Author Archives: meganwilson

Senator Bernie Sander’s Guide To Corporate Freeloaders

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by meganwilson
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Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by meganwilson

By Chris Hedges Truthdig The demonizing of teachers is another public relations feint, a way for corporations to deflect attention from the theft of some $17 billion in wages, savings and earnings among American workers and a landscape where one … Continue reading →

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The President Is Missing

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 by meganwilson

By Paul Krugman The New York Times I’d say that the nation wants — and more important, the nation needs — a president who believes in something, and is willing to take a stand. And that’s not what we’re seeing. … Continue reading →

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Bolivia enshrines natural world’s rights with equal status for Mother Earth

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by meganwilson

By John Vidal guardian.co.uk Law of Mother Earth expected to prompt radical new conservation and social measures in South American nation Bolivia is set to pass the world’s first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans. The Law of … Continue reading →

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Global Military Spending Hits High But Growth Slows

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by meganwilson

REUTERS The United States has increased its military spending by 81 percent since 2001 – according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Worldwide military spending edged up in 2010 to a record $1.6 trillion, a leading think-tank said on Monday. … Continue reading →

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Blowin’ in the Idiot Wind

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by meganwilson

  By Maureen Dowd The New York Times Bob Dylan may have done the impossible: broken creative new ground in selling out. The idea that the raspy troubadour of ’60s freedom anthems would go to a dictatorship and not sing … Continue reading →

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‘SNL’ Mocks ‘Fox & Friends’ Coverage Of Government Shutdown

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by meganwilson
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Executive Pay Soars In 2010, While Millions Lose Their Jobs and Homes

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by meganwilson

By Daniel Costello New York Times UNLIKE some previous years, 2010 registered broad gains in executive pay, benefiting C.E.O.’s from nearly all parts of the economy. HAPPY days are back — in the corner office, at least. After shrinking during … Continue reading →

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Yoko Ono can’t Imagine Stephen Harper singing Lennon

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by meganwilson

Yoko refuses to let war-loving Canadian Prime Minister sing Imagine on YouTube Stephen Harper’s attempt to play off the popularity of Maria Aragon has backfired. Yoko Ono had the Harper video of Imagine yanked off YouTube. Nothing could be more … Continue reading →

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An Education In For-Profit Education: Infographic

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by meganwilson
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