(2013/08/06) The high cost of higher learning (Education) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com

Edition #743

The high cost of higher learning

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Reform Leading To Cheating - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-5-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Cheat - The Clash

Ch. 4: Act 2: The Drive To Cheat - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-3-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Indian Moon - State Radio

Ch. 6: Act 3: Vital Education for Poor Kids: No, $100 Million For Sports Stadium: Yes. - Majority Report - Air Date: 05-24-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Chicago Teacher - Rebel Diaz

Ch. 8: Act 4: ALEC in education - UnFuck it Up Project

Ch. 9: Song 4: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman

Ch. 10: Act 5: Education Warps Your Mind - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 4-12-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Anti-intellectualism - Noise & Rhythm

Ch. 12: Act 6: Students Screwed By Government Inaction - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-06-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Burning bridges - Jack Scott

Ch. 14: Act 7: The High Cost of College - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 07-10-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Exploring and traveling theme - LOST

Ch. 16: Act 8: Fox's Stuart Varney Misleadingly Claims Subsidizing Student Loans Costs Taxpayers - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 07-18-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Exploring and traveling theme - LOST

Ch. 18: Act 9: Free Education Wins as Cooper Union Occupation Ends - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-17-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Higher Education - Knowledge

Ch. 20: Act 10: Student Loan Deal Could Be A Raw Deal - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-14-13

Ch. 21: Song 10: I didn't see that coming - Rob Hockney

Ch. 22: Act 11: Forget student loans – make higher ed free - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 7-30-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: The perfect space - The Avett Brothers

Ch. 24: Act 12: Time for a Student Loan Jubilee! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-25-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 25: Better to err of the side of avoiding false conviction - Garrett from Colorado

Ch. 26: Troubled by Wade's comments - Steve from Stockton, CA

Ch. 27: Jury nullification is one thing, the reverse is something else - Casey from Chicago, IL

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 28: Thanks to Climate Ride donors

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Activism:

https://www.facebook.com/events/398759776900781/ 

http://www.ctunet.com/events 

Information for this segment can be found at:

http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/07/12175/cashing-kids139-alec-bills-2013-promote-private-profit-education-model 

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/15/1223638/-Will-Chicago-Stand-Up-to-ALEC 

http://www.thenation.com/article/175085/chicago-rising# 

http://truth-out.org/news/item/17975-why-alec-fabricated-public-school-failures-and-why-were-not-surprised 

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/emails-link-jeb-bush-education-group- 

http://raniakhalek.com/2012/01/12/why-is-public-education-being-outsourced-to-online-charter-schools/ 

Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unfuck-It-Up/196389490396988

Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com 

Katie Klabusich, director: http://katiespeak.com 

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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