IS AMERICA LOSING ITS “BACKYARD IN THE SOUTH”? Considering the U.S. and Latin American reactions to the recent Venezuelan election, it would appear that things are seriously awry for the U.S. in that backyard. While Washington tries to subvert the electoral process that (narrowly) elected a successor in the mold of Hugo Chavez, other [...]
COLLEGE STUDENTS: FORGET ABOUT THAT DUMB PROFESSOR WHO GRADES YOUR ESSAY EXAMS; ED-EX OFFERS YOU AN “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE” TO DO THAT JOB FOR YOU. ” EdEx” is a creation of Harvard and MIT which machine-grades essay exams as “objective” tests have long been graded. Proponents praise the system for the “instant feedback” offered students [...]
THAT’S ONE GIANT STEP FOR WORLD LEUKEMIA SUFFERERS. An Indian court rules that a “copycat” (generic) version of a brand name drug cannot be prohibited by the patent claimed by the brand name company. This decision could have “ripple” effects on the availability of generics for people throughout the world. Prohibition of copycat [...]
ISRAEL: GET YOUR GAS MASK, YITZAK! SYRIA MAY BE ABOUT TO “TRANSFER” ITS CHEMICAL WEAPONS TO THE HEZBOLLAH MILITIA IN LEBANON. Israeli warplanes, for the first time in six years, launch an airstrike keep inside Syria, allegedly targeting a convoy headed toward Lebanon with such weapons. Although analysts doubt that either Syria or its [...]
‘STUDENTS-FIRST’ HAS AN AGENDA; AND IS A HARSH GRADER OF U.S. STATES ON THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THAT AGENDA. Michelle Rhee, former Chancellor of Washington D.C. schools, heads the advocacy group that pushes an “education reform” movement based on downgrading of teacher tenure and promotion of teacher evaluation based on student performance on standardized tests. [...]
DRINKING BEER WITH BUSH OR PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL WITH ROMNEY: WHEN ARE NEWS REPORTERS GOING TO DROP THEIR PRETENSES OF BEING OBJECTIVE JOURNALISTS? An Associated Press reporter confuses political news with a fashion review in describing Romney’s attire and other senseless details of Romney and his campaign aides playing a game with reporters and [...]
ANOTHER “HUMANITARIAN CRISIS” IN LIBYA IS PLAYING OUT IN THE DARK OF WORLD PRESS COVERAGE. Lizzie Phelan details the little-known reality that the “Misrata rebels” whose plight was so much agonized over when they faced “government” extermination while the “Gaddafi regime” was still in place, are now the terrorists in Libya: the targets of [...]
WHAT’S MORE “INEFFECTIVE”? PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS OR NEW STUDENT/TEACHER EVALUATIONS? Principals and teachers in New York state are witnessing the first round of student and teacher evaluations under the new test-based achievement guidelines championed by education “reformers.” The results have been as flawed as many expected leading thousands of teachers and principals to protest [...]
“SOUND OF FREEDOM” IS THE “SOUND OF JACKASSES” TO SOME RESIDENTS OF WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASHINGTON. Navy Growler jets from nearby airbase may be the sound of freedom for some, but it’s an excessively noisy and even damaging sound according to others. Farmers complain that some of the “kids” who fly the jets think they [...]
NOTHING “UNCLEAR” ABOUT IT: FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES IN AMERICA ARE RIP-OFFS BOTH OF STUDENTS AND OF TAXPAYERS. New congressional report of committee headed by Senator Tom Harkin documents the profound failure of for-profit colleges to deliver a high quality and usable education to their students despite the huge investment of federal tax dollars, especially in [...]
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