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• Has the U.S. turned the corner on unemployment?

  Fri May 6, 2011
  • How could the economy have gotten any worse post Bush? But corporations will drag their feet because they refuse to take any real risk.

• Do you agree with President Obama's decision not to release death photos of Osama bin Laden?

  Wed May 4, 2011
  • We have a presidential president now, instead of a reformed drunken cowboy. Expect rational, mature decisions & class. Let's regain respect

• Do you think the cost-cutting aimed at public union workers has been fair?

  Tue Apr 5, 2011
  • The campaign against unionization is a calculated move by arrogant & elitist super-wealthy people who believe they deserve to have it all.

• GOP vs. NPR: In the wake of latest controversy at the broadcaster, should federal funding be pulled from public radio and TV stations?

  Wed Mar 9, 2011
  • There's precious few token minority Tea partiers. He was right. If the economy was OK and people cared, private funding is always preferabl

• Is a culture of academic overachievement hurting our students? Are too much testing and homework putting our kids on a "Road to Nowhere" as the title of the documentary film suggests?

  Tue Mar 8, 2011
  • As long as there are compulsory attendance laws, obsessing about testing is inevitable. It's all about justifying the system.

• Does English teacher Natalie Munroe deserve to be suspended for blog posts in which she called her young students 'disengaged, lazy whiners'?

  Wed Feb 16, 2011
  • It's a tough job & teachers shouldn't be scapegoats. But kids need encouragement & good models. She doesn't relate or solve problems well.

• Olbermann signs off msnbc

  Fri Jan 21, 2011
  • I'll be watching to see where Keith shows up next. Such a powerful, dynamic & honest voice is bound to return to prominence. I've always liked Lawrence O'Donnell but he is a bit too establishment & staid for an old sixties revolutionary wannabe (me).

• Vote: Weigh in on Palin's reaction

  Wed Jan 12, 2011
  • Many of us predicted metaphors about shooting & violence broadcast by Limbaugh, Palin, Beck, etc. would encourage crackpots & mentals

• Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona reportedly shot

  Sat Jan 8, 2011
  • This has all the marks of a right wing extremist fanatic fired up & agitated on a daily basis by the hate radio talk show hosts. Limbaugh, Beck, Savage or one of the many others may as well have pulled the trigger.

• Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona reportedly shot

  Sat Jan 8, 2011
  •  This has all the marks of a right wing extremist fanatic fired up & agitated on a daily basis by the hate radio talk show hosts. Limbaugh, Beck, Savage or one of the many others may as well have pulled the trigger.