Story (15 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Rob Kall)
  

Business (14 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Joan Brunwasser)

The truth about Testing: inventing failure so as to "fix" what wash never broken. (50 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Susan Lee Schwartz)
Testing and  evaluation IS NOT about standards... it is about profits.  Congress  enshrined the NCLB act which is the crux of the tragedy and allowed the testing company Pearson to rake in a fortune while kids lost everything we once took for granted  Its goal is to ensure that schools fail, so they can be rated as failing! Then they can be'FIXED' by the CC! .  Read  how testing replaced learning as the objective: ' The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education' by Diane Ravitch;   The road to opportunity ended. The Bush policy and the Duncan rant  became the  national mandate, and the professional at the bottom , lost the right to plan lessons that enable kids to learn. They  evaluated the teachers our of their jobs, their civil-rights and that is What VAM means. The tests were not reform. They were a 'magic elixir, no evidence required, and now that the evidence is in, as this series reveals, the charlatans who run the country, the media and now the schools want to continue the ruinous policy that dumbs down a nation to the point where propaganda wins, the people are so Bamboozled that they will elect liars.   

Norfolk / Tidewater Area Virginia (20 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Meryl Ann Butler)
    

Chris Hedges: Days of Destruction Days of Revolt Interview (4 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Rob Kall)

Awakeners (12 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Rob Kall)
Once WE are awake, it is our duty to awaken others

Positive Visions of the Future (5 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Blair Gelbond)
  The urge to create narratives seems fundamental to human nature.    The process of 'storytelling' shapes how we see the world and understand who we are.    Many things remain hidden until we can find the right words/ideas to describe them.   

Nicolai Petro: Russian-American Relations (10 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Nicolai Petro)
  The Russian-American relationship since the collapse of the USSR is a litany of lost opportunities and lack of vision. The latter is rooted   in an ostensible 'values gap' that has effectively cast relations with   post-communist Russia into another a long succession of 'strategies of containment,' to use historian John Lewis Gaddis' classic phrase.      Change will not come until we stop thinking of Russia as the USSR, and treat Russian democracy with the respect it deserves, so that it can finally resume its rightful role as an integral part of the West. Sadly, it appears that the task of finally bringing Russia back into Europe will be left to future generations, less burdened by the memory of the Cold War.      Comments prior to 2007 are available at my web site   archive: www.npetro.net/4.html.      

Lawrence Wilkerson Interviews and transcripts-- Blood in the streets, Predator Capitalism (6 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Rob Kall)
  multiple interviews with Lawrence Wilkerson-- audio and transcripts  

Children (17 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Joan Brunwasser)

Peace & Nonviolence (19 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Meryl Ann Butler)

Covid (16 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Scott Baker)
  Relates to all things Covid from disease to social changes.  

Protests, Actions (12 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Rob Kall)
  

PLAYERS (25 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Dwayne Hunn)
Whether by actions, position, or historical impact, these PUBLIC POLICY PLAYERS have made a  DIFFERENCE.  

Tracking Electromagnetic Radiation/Fields (2 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Beverly Jensen)
  This series includes articles I write on EMF and its impact on our health, and other articles will be links of considerable importance on this topic. This is health challenge, which is a political issue foremost, is one that no one is going to warn us, save us or heal us--only ourselves. Information and education on the topic is the first critical step.  

Elections (12 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Scott Baker)
  Articles on the U.S. Elections  

ISRAEL: Corruption of government and the justice system (19 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Joseph Zernik)
  

Nicolai Petro: Western Perceptions of Russia (9 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Nicolai Petro)
  It is widely acknowledged that American media coverage of the world leaves much to be desired.  This is especially true of Russia where, despite a few noted exceptions (Serge Schmemman comes to mind), unfamiliarity with the language, religion, and culture of the people is rampant.      The essays in this section focus on a small handful of clamorous examples. These, however, are only the tip of a very large iceberg.      Earlier commentary is available at my web site   archive: www.npetro.net/4.html.       

Holidays (28 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Marta Steele)
In the past more than now, I've been moved to scribble down thoughts about holidays. Maybe I've said it all? Doubt it!  

Reforming democracy (45 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Susan Lee Schwartz)
  standing up to big money and denouncing the culture of corruption that permeates our political system.  

the END of EVERYTHING: the environment (40 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Susan Lee Schwartz)
    

Brain, Mind, Neuroscience, Psychology (12 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Rob Kall)
  

Podcasts and Video Interviews (23 articles.) (# of views) (Created by John Hawkins)
  This is the folder I will keep my audio and video interviews in.  

Grand Theft (60 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Susan Lee Schwartz)
  stealing public money, raiding our GNP   

Survival - End Times (13 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Michael Collins)
  

I Ching Sonnet Project (23 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Josh Mitteldorf)
  One sonnet for each of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching.  

film (12 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Joan Brunwasser)

Performances, Drama, Movies etc (20 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Meryl Ann Butler)
  Performances, Drama, Movies etc  

Tests: The truth and the propaganda. (47 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Susan Lee Schwartz)
The testing strategy used by the Charlatans who took over public education in the blink of an eye, once the groundwork was laid and the real professionals were removed. Evaluating is a tool of a practitioner used to determine levels in order to plans. By making evaluation  the center of NCLB, teaching became the national narrative instead of learning. This series will show you all you need to know about tests, what they accomplish, and what they cannot do... which is to assess the talent and expertise of an authentic educator.   

Astrology: Sun Signs (10 articles.) (# of views) (Created by Anne Nordhaus-Bike)
The Sun enters a new sign each month, somewhere between the 18th and 24th day of the month. Here are articles for all 12 zodiac signs. Each article covers a single sign, including its ruling planet, symbol, and special traits as well as how to make the most of the sign's energies. Each article also provides special art related to the sign and an uplifting meditation to allow you to harmonize beautifully with the energies available during the Sun's journey through the sign.