

Saturday, 30 July 2011 Union-Busting as School Reform David Love: But the larger picture here is that corporate education reform is big business. And the rightwing, plutocratic agenda - of school privatization, government austerity measures and deunionization - clashes with the needs of poor, working class, and disproportionately black and brown public school students. READ MORE

Did Beer End State Shutdown? Christine Sismondo: It was not Minnesota's 22,000 furloughed state employees, the shuttered state parks, or the closed motor vehicle bureaus that finally brought the reality of the shutdown home to many state residents—it was the specter of unavailable beer, wine, and spirits. READ MORE

Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Let Them Eat Cake! Gary Corseri



The poor among us are deliberately poor.



Anyone with gumption can make a million.



Our hard times will pass and we’ll get back to normal:



Proms and Christmases, first kisses,



Change we can believe in, reality TV.

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READ MORE Massachusetts’ Throw-Away Kids Rev. Irene Monroe: Homelessness among heterosexual students came in at 3.2 percent. This rate increased to 15 percent among bisexual students, and 25 percent among lesbian/gay students. READ MORE

AT&T -- Not My Credo Wendy Block: When I hear that AT&T and Verizon are key players with other multinationals and Republican legislators in a so-far obscure group that advances corporate interests and undermines ours, my thoughts turn...shall we say, vehement. READ MORE Ex-PM Says Taliban Offer Talks For Pullout Date

Gareth Porter: The Taliban leadership is ready to negotiate peace with the United States right now if Washington indicates its willingness to provide a timetable for complete withdrawal, according to a former Afghan prime minister.

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