wired: Here’s how sickeningly routine mass shootings...

wired:

Here’s how sickeningly routine mass shootings like Kalamazoo have become in the US. 

MORE. America’s Deadly Gun Addiction, By the Numbers

We have a gun problem, but we’re attacking privacy and personal liberties to combat it. See anything wrong with this picture?

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Obama Says Guantanamo Prison Doesn't Help U.S. Security — 'It Undermines It'

Obama Says Guantanamo Prison Doesn't Help U.S. Security — 'It Undermines It':

npr:

U.S. operation of the Guantanamo Bay prison facility is “contrary to our values” and is seen as “a stain on our broader record” of upholding the highest rules of law, President Obama said Tuesday, calling for closing the prison.

The administration’s plan to close the prison is “not expected to go very far,” as the Two-Way reported earlier today. Devised by the Pentagon, the plan outlines how a shutdown might work – something that was requested by Congress. But it comes months after lawmakers from both parties approved legislation that prohibits the president from moving detainees onto American soil.

President Obama made his case for the plan at a live event at the White House.

No… Really?!? Glad somebody finally figured this out…

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theverynearfuture: A New Candidate America.

theverynearfuture:

A New Candidate

America.

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stuck-inasmalltown: i don’t mean to be political, but what if everyone had basic human rights

Why The Politics Of The 'Star Wars' Universe Makes No Sense

Why The Politics Of The 'Star Wars' Universe Makes No Sense:

Yes, let’s focus on the least important parts of the Star Wars universe.

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npr: Gun control. Climate change. Donald Trump. Affirmative...

npr:

Gun control. Climate change. Donald Trump. Affirmative action.

The first presidential primaries are just weeks away and with all these debates and issues in the headlines, there’s no question that students are going to want to talk about them.

But how should teachers handle these discussions?

Do politics belong in the classroom at all, or should schools be safe havens from partisan battles? Can teachers use controversial issues as learning opportunities, and, if so, to teach what? And then, the really sticky question: Should teachers share with students their own political views and opinions?

Politics In The Classroom: How Much Is Too Much?

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It’s really sad that in a list of issues for this year, Donald Trump is listed as a top issue. Donald Trump is an insane man, not a policy issue.

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"But this election is not going to be about Donald Trump. He thinks it is, but it’s not about him. It..."

“But this election is not going to be about Donald Trump. He thinks it is, but it’s not about him. It has to be about the issues confronting our country. And my sense of it is that every time issues become prominent, he will say something outrageous or do something outrageous so that he doesn’t have to talk about the issues.”

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Sen. Marco Rubio on Donald Trump (via NPR’s Morning Edition)

The thing is, do American’s actually care about the issues? I’m not sure they do.

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