(2012/09/17) Teachers make a goddamn difference (Education)

Edition #644

Teachers make a goddamn difference

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: The Experts Are WRONG and Here's How - LeeCamp - Air Date: 08-27-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Change the world - The Offspring

Ch. 4: Act 2: For-Profit Colleges Target Vets & Loans for Huge Profit - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-9-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Breathe me - Sia

Ch. 6: Act 3: How the TPP agreement is a danger to the US - Best of the Left Activism Update

Ch. 7: Song 3: Always - Switchfoot

Ch. 8: Act 4: Nation's Substitute Teachers Would Like To Know Who Threw That - The Onion

Ch. 9: Song 4: Let's Misbehave - Irving Aaronson & His Commanders

Ch. 10: Act 5: Student Loans Could Lead to Holocaust! says GOP Rep. - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-07-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Wake up - Arcade Fire

Ch. 12: Act 6: We Are Toxic Assets - J.A. Myerson for Citizen Radio

Ch. 13: Song 6: Common sense - Justin Mcroberts

Ch. 14: Act 7: Chicago teacher strike under attack with misinformation - CounterSpin - Air Date: 9-14-12

Ch. 15: Song 7: Teach me something - Hot Tip

Ch. 16: Act 8: Teachers As Thugs - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 9-16-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Concrete bed - Nada Surf

Ch. 18: Act 9: Chicago Teachers Unfairly Vilified - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-14-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: The Legend of Zelda Main Theme Medley - Nintendo

Ch. 20: Act 10: What Teachers Make - Taylor Mali

Activism links:

www.eff.org/issues/tpp

Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities:

Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com

Voicemails:

Ch. 21: Stacy responds to Joe - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area

Ch. 22: What is your advantages? - Anonymous

Ch. 23: Thanks for queer rights episode - Jay from New York

Ch. 24: Who cares about the gay issue? - Joe from PA

Ch. 25: Tammy Faye Baker on Jesus and the gays - Laurie from WA

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 26: Final comments on the morality of placating fundamentalists

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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