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Why’s There no Money for Education? (Hint: War)
Photo from .M.’s photostream / Flickr.The legacy of ‘starving the state’ The project of privatizing the educational system, by starving the public system, has been paralleled by a fundamental feature of American government, the existence of a Permanent War Economy. … Continue reading
March Forth in Austin : Students and Faculty Protest Budget Cuts
Naomi Caballero of MACHA speaks at a rally on the West Mall Thursday, protesting budget cuts and tuition increases at UT Austin. Photo by Danielle Villasana / The Daily Texan.Stop the Cuts Coalition at UT-Austin:Protest against budget cuts, faculty layoffs … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Austin, Campuses, Economy, Education, Social Protest, Student Activism, Texas, Unions, UT-Austin
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Student Protests : Education Funding Cuts vs. Sports Largesse
Students and supporters rallied against funding cuts to higher education at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, March 4, 2010. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli / AP.National Day of Action:Students protest massive funding cutsWhile millions goes to coaches, stadiums By … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, California, Campuses, Dave Zirin, Economy, Education, Social Protest, Sports
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Earth to Obama : Nuclear Just Can’t Cut It
Dreamscape VII by Midnight-digital / Flickr / The End of Capitalism. Not in your wildest dreams:Five reasons nuclear just isn’t sustainable By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / March 6, 2010 President Obama recently announced an $8.3 billion loan … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Knight, Economy, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Nuclear Power, Technology
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Juan Cole on the U.S. Defense Budget
Gates Wants Europe to Beggar Itself on War Expenditures the Way the U.S. Has By Juan Cole / February 25, 2010 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates decries Europe for general anti-war sentiment, unwillingness to beggar itself with expenditures on … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Defense, Economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Government
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Perfect Storm Coming? : GOP Winning With Message Control
Image from The Situationist.Democrats facing perfect political storm?GOP raises misinformation to an art formBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / February 22, 2010 As E.J. Dionne writes, Barack Obama, Democrats, and liberals are losing now. Big time! The Democrats … Continue reading
Poor Grow Poorer : Richest 1% Has Captured America’s Wealth
The ultra rich have captured America;How can we take it back? By David DeGraw / February 19, 2010 “The war against working people should be understood to be a real war… Specifically in the U.S., which happens to have a … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Capitalism, Economy, Middle Class, Poverty, Taxation, Wealth
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Austin and Texas : Economic Slump Finally Hitting Home
Texas unemployment up;Austin’s tech economy fading Since Texas has borrowed all it can, and since a state can’t print money like the federal government, the feds are now under enormous political pressure to function as the job creators of last … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Economy, Green Technology, High Tech, Roger Baker, Texas, Unemployment
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Roger Baker : Is America Already a Failed State?
Is America already a failed state?No public trust for a dysfunctional system The main obstacle to progress is a corporate dominated political system that resists favoring broad long range public benefits over the short term profits of the few. By … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Corporate Power, Economic Crisis, Economy, Government Regulation, Political Opinion, Roger Baker
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Jobs Now or President Palin?
President Sarah Palin. Photo by Jeff Schultz / Kris Kros / The Washington Independent.Pick One: A sharp turn towards progressive populism The election of Sarah Palin What our country needs now is a huge job-creation program made possible by great … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Jobs, Obama Administration, Populism, Progressives, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Right Wing, Sarah Palin, Social Action
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