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May 11, 2015
Women For Bernie on Facebook and Twitter
For all you Facebook and Twitter folks...
https://twitter.com/WomenForBernieS
https://www.facebook.com/WomenForBernieSanders
May 10, 2015
https://www.facebook.com/berniesanders/photos/a.324119347643076.89553.124955570892789/833865636668442/?type=1
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mothers Day from Bernie 2016
https://www.facebook.com/berniesanders/photos/a.324119347643076.89553.124955570892789/833865636668442/?type=1
Happy Mother's Day!
May 10, 2015
In the clip you will hear Netflix CEO and charter school investor Reed Hastings explain: The problem with schools is democratically elected school boards.
http://www.democracynow.org/2015/5/8/as_obama_admin_seeks_more_funding
As Obama Seeks More Money for Charter Schools, Questions Raised over Billions Already Spent
In the clip you will hear Netflix CEO and charter school investor Reed Hastings explain: The problem with schools is democratically elected school boards.
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Lisa I want to play for you a comment by Reed Hastings, who is the CEO of Netflix. He is a supporter and an investor in the Rocket Ship Education Charter Schools Network. Last year, at a meeting of the California Charter Schools Association, he called for the abolition of local school boards. His speech was posted on YouTube. The audio is not great, but if you listen carefully, you can hear his words.
REED HASTINGS: And so the fundamental problem with school districts is not their fault. The fundamental problem is they dont get to control their boards. And the importance of the charter school movement is to evolve America from a system where governance is constantly changing and you cant do long-term planning, to a system of large nonprofits. Now, if we go to the general public and we say, here is an argument why you should get rid of school boards, of course no one is going to go for that. School boards have been an iconic part of America for 200 years. And so what we have to do is to work with school districts to grow steadily. And the work ahead is really hard, because were at 8% of students in California. Whereas in New Orleans, theyre at 90%. So we have a lot of catch-up to do.
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: That was Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix and a big supporter and investor in the charter school industry, last year at a meeting of the California Charter Schools Association. Lisa Graves, your reaction and also this whole issue of the long-term goal of eliminating any kind of democratic process for parents and communities in their school boards.
LISA GRAVES: Well if you listen closely to what he said, what he said was we need to abolish the school districts we need to abolish the school boards, basically. School boards are really the only way that we have democratic-controlled, direct democracy, over our schools. For ordinary public schools, if they have want to build a new gym, a new stadium, they have to go to taxpayers to get permission to expand the school system, to get taxes to expand. And also, people can elect who is on that school board. What we see through charters and the American Legislative Exchange Councils agenda is an effort to circumvent local democratic control. To basically remove control of these schools, these charter schools, these often for-profit enterprises that are related to them. And thats part of the design of them.
REED HASTINGS: And so the fundamental problem with school districts is not their fault. The fundamental problem is they dont get to control their boards. And the importance of the charter school movement is to evolve America from a system where governance is constantly changing and you cant do long-term planning, to a system of large nonprofits. Now, if we go to the general public and we say, here is an argument why you should get rid of school boards, of course no one is going to go for that. School boards have been an iconic part of America for 200 years. And so what we have to do is to work with school districts to grow steadily. And the work ahead is really hard, because were at 8% of students in California. Whereas in New Orleans, theyre at 90%. So we have a lot of catch-up to do.
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: That was Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix and a big supporter and investor in the charter school industry, last year at a meeting of the California Charter Schools Association. Lisa Graves, your reaction and also this whole issue of the long-term goal of eliminating any kind of democratic process for parents and communities in their school boards.
LISA GRAVES: Well if you listen closely to what he said, what he said was we need to abolish the school districts we need to abolish the school boards, basically. School boards are really the only way that we have democratic-controlled, direct democracy, over our schools. For ordinary public schools, if they have want to build a new gym, a new stadium, they have to go to taxpayers to get permission to expand the school system, to get taxes to expand. And also, people can elect who is on that school board. What we see through charters and the American Legislative Exchange Councils agenda is an effort to circumvent local democratic control. To basically remove control of these schools, these charter schools, these often for-profit enterprises that are related to them. And thats part of the design of them.
http://www.democracynow.org/2015/5/8/as_obama_admin_seeks_more_funding
May 9, 2015
Cenk opines about Bernie Sanders including issues and politics
TYT Cenk: Bernie Sanders is awesome
Cenk opines about Bernie Sanders including issues and politics
May 8, 2015
A couple petitions
For the petition inclined folks...
http://pac.petitions.moveon.org/sign/move-on-should-back-bernie?source=none&fb_test=0
https://www.change.org/p/democracy-for-america-endorse-bernie-sanders-in-the-2016-election
May 7, 2015
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/just-dont-do-it-sanders-urges-obama-on-nike-trip
Read Bernie's letter to the President here or here
Just Don’t Do It, Sanders Urges Obama on Nike Trip
Just Dont Do It, Sanders Urges Obama on Nike TripWASHINGTON, May 7 Citing Nikes low wages for foreign workers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) yesterday asked President Obama to cancel a planned meeting on Friday with executives of the athletic shoe maker at its headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.
Nike has taken advantage of free-trade agreements similar to proposed new pact which Obama is touting to offshore tens of thousands of American jobs to Vietnam and other low-wage countries.
Nike epitomizes why disastrous unfettered free-trade policies during the past four decades have failed American workers, eroded our manufacturing base and increased income and wealth inequality in this country, Sanders wrote in a letter he sent to the president yesterday.
As part of a campaign on Capitol Hill for a proposed 12-nation trade agreement, the Obama administration has been traveling the country talking about the pacts supposed benefits.
Sanders and other opponents of the deal have argued that previous trade agreements cost millions of American jobs and widened the United States trade deficit a pattern likely to be repeated if the largest ever trade deal is approved by Congress.
It is no secret why Nike is supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This would increase the profits of Nike but do nothing to encourage Nike to create one manufacturing job in this country. It would simply make Nike more money and increase the compensation packages of its executives, Sanders wrote.
Since 2001, the U.S. has lost 60,000 factories. When Nike was founded in 1964, just 4 percent of footwear sold in the United States was imported. Today, that number has soared to 98 percent and Nike, like many other shoe companies, produces all of its products overseas.
Sanders said Congress should reject the free-trade agreement and instead develop policies that promote jobs in the United States.
Nike has taken advantage of free-trade agreements similar to proposed new pact which Obama is touting to offshore tens of thousands of American jobs to Vietnam and other low-wage countries.
Nike epitomizes why disastrous unfettered free-trade policies during the past four decades have failed American workers, eroded our manufacturing base and increased income and wealth inequality in this country, Sanders wrote in a letter he sent to the president yesterday.
As part of a campaign on Capitol Hill for a proposed 12-nation trade agreement, the Obama administration has been traveling the country talking about the pacts supposed benefits.
Sanders and other opponents of the deal have argued that previous trade agreements cost millions of American jobs and widened the United States trade deficit a pattern likely to be repeated if the largest ever trade deal is approved by Congress.
It is no secret why Nike is supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This would increase the profits of Nike but do nothing to encourage Nike to create one manufacturing job in this country. It would simply make Nike more money and increase the compensation packages of its executives, Sanders wrote.
Since 2001, the U.S. has lost 60,000 factories. When Nike was founded in 1964, just 4 percent of footwear sold in the United States was imported. Today, that number has soared to 98 percent and Nike, like many other shoe companies, produces all of its products overseas.
Sanders said Congress should reject the free-trade agreement and instead develop policies that promote jobs in the United States.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/just-dont-do-it-sanders-urges-obama-on-nike-trip
Read Bernie's letter to the President here or here
May 7, 2015
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edit: Related thread is here: Just Dont Do It, Sanders Urges Obama on Nike Trip
LA Times Article here.
So Bernie wrote President Obama a letter today...
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edit: Related thread is here: Just Dont Do It, Sanders Urges Obama on Nike Trip
LA Times Article here.
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