Call to Action: Recall the Red Queen!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's time to bring the Madison Revolution to Arizona. Randy Parraz and Citizens for a Better Arizona want to know if Arizonans are willing to get their butts up off the couch and to do the hard work it takes to recall the Red Queen, Governor Jan Brewer. Are Arizonans equal to … Read more
The Red Queen makes her move
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Red Queen and her Arizona Senate Star Chamber have made their next move on the chess board. Steve Muratore reports The Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting — Brewer/Hauser wants Supremes to reconsider: Lisa Hauser, on behalf of the governor, filed a Motion to Reconsider along with a Motion for Expedited Consideration of the Supreme … Read more
Hypocrisy, Thy Name is America
Posted by Michael Bryan Not only is the reaction to the Occupy movement in America short-sighted and repressive, it is antithetical to our stated foreign policy goals. Already we have seen the security forces of Egypt cite American treatment of Occupiers as justification for their own repression. The Tea Party and the Occupy Movement, while … Read more
A different model for online schools
by David Safier Here's an example of how an online school can use a different model — as in, the classroom model, only online — than what we see in most online education. The school is the Education Program for Gifted Youth, also known as the Stanford Online High School (SOHL) because of its affiliation … Read more
Selling the privatization/corporatization of education
by David Safier How do you get voters to pass legislation supporting vouchers, for-profit online charter schools and a raft of other education privatization measures? You create truly heinous decoy legislation to keep the opposition, especially unions, busy, then slide the desired bills in when no one is looking. Patricia Levesque, a top adviser to … Read more
Do I have to make a choice?
by David Safier Apparently I am "one of America's most notable Republicans." That's what it says in the first sentence of a mailer I just got from Mitt Romney. Can anyone read a statement like that, even a loyal Republican, and not laugh out loud? How many "America's most notable Republicans" got this letter today, … Read more
Steve Benen on Sen. Jon Kyl
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We all knew that when the "super committee" failed the parties would point fingers at each other and the media villagers would go to great lengths to insist that “both sides” are to blame, creating false equivalencies regardless of the facts. And sure enough, the political world is following the script to … Read more
