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On John Boehner and Dr. Moreau
THE TEA PARTY BEASTS STILL HAVE TEETH Just over two years ago, the last time the Republican Party jumped on the “let’s hold the government hostage to get what we want” scheme, I wrote a series of blogs elaborating what I called the Dr. Moreau Theory of Republican Politics. That is the corporate elite reinforced… Read more
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Jim Crow 2.0
OUR CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP IN A NEW AGE OF SEGREGATION I like to use an educational technique that I call The Serendipitous Curriculum. I’ve been ribbed about it by administrators in the past, but I believe it is one of the most powerful tools in education. The process is simple. Whenever an unplanned opportunity… Read more
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Don’t Forget the Meaning of Labor Day
REAL PEOPLE FOUGHT AND DIED FOR LABOR RIGHTS IN THIS COUNTRY In 1877 workers for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shut down the rails to protest multiple pay cuts and exploitative working conditions. Their anger spread throughout the nation, as far away as San Francisco. The militias of ten states were called in to break… Read more
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American Meat Production and Democratic Surveillance
CHRISTOPHE HAUBURSIN OF VOX.COM EXPLORES UNDERCOVER REVELATIONS ABOUT AMERICAN MEAT PRODUCTION Other Featured Voices Include: https://madsociologistblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/elizabeth-warren-on-planned-parenthood/ https://madsociologistblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/ezra-klein-interviews-bernie-sanders/ https://madsociologistblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/act-out-from-occupy-com/ https://madsociologistblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/jon-stewart-has-no-more-jokes-on-gun-violence/ https://madsociologistblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/chris-hayes-on-the-problems-of-white-culture/ Read more
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On ISIS and Anomie
WHY IS EXTREMISM SO ATTRACTIVE TO SOME? I recently viewed some videos published by the New York Times addressing the motivations of young people, living otherwise normal lives by western standards, who nevertheless opt to join ISIL in their jihad against infidels and their mission to establish a new caliphate. The videos were very revealing, perhaps… Read more
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A Good Rule of Thumb Before Posting Memes
I’D LIKE TO CALL IT THE “MAMA RULE” The social media universe is unique in the history of man. It’s speed of light interactions and push-button communication influences the rules of interaction within that particular sphere of influence. How much this translates to actual person-person interaction is not yet clear. However, the innovations resulting from… Read more
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