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Diet Milk is not Milk.
Diet Milk? Stop the dairy industry’s move to sneak artificial sweeteners into milk Diet Milk is not Milk. Tell the FDA not to change the definition of milk Dear Kevin, If you were buying chocolate milk, would you think to check … Continue reading
Last month, 154 nations voted to adopt the first-ever international Arms Trade Treaty to help control the flow of arms and ammunition across borders–but America has yet to do anything on this
Dear Kevin, Last month, 154 nations voted to adopt the first-ever international Arms Trade Treaty to help control the flow of arms and ammunition across borders – saving lives, preventing armed conflicts and protecting human rights. Right now, we need to … Continue reading
How Schools could spend moneys better than simply on more same-old high stakes tests that fail us all
Update: MAP Test Boycott Victory for High Schools! Watch the video on Democracy Now! Click here to see the final recommendations of the Teacher Work Group on Assessment We were celebrating the fact that our students will no longer have to sit in … Continue reading
“Obama Isn’t Bush or Nixon. He’s in Hot Water for Acting Too Much Like Woodrow Wilson”
Perhaps my short article on Obama and Wilson from last week inspired the article below from the New Republic (dated the same date).–KAS To members and friends of Historians Against the War, Here are some notes, plus a set of … Continue reading
An Annoying week–in the NEWS
Kevin, from the IRS to Benghazi, this has been a pretty annoying week in the news. But check out some of the most shared blog posts on Daily Kos this week–I promise they will make you feel better: “I” before … Continue reading
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Which Cartoon is Your Favorite? Climate, etc.
See This Year’s Contestants Vote for your favorite cartoon and have a chance at winning one of 50 editorial cartoon calendars. Vote Today! Vote Today in the 2013 UCS Editorial Cartoon ContestWhich Cartoon is Your All-Time Favorite? Dear Kevin, For seven … Continue reading
Climate Change: Geoengineering: Can We Save the Planet by Messing with Nature? Instead of helping communities to adapt and become more resilient
For years, Democracy Now! has closely followed the issues of global warming and climate change. We reported live from the three recent U.N. Climate Change Conferences in Doha, Durban, Cancún, and Copenhagen. In addition, we attended the World Peoples’ Summit … Continue reading
Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized Testing & MORE EDUCATION NEWS
Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized Testing Listen, read, and see story here: http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/20/seattle_teachers_students_win_historic_victory Chicago Teachers March Against School Closings Chicago teachers are in their third and final day of a cross-city march against school closures in … Continue reading
Would President Obama and Dick Cheney like to be force-fed through nasal tubes pushed into their stomachs, a practice critics say amounts to torture? CLOSE GUANTANAMO PRISON NOW!!!
At least 30 of the more than 100 hunger strikers are being force-fed through nasal tubes pushed into their stomachs, a practice critics say amounts to torture. Protests Mark 100th Day of Guantánamo Hunger Strike Protests were held on Friday … Continue reading
