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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
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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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Just for Fun: A Sarah Palin Picture to Share
By Elaine Magliaro One of my husband’s young friends posted this picture on Facebook. I had to share it with my friends at Flowers for Socrates.
John Oliver Skewers Law Enforcement for Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro John Oliver did a hilarious segment on civil forfeiture on his HBO program last night. I thought readers of this blog would enjoy watching it so I’m posting it at FFS for you. About Civil Asset Forfeiture: … Continue reading
NEWS ROUNDUP: October 5, 2014
By Elaine Magliaro EDUCATION Rotten to the Core: How an Apple mega-deal cost Los Angeles classrooms $1 billion—Bad business and worse ethics? A scandal is brewing in L.A. over a sketchy intiative to give every student an iPad (Salon) The … Continue reading
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The Case of the Secret Recordings: A Tale about Bank Examiner Carmen Segarra, the New York Fed, and Goldman Sachs
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, I read ProPublica’s story about Carmen Segarra, a bank examiner and whistle-blower who made secret recordings while she was working at the New York FED. Segarra had been hired by the FED in late 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, Investing, Stock Market, United States, Wall Street
Tagged Bank Examiners, Carmen Segarra, Goldman Sachs, New York Fed, Too Big To Fail
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