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It Does Not Stink to Be Me

Posted November 2, 2011 By Dave Thomer

It’s Not News’ 11th birthday, and my 36th. I brought candy in for my students, and many of them sang Happy Birthday for me. I spent a couple of ours talking with a former colleague about teaching and how we get better at it and do it in a way that makes us happy. I […]

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Occupy a Voting Booth

Posted November 1, 2011 By Dave Thomer

Yesterday I suggested that without an electoral strategy, the Occupy movement would probably need to focus on economic and social disruption in order to achieve their goals. I’d like to return to that idea of an electoral strategy for a moment. I understand that the Occupy movement taps into sentiments across the political spectrum, and […]

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