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A Parent’s Perspective On President Obama Speaking To Students
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
I recieved the following letter from one of our readers regarding the decision of Huntington Beach City School District to not broadcast President Barack Obama’s speech to students on Tuesday. Dear Editor: The President of the United States will be…
Right-Wingnuts Unhinged Over Obama Talking to Kids
by Chris Prevatt • • 6 Comments
UPDATE: Here’s the prepared text of the speech the president will deliver. Tim Rutten has an excellent OpEd in the LATimes today regarding the hysteria over the president’s planned Back to School address; Calls to boycott Obama’s speech to kids…
The Shock Doctrine hits Public Education
by Chris Prevatt • • 8 Comments
In Naomi Klein’s bestselling “The Shock Doctrine†we find the thesis that shocks have been used to push through unpopular free market decisions, mostly privatization and deregulation, generally against the will of the people but always to the advantage of…
President’s Weekly Address: Overcoming America’s Challenges
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From The White House Blog: The President recounts America’s great history of overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges, and pledges to lead America in continuing that tradition. Focusing on creating a clean energy economy, comprehensive health reform, and revitalizing an education system…
Bass on Democrat’s Responsible Budget Plan
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SACRAMENTO – In this Democratic weekly address, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) outlines the Democratic budget proposal the Assembly and Senate will vote on next week. They say that while the Democratic budget proposal will have real and painful…
Obama Weekly Address: A Budget Equal to the Task Before Us
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From the White House Blog: The President reflects on lessons from his time spent outside Washington recently, which only reinforced the core principles in his budget. The budget will be his central focus throughout this week: “These investments are not…
