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Occupy our schools
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Blog by Rick Ayers/Huffington Post
Something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones? The sea change that is Occupy Wall Street does not have to do with the list of demands. It does not have to do with Obama's election chances. In a perfect example of conflicting narratives, the cultural gatekeepers find it impossible to understand something that is right in front of their faces. Occupy Wall Street is action. We have had talk, talk, talk for years, decades even. The right -- the think tanks, big media outlets, politicians, foundations -- thunders its dogma on a regular basis. The left - community organizers, unions, educators, activists -- refute their arguments, though with a much smaller voice and very few dollars. But it has all just been a conversation. (more...)
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