Keith Olbermann on the Tea Party

Is this rant against the Tea Party Republican's warranted? Is his rant just a another liberal voice in the sea of conservatism that 'seems' to have been sweating through the States? Certainly media outlets like Fox news with their disciples like Glenn would have us believe this. However, as I listened to this 20 minute video, I couldn't help ask myself, are the policies some of these folks in the Tea Party really good for them? Do folks really think the mess America is in could have started with Obama? I'm looking forward cautiously I might add to Tuesday's results. If you want to listen to the rant (first 5-10 minutes will give you the drift and last 5 are very powerful), you can find it here.

The Empathic Civilisation

Nimo from my block class sent this one to me, truly amazing research on our empathetic impulses. What implication/s does this have in our social, politic and economic lives? I'd love to hear your your reactions, you can find the 10 minute video here.

Resolution 1325 ten years later calling on ending violence....

against women in conflict areas and allowing women to participate in peace building. The UN certainly has the political message right but what about action? How are our politicians pursuing this just cause? Here's an idea, write your MP and find out? Here's a link to MP's mailbox's. Why not ask him/her about progress being made in this regard? If you send a letter, cc it me and a response when/if you get one. Here is the link for the UN article, there is a short side bar video as well (about one and half minutes to go along with it).

Working Class Hero

To commemorate John Lennon's 70th I thought I'd post a song seldom heard anymore. It has a lot of significance given our current unit of study. Listen intently and if need be google the song's lyrics then send me an email with how it relates to what we've studied in economics. The song can be found here.

Linda McQuaig columns...

Here are the archives I promised in class to post. Ms McQuaig has been dubbed the 'Michael Moore of the north'. I was certainly impressed with her at the social studies conference and believe you will be as well once you read her articles. Please remember to send the article title if you respond to one them. The files can be found here.

World Food Day - Oct 16

One out of seven people go to bed hungry according to the UN organization Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). This is pitiful as there is no shortage of food but rather we live in a system that 'wastes' food and makes the almighty dollar key to insuring we have enough to eat. When will we grow up to eliminating hungry? This short article will give you some idea of the problem and what you can do about it. Love to hear your comments on this article.

The story of stuff

As requested by a couple of students, here is the story of stuff as we saw in class. If you wish to blog it, by all mean do so. Here it is.

Tea Party history....opps not quite "Right"

Short history lesson...tea party in 1773 was a reaction to British taxes and intrusion on the 13 colonies hence leading to the American revolution. Little did I know or most know that the Tea Party had it's inception in 1974 and it was a 'leftist' movement. Here is Rachel Maddow and a Havard history professor with the story. Let me know what you think!