Friday, September 19, 2014

Salon.com: Ego, money and false promises: Michelle Rhee’s big secret and the collapse of education “reform”

September 19th, 2014
Michelle Rhee

Ego, money and false promises: Michelle Rhee's big secret and the collapse of education "reform"

There's big money in education "reform," and now it's flowing to tech companies that want to disrupt public schools

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz's "terrorism" sham: Why his plan for "destroying" ISIS is ridiculous

GOP agrees ISIS must be "destroyed" -- but don't expect Cruz, Paul and co. to be honest about the costs involved

Reuters/Noah Berger/Jim Young/Dave Kaup

Ultimate guide to saving the world: What we need to do (and do right now)

As thousands prepare to descend on New York for the largest ever climate march, we must consider our options

The unseriousness of "No Labels"

No Labels' humiliating secret: Rich people who don't understand politics

The centrist advocacy group has big plans for '16: A bold menu of vague concepts that everyone already agrees with!

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Tinder for cuddling: This app will find you a random stranger to spoon

In a totally nonsexual way, they swear! Salon spoke to Cuddlr's creator about the pleasures of platonic embraces

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Scotland rejects independence in historic vote

55 percent voted against independence on Thursday

Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue in "20,000 Days on Earth"

Nick Cave's dark, strange and sometimes hilarious odyssey

The Aussie post-punk pioneer's life and career inspires the haunting, revealing music doc "20,000 Days on Earth"

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"Very sexy and a bit alarming": Sarah Waters on her historical thrillers

Waters' novel of murder and forbidden lesbian passion could be this year's "Goldfinch"

Music-Album Evolution

How U2 became the most hated band in America

"All That You Can't Leave Behind" gave the group renewed relevance post-9/11. Now they're an Internet punchline

One nation drowning in debt: Why so many Americans are so exposed

Outdated laws enable collectors to seize up to 25 percent of debtors' wages -- and sometimes everything they own

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Creationism is just the start: How right-wing Christians are warping America's schools

Miseducation isn't only a red state problem. Texas wingnuts are determining what goes into your kids' textbooks

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

Too big to punish: Why America's banks are still above the law

The Obama administration is now reducing sanctions on Credit Suisse. So much for the lessons of the Great Recession

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Woman writes epic open letter to hedge fund bro who allegedly groped her

The reported groper responded to the incident by saying that he's "grabbed plenty of girls' a**es" in his life

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Watch a group of men get bikini waxes, turn bikini waxing into a (sort of) feminist act

Why does it take hot wax on pubic hair for men to understand women's lived experiences? Is this gender equality? VIDEO

Roger Goodell

When will the NFL deactivate Roger Goodell?

The NFL is now getting "tough" on abusive players. But the trouble in the league starts at the very top

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh: "The Republican Party is the equivalent of a battered wife"

"Mitt Romney — a classic example of [a] battered wife!" Limbaugh, and no one else ever before or after, said VIDEO

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Texas court throws out "upskirt" photo law, because banning creepshots is "paternalistic"

The state's highest criminal court ruled that surreptitiously taken illicit photos have First Amendment protections

Ann Coulter

Ann Coulter: Libertarian voters are "idiots" who deserve to "drown"

The media personality (aka troll) knows exactly whom she'll blame if the GOP doesn't win the Senate in November

Jenny McCarthy, Bill Maher

The deadly truth about vaccine denialism

"People assume this will never happen to them until it happens to them"

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High school newspaper editor suspended for refusing to print the word "redskin"

The suspensions came after a long battle with school administrators







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