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Virtually, Anything Goes with Online Education
The sounds of September: school bells ringing, looseleaf binders snapping open and shut, sneakers squeaking on gymnasium floors. Next to apple pie, what could possibly be more American than these familiar sounds and the local public schools where we hear them?
Ann Romney’s Unedited Convention Speech Leaked
To be fair, Ann Romney’s original draft was written at a much higher level than the speech she wound up delivering. I found a copy of her draft edited by Romney’s campaign managers. Here’s an excerpt.
Radioactive Ties
Not only does corporate political money shout, scream, bellow, and bay in our elections, but afterwards it quietly slips into the back rooms of power to talk softly about payback.
Military Pork Shield
Just Another Corporate Profit Center
U.S. media outlets tend to report Haiti strictly as a land of tragedy. Its hapless citizens seem endlessly beset with earthquakes, floods, cholera, hunger, and bad government. Unfortunately, our press isn’t making that up.
This Week in OtherWords: September 3-9, 2012
Craig Aaron warns that AT&T is about to charge consumers more for less service.
The Six Stages of Climate Grief
Now that the hottest summer on record is drawing to a close, are we any closer to admitting that climate change is upon us? And if not, why not?
AT&T’s Upside-Down World
From electricity to earmuffs, once you buy a product or service from a company, it shouldn’t be any of its business how you choose to use it. Your power company doesn’t say you can’t use the energy-saving features on your new refrigerator unless you buy more electricity. And your grocer doesn’t make you buy an extra loaf of bread if you stop purchasing potato chips.
Indefensible: The Truth about Pentagon Spending
Today, there’s a debate raging about the federal budget, our national spending priorities, and how best to protect our national security and our men and women on the front lines.
Losing Latino Votes
Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s running mate, received a rapturous welcome at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. The audience cheered as he assailed President Barack Obama’s record. Ryan seemed boisterous and full of energy. He could almost pass for one of Romney’s sons.
