Voy a hablar de la esperanza. HOY SUFRO SOLAMENTE As we know, I am a working man, although if I were a male academic I might not have all the same duties as I do. That, precisely, is why I am a working man in old fashioned terms: a working man works on an assembly … More Voy a hablar de la esperanza
This semester I gave some intermediate students a survey the first day, asking what their backgrounds and interests in the field were and what they saw as their current pedagogical needs in this subject. The results were very revealing. What they (mostly) dislike in terms of pedagogy: 1. Group work. They say, “Professors believe group … More Pedagogical Revelations
He said in part, in a letter to Paulson: “Any plan to clean up the mess on Wall Street must: “1. Ensure that middle income and working families are not the ones who are paying for this bailout by “a. Imposing a five-year, 10 percent surtax on income over $1 million a year for couples … More Bernie Sanders
This is one of the fragments I wrote to recover from severe culture shock after returning to the opulent United States from Lima. Because of possible pickpockets some people are afraid to shop at Lima’s central market, which I like. But the members of my household who live mostly in the United States do go … More William Blake
1. No volunteers are men and only I am white. 2. I thought we would be phoning locally but we are phoning the upper Midwest. 3. I am far less comfortable with this than with local get out the vote phoning. 4. This really is work and I am not in my element with telemarketing. … More Live Blogging a MoveOn Organizing “Party” for Obama
1.0. It turns out that the ATM card my bank mailed me in Peru, was already invalid when it arrived because they had also mailed a regular debit card to me here. Moral of story: if you have an ATM card mailed to you elsewhere, even if it is a different type of card than … More Back to the Future
“…This legislation is further proof our government has been turned into an engine that accelerates the wealth upwards. Taking money from the pockets of the people of this country and putting it into the hands of the few. That is what our tax policy does. It accelerates the wealth of America upwards. That is what … More Kucinich on the Bailout
Observe this video of Manila in the 1930’s. Apparently it had the world’s largest prison at that time. I do not endorse the attitude of the narrator, but the script is an interesting historical document in itself. For good measure see this, also on Manila, from 1938: Axé.
I insist now upon speaking in very positive tones, but I am rocky and discouraged many days and I am in a state of distress about many things. More than I realize. I am improved but I should still recognize the foregoing squarely. It makes life easier. What I can see, I can cure. And … More Te Deum. Lomo de las Sagradas Escrituras. The Red Army Choir
Now the University is offering us the chance to change from private retirement plans to the state system. I have never been on the state system, although if I had gotten in when I originally came it would have been advantageous, because it is not portable and I have never planned to stay. And rules … More Financial News Question
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