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Melissa Harris-Perry (Wake Forest University professor, MSNBC host) is a wonderful, inspiring person. Prof. Harris-Perry is someone who encounters a frightening situation – a strange man coming too close to her and mumbling vaguely threatening comments – and turns it into a chance to write beautifully about the importance of good teacher – student relationships …
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Someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability. And to help repair tears in her society, to make things a little better through the use of whatever ability she has. To do something, as my colleague David Souter would say, outside myself. ‘Cause I’ve gotten …
youthiswasted: Thankfully the mainstream media has been giving thorough and thoughtful coverage to Obama’s failure to veto the NDAA and its indefinite military detention provisions. As you can see from today’s screenshot from the home page of MSNBC. /sarcasm Not a single mention of it. What media blackout? ….because it’s obviously more important that a …
CLARITY AND CHAOS 