Totalitarianism, American Style

Understanding the subtle ways democracy has been undermined in the US.

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Why the Latest Trendy Approach to Learning Math Is Driving Students and their Families to Tears

"Recently, I saw a Facebook post by an educator teaching sixth grade for the first time. In it, she begged for help from anyone who had taught Common Core math to sixth graders. Her school district hadn’t provided much training, and she was clearly in over her head..."

http://www.alternet.org/education/why-latest-trendy-approach-learning-math-driving-students-and-their-families-tears

‘Most graceful ending’: Activists gather to urge right-to-die legislation

"...With the aging of the baby boomers, many advocates believe assisted dying is on the cusp of a watershed moment. But opponents are equally passionate, insisting that any legislation that hastens death would open the door for coercion and abuse..."

http://www.philly.com/philly/health/Most_graceful_ending_Activists_gather_to_urge_right-to-die_legislation.html

 

Crisis of Faith: Religious Facilities Rely On Misleading Tactics, Dupe Women

Hosted by Fazeelat Aslam, Misconception tackles the misleading advertising tactics used by many, if not most, CPCs to disguise their true intentions: To dissuade women from accessing legal abortion, and to proselytize anyone who comes through the door.

https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/crisis-of-faith-religious-facilities-rely-on-misleading-tactics-dupe-women

Being 'Openly Secular' Is the First Step To Eliminating the Stigma

It took the threat of a lawsuit before the Air Force agreed on Wednesday to allow an airman to omit the phrase "So help me God" as part of a required oath. They claimed the airman, stationed at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, was ineligible to reenlist because he crossed out the phrase on his reenlistment form...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-dawkins/being-openly-secular-is-t_b_5853120.html

RWW News: Fischer Says All Immigrants Should Be Required To Convert To Christianity

Bryan Fischer says that our immigration policy should be based upon the Bible, which means that all immigrants should be required to convert to Christianity.

http://youtu.be/iLrqkP-XBi8

RWW News: Klayman: Military Should Oust Obama Like In Egypt

In this video, Larry Klayman calls for the military to rise up and remove Obama from office.

http://youtu.be/CqhhU4F5y-4

ISIS Entices Youth With High Salaries - King Of Jordan

New York City (Kitco News) - Making youth a priority and ensuring their future is the key to settling the unrest in the Middle East, King Abdullah II ... Read more

Why this tiny Italian restaurant gives a discount for bad Yelp reviews

"We do amazing food, if you don't like it you don't have to come here." Read more

How Ayn Rand Brought You Kim Kardashian and the Cult of Self-Obsessed Celebrity

"...The 20th-century doyenne of destructive capitalism, dear to self-centered college sophomores and those, like Paul Ryan, who have not yet grown out of their me-first phase, declared aloud what a lot of jerks tend to keep to themselves: the idea that selfishness is awesome. Rand even wrote a book on the theme, The Virtue of Selfishness...". Read more

Paul Krugman on What's Behind John Boehner's Stunning Ignorance About the Unemployed

"...The illustrious Speaker of the House explained to his sympathetic audience that the unemployed are simply lazy. They prefer to "just sit around." ... Read more

American Bellies Are Getting Bigger: You Won't Believe Why

"The CDC researchers cited sleep deprivation as a possible culprit. Possibly, not getting enough sleep alters brain patterns that prevent a person from feeling full after eating." ... Read more

300,000 People marched in New York City today against climate change. Why isn't this getting any coverage?

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Police Disperse Some 'Flood Wall Street' Protesters, But Protest Continues

One day after approximately 310,000 protesters converged on Manhattan to protest climate change, thousands of activists flooded Wall Street to bring attention to the "role of capitalism in fueling the climate crisis."  ... Read more

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30 people who saw a statue, an opportunity and took it

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Maddow Slams 'Repulsive' GOP Congress For Abandoning Their Posts

Rachel Maddow slams Congress for going on vacation so they can focus on getting re-elected… and to avoid being forced into voting on anything that could jeopardize that.


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Texas Republican Greg Abbott Wants To Sue The President

"Texas gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott is suing the president. This is just another frivolous lawsuit blaming President Obama for Reagan's War on Drugs."
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GOP Wingnuts Believe The CIA Is Currently Training ISIL Forces

Yes, Obama hates America so much, he'll train the very same enemy he wants to degrade and destroy... Read more

Is This The Weirdest, Creepiest Ad Of The 2014 Election Cycle? (VIDEO)

The ad features a woman who says she no longer cares for Barack Obama after she "fell in love" with him in 2008 and stuck by him in 2012 when "our relationship was in trouble." She becomes angry, and says, "I know I'm stuck with Barack for two more years, but I'm not stuck with his friends." ... Read more

http://youtu.be/JNwCDIGuMK4