Sunday links.
Tom Hayden names the Democratic Party think tank that is pushing the pro-war agenda in the Obama administration.
Looking at individual students is not what is meant by the accountability jargon says Doug Noon at Borderland.
Irish teachers are set to strike because the government is messing with their pensions. Hmmm.
The right to teach science in Texas schools ends “in a draw,” says Clay Burell at Change.org.
Most Americans are not financial experts. It’s very difficult, nearly impossible, for normal mortals to sort through the dense policy talk and conflicting opinions to figure out if the rhetoric of reform is real. Confusion is widespread in the land. Most Americans want to believe this president is leading us out of the swamp, but how can they know? I say, trust your gut feelings. They are as reliable as the learned experts. William Greider, The Nation
