gold star for Molly Ivan's "Escape. . . ."

[donsu]

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=19819

Escape from the pickle factory
We're going to need to put our heads together to get out of this mess


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Here's a starter: I would like America to be a country where we spend more money on educating people than we do on the military.

On a panel in New Haven, Conn., the other night, Ray Suarez of PBS answered the "How do we fix it?" question with the proposal that we make K-12 our top priority. He suggests this would have so many unexpected side effects -- ranging from science to race relations -- it would effectively be a revolution.

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Molly ended by saying:

Nothing simple about this effort -- anyone who thinks international relations and diplomacy are simple, straightforward subjects has not been paying attention. This how-do-we-fix-it series is a conversation, not a lecture, and all suggestions are welcome. You can e-mail your suggestions to me at [e-mail].
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knowledge is power

in the coming metamorphosis women will need all the knowledge they can get. K-12 vs. military

[redqueen]

1. Spot on as usual.

I still love Kucinich's observation of this situation. When bombs fail, we increase funding... when children fail, we cut it. How long could it take to fix such an obvious problem with the way we treat our children?

[Tigress DEM]

2. BOOKS NOT BOMBS!!

Love that WOMAN! She was the first person I started reading that made me laugh and cry and made me feel patriotic for being so pissed off at this corrupt government.

[Tigress DEM]

3. dupe

Love that WOMAN! She was the first person I started reading that made me laugh and cry and made me feel patriotic for being so pissed off at this corrupt government.