Robert Reich, from the Berkeley Blog. Here’s the real story. China has a national economic strategy designed to make it, and its people, the economic powerhouse of the future. They’re intent on learning as much as they can from us and then going beyond us (as they already are in solar and electr[...]
Archive for January 24th, 2011
January 24th, 2011 - 10:39 am § in America
Talk Show Host Takes Over the Republican Party of Washington
The sad fate of the Republican Party now seems sealed, at least in WA state. Kirby Wilbur, a rabid right wing ideologue of the Beck/Limbaugh school, is now the head of the state committee. Hasn’t the time come for the remnant or rationality in the Republican party to call for something else?[...]
Senate Chair: Aprikyan was wronged.
Originally posted 17 Jan. Updated Jan 24 because of a comment that may interest others. Please read comments. Ed Note: This is copied from the UW Senate Blog. Unfortunately, and I suspect illegally, that blog is protected from public view. UW staff, however can access the blog directly[...]
January 24th, 2011 - 12:40 am § in Misc.
Kahn Academy, an alternative solution to higher ed?
From an essay by Tina Podlodowski at Crosscut. …..Ranking 48th among the 50 states in the percentage of our population enrolled in four-year schools at the undergraduate level deserves something extraordinary, wouldn’t we all agree? Ms. Podlodowski . a former Microsoft Exec and Seattle City [...]