Tuesday Reads

So how did the Democratic Party get fucked up with the same neoliberal poison as the GOP?

Not hard to figure out. It goes back to at least the 1980s when the Dems thought they had to ape the Republicans on economic issues in order to get power.
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Obituary: Actor James Nobel, 94, best remembered for his role in the sitcom Benson, has died.

Noble was born March 5, 1922, in Dallas, Texas. He studied acting at Southern Methodist University before joining the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he continued studying drama, this time in New York City under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.

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Teachers' jobs continue to "evolve," which translated means they have more stress, do more work, are expected to do everything, and get paid less for doing it.
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