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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley: No Problem with a Confederate Flag at the Statehouse Because No CEOs Have Complained
By Elaine Magliaro Last week—during the gubernatorial debate in South Carolina—Democratic candidate Sen. Vincent Sheheen said that the Confederate flag at the statehouse should “be retired to a museum.” Sheheen added, “I think the people of South Carolina are tired … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Politics, Racism, States, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Confederate Flag, Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina
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John Oliver Explains How to Use Animal Visuals to Make Listening to Supreme Court Audios More Entertaining
By Elaine Magliaro I love Last Week Tonight with John Oliver! Here’s a video clip from last night’s program on the subject of no television cameras being allowed to film Supreme Court proceedings and how to make listening to SCOTUS … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Humor, SCOTUS, Short Video, United States
Tagged John Oliver, Last Week Tonight
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Music Monday: Fugues
by Gene Hownington I’ve been listening to music in the car quite a bit lately. A little of this, a little of that, but on the longer stretches I’ve preferred classical music. Lately, I’ve been listening to fugues. I’m a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music
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Former New York Times Columnist Bob Herbert on How Millionaire and Billionaire School Reformers Are Ruining Public Education in the United States
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, I wrote a post about Bob Herbert and his new book titled Losing Our Way: An Intimate Portrait of a Troubled America. Herbert, who was a columnist for the New York Times for eighteen years, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, United States, Wall Street
Tagged Bill Gates, Charter Schools, Education Reform, Hedge Fund Managers, Public Schools, School Reform
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WHO (World Health Organization) Admits It Bungled Response to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
By Elaine Magliaro The Guardian reported on Friday that the World Health Organization (WHO), the public health agency of the United Nations, admitted to “mishandling the early stages of the Ebola outbreak in west Africa…” WHO said that it had … Continue reading
NEWS ROUNDUP: October 19, 2014
By Elaine Magliaro BUSINESS/FINANCIAL Janet Yellen: Rising Income Inequality Could Seriously Harm The U.S. Economy (Huffington Post) Excerpt: The Federal Reserve is sounding increasingly alarmed about income inequality. “The extent of and continuing increase in inequality in the United … Continue reading
Posted in News Roundup
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A New Heart for a Young Man
By Elaine Magliaro Mike Spindell’s column From the Bottom of My New Heart inspired me to write a short post about my dear friend Lynne and her son Steve. I have known Lynne since grammar school. We attended parochial schools … Continue reading
A Look at Some of the Driving Forces behind the School Reform Movement and the Effort to Privatize Public Education
By Elaine Magliaro NOTE: I originally posted this article at Res Ipsa Loquitor on March 3, 2013. Having worked as a public school teacher for well over three decades, I became concerned about the “school reform” movement—which brought us the … Continue reading
“Losing Our Way”: Bob Herbert Talks with Bill Moyers about How America Has Become a Country with an Abundance of Wealth and a Serious Problem with Income Inequality (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Back in 2011, Bob Herbert, who was then a columnist for the New York Times, wrote an op-ed for the paper titled Losing Our Way. In his column, Herbert looked at the income inequality plaguing the … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economics, Justice, Oligarchy, Society, United States
Tagged Greed, Income Inequality, The Rich
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The Battle of King’s Mountain: An Historical Anniversary
by Charlton Stanley By this time of the day on October 7, 1780, it was all over. The dead and dying laid together on a chilly Carolina hillside on this date 234 years ago. It only lasted an hour, but … Continue reading
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