees in New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania and California will assemble 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies and basic hygiene items to help children stay healthy and stay in school. The employees will do this over the next few weeks, according to Alicia Gentile, Tierney on behalf of Verizon Wireless."
"To help underserved students in the Philippines get ready for school, Verizon employees in New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania and California will assemble 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies and basic hygiene items to help children stay healthy and stay in school. The employees will do this over the next few weeks, according to Alicia Gentile, Tierney on behalf of Verizon Wireless."
Sunday
4 words that define civil rights movement - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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| Cover of Mahalia Jackson |
"King hesitated in the silence, and according to Clarence Jones, one of his advisers, a voice cried out. It was Mahalia Jackson, the great gospel singer. "Tell 'em about the dream, Martin!" shouted Jackson, who had been impressed by his use of the "dream" language in an earlier speech.
Suddenly, King the orator stopped reading his text and became King the Baptist preacher.
"Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream," he began -- much to the chagrin of his startled adviser Mr. Walker."
Saturday
Thursday
SEVENTY YEARS OF LIFE AND LABOR
SEVENTY YEARS OF LIFE AND LABOR:
"Oh, that a poor man's son as has been said,
Became a convict to earn his bread,
That a poor man's daughter to earn a crust
Became a victim of some rich man's lust.
Oh, angels shut thine eyes,
Let conflagration illumine the outraged skies!
Let red Nemesis burn the hellish clan
And chaos end the slavery of man!"
~~ Samuel Gompers
"Oh, that a poor man's son as has been said,
Became a convict to earn his bread,
That a poor man's daughter to earn a crust
Became a victim of some rich man's lust.
Oh, angels shut thine eyes,
Let conflagration illumine the outraged skies!
Let red Nemesis burn the hellish clan
And chaos end the slavery of man!"
~~ Samuel Gompers
Sunday
My Dearest Nelly
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August 18/92
Sun Hotel
Ulverston
My Dearest Nelly,
I received your kind and welcome letter this morning and was very pleased to hear from you Dear Nelly I don’t know what to think about that letter you got but I can make a good guess who sent it I left your address on the table and the marker got it and he must have shown one of the girls that I suspect but I shall know for a sertin before I say anything about it and when I get to know there will be a row…
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An agreement made the 30th day of Aug 1893 Between Eleanor Thistlethwaite of Ulverston in the County of Lancaster Domestic Servant of the one part and John Farrell of 3 Bridges Pennington in the same county miner of the other part Whereas the said Eleanor Thistlethwaite was delivered of a male child on the 18th of May 1893… And whereas the said John Farrell admits that he is the father of such a child and is desirous of entering into the following agreement…
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via
Cumbria County Council Archives
Commercial Appeal to Memphis Guild: 'Let the Company Do the Driving... Let's Not Sweat the Small Stuff' | The Newspaper Guild
Commercial Appeal to Memphis Guild: 'Let the Company Do the Driving... Let's Not Sweat the Small Stuff' | The Newspaper Guild:
" "They’d like to be unleashed to run the business pretty much as they please, with a minimum of pesky rules protecting employees. Richard Lowe, the company’s chief negotiator, suggested during bargaining this week that the Guild should worry about economic issues and “let the company do the driving,” adding, “Given what’s happening in the newspaper industry, let’s not sweat the small stuff.” "
" "They’d like to be unleashed to run the business pretty much as they please, with a minimum of pesky rules protecting employees. Richard Lowe, the company’s chief negotiator, suggested during bargaining this week that the Guild should worry about economic issues and “let the company do the driving,” adding, “Given what’s happening in the newspaper industry, let’s not sweat the small stuff.” "
U.S. journalist marks year in captivity as risks increase for war reporters | McClatchy
U.S. journalist marks year in captivity as risks increase for war reporters | McClatchy:
"“We don’t even know if Austin knows what day it is,” Marc Tice, Austin’s father, said in a phone interview. “To him and the other journalists missing or captive, it’s just another horrible day for them, and for millions of Syrians.”"
"“We don’t even know if Austin knows what day it is,” Marc Tice, Austin’s father, said in a phone interview. “To him and the other journalists missing or captive, it’s just another horrible day for them, and for millions of Syrians.”"
A 60-Year-Old Man Killed Himself Yesterday And Left This Incredibly Detailed Website As His Suicide Note | Thought Catalog
A 60-Year-Old Man Killed Himself Yesterday And Left This Incredibly Detailed Website As His Suicide Note | Thought Catalog:
"The apt analogy is that I’ve run the race. I already got to the finish line. I didn’t croak on the way. I didn’t get embarrassed. I didn’t break a leg. I sprinted most of the time and sometimes I slowed to a walk to catch my breath. But, I could see the finish line and I liked it!! The last thing on Earth I was going to do when I got there was… keep going. I completed the race because I went over every hurdle that was in my way. Sometimes I fell. But, I got back up and ran that much harder. Perhaps your finish line is a little farther off in the distance than mine. I don’t know. I only know I reached mine and when I got there the only thing I wanted to do was rest. And, so I shall."
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"The apt analogy is that I’ve run the race. I already got to the finish line. I didn’t croak on the way. I didn’t get embarrassed. I didn’t break a leg. I sprinted most of the time and sometimes I slowed to a walk to catch my breath. But, I could see the finish line and I liked it!! The last thing on Earth I was going to do when I got there was… keep going. I completed the race because I went over every hurdle that was in my way. Sometimes I fell. But, I got back up and ran that much harder. Perhaps your finish line is a little farther off in the distance than mine. I don’t know. I only know I reached mine and when I got there the only thing I wanted to do was rest. And, so I shall."
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Tuesday
George Orwell’s Letter On Why He Wrote ‘1984’ - The Daily Beast
George Orwell’s Letter On Why He Wrote ‘1984’ - The Daily Beast:
"I must say I believe, or fear, that taking the world as a whole these things are on the increase. Hitler, no doubt, will soon disappear, but only at the expense of strengthening (a) Stalin, (b) the Anglo-American millionaires and (c) all sorts of petty fuhrers° of the type of de Gaulle"
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"I must say I believe, or fear, that taking the world as a whole these things are on the increase. Hitler, no doubt, will soon disappear, but only at the expense of strengthening (a) Stalin, (b) the Anglo-American millionaires and (c) all sorts of petty fuhrers° of the type of de Gaulle"
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Sunday
OpEdNews - Podcast: Robert McChesney, on Jeff Bezos Acquiring the Washington POst
OpEdNews - Podcast: Robert McChesney, on Jeff Bezos Acquiring the Washington POst:
"So, what's your analysis of Jeff Bezos as the new owner of the Washington Post?
Back story, the context that's crucial is that commercial journalism is dying rapidly" because advertising has jumped ship. As a result there's just no money in journalism"
As a result the value of major media has dropped to one tenth of what it was 10-15 years ago.
So, billionaires who want to have political influence have gobbled them up.
Billionaires have different interests than the mainstream.
We need a fundamental discussion of the collapse of journalism in t his country.
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"So, what's your analysis of Jeff Bezos as the new owner of the Washington Post?
Back story, the context that's crucial is that commercial journalism is dying rapidly" because advertising has jumped ship. As a result there's just no money in journalism"
As a result the value of major media has dropped to one tenth of what it was 10-15 years ago.
So, billionaires who want to have political influence have gobbled them up.
Billionaires have different interests than the mainstream.
We need a fundamental discussion of the collapse of journalism in t his country.
"
Who's Afraid of Zinn's Radical History? | Common Dreams
Who's Afraid of Zinn's Radical History? | Common Dreams:
"This view of A People’s History as propaganda was not shared by the historians who named it a finalist for the American Book Award in 1981—an honor virtually never accorded to historical surveys—or by the more than 2 million readers who made A People’s History the most popular radical history in the United States during the last three decades."
"This view of A People’s History as propaganda was not shared by the historians who named it a finalist for the American Book Award in 1981—an honor virtually never accorded to historical surveys—or by the more than 2 million readers who made A People’s History the most popular radical history in the United States during the last three decades."
Thursday
Read, I, Pencil | Library of Economics and Liberty
Read, I, Pencil | Library of Economics and Liberty:
""I, Pencil," his most famous essay, was first published in the December 1958 issue of The Freeman. Although a few of the manufacturing details and place names have changed over the past forty years, the principles are unchanged."
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""I, Pencil," his most famous essay, was first published in the December 1958 issue of The Freeman. Although a few of the manufacturing details and place names have changed over the past forty years, the principles are unchanged."
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Saturday
What Passes for Education In America Is Often Just Indoctrination | Alternet
What Passes for Education In America Is Often Just Indoctrination | Alternet:
"The ancient Athenians had a name for people who were unable to participate in and determine the course of public life: idiote. It is from this that our word idiot derives. And though we live in so-called democracies, these days very few of us are not idiots in this powerless respect."
"The ancient Athenians had a name for people who were unable to participate in and determine the course of public life: idiote. It is from this that our word idiot derives. And though we live in so-called democracies, these days very few of us are not idiots in this powerless respect."
Tuesday
Senate Confirms NLRB Nominees; Board at Full Strength
Senate Confirms NLRB Nominees; Board at Full Strength: "The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is now fully staffed and able to continue to function to protect workers’ rights after the U.S. Senate today confirmed five members. The votes end a months-long blockade on President Obama’s nominees by Senate Republicans who threatened to shut the board down Aug. 27."
Monday
The Spider - Master of Men - The Noir Factory
The Spider - Master of Men - The Noir Factory:
Who was The Spider?
In the early 1930’s, powerhouse pulp publishers Popular Publications began to lose sales to their main rivals, Street and Smith Publications. While Popular Publications continued to produce such titles as Dime Detective, Dime Mysteries, and Ace-High Westerns, the public fell for the king of the radio detectives, the mysterious Shadow.
There was only one thing to do.
Who was The Spider?
In the early 1930’s, powerhouse pulp publishers Popular Publications began to lose sales to their main rivals, Street and Smith Publications. While Popular Publications continued to produce such titles as Dime Detective, Dime Mysteries, and Ace-High Westerns, the public fell for the king of the radio detectives, the mysterious Shadow.
There was only one thing to do.
Sunday
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