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• Nick Kristof Finds Plastic More Terrifying Than Warlords

  
  The Awl — Authority: 641
  He almost had it. He got close! But Nicholas Kristof wrapped up his op-ed about the presence of a possibly-maybe harmful plastic in American food on Sunday by once again reminding us of his heroism: “In my family, we’re cutting down on the use of those plastic containers that contain BPA to store or microwave ...
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• Africa: economy

  
  Wednesday-Night — Authority: 134
  Africa development indicators 2008-2009 ; Kenya ; SciDevNet Sub-Saharan Africa 23 August 2007 Is Western aid making a difference in Africa? (CSM) Two US economists [Ayub Rioba and Jeffrey Sachs] debate the value of antipoverty efforts. “Is this really how to save Africa?” asks Tanzanian columnist Ayub ...
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• AFI Fest 2009: Reporter

  
  Row Three — Authority: 514
    Director: Eric Daniel Metzgar Producers: Ben Affleck, Mikaela Beardsley, Steven Cantor, Ann Derry Starring: Nicholas Kristof Year: 2009 Country: United States Running time: 90min.   ****~ (4/5)   The best documentaries do something more than just depict a subject or situation; rather, ...
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• "In several columns, I’ve noted indignantly that we have worse health statistics than Slovenia. For..."

  
  Earthman, Come Home — Authority: 479
  “ In several columns, I’ve noted indignantly that we have worse health statistics than Slovenia. For example, I noted that an American child is twice as likely to die in its first year as a Slovenian child. The tone — worse than Slovenia! — gravely offended Slovenians. They resent having their fine universal ...
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• What Were Reading...

  
  Economix — Authority: 736
  A flash back to "The Crash of 1929" and other economic news from around the Web.
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• GLOBAL MAMA: What the Global Gender Gap Report says about mothers

  
  Girl with Pen — Authority: 121
  On October 27, the World Economic Forum released its 2009 Global Gender Gap report , which ranks countries according to four categories: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political empowerment, and health and survival. Who wins? Iceland, with the world’s smallest gender ...
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  Wednesday-Night — Authority: 134
  
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• “More Schools, Not Troops” – Bravo, Mr. Kristof!

  
  Zoe Weil — Authority: 119
  No need for me to write a blog entry today. Nicholas Kristof has said it perfectly in his New York Times op ed: “More Schools, Not Troops. ” ~ Zoe Author of Most Good, Least Harm and Above All, Be Kind Image courtesy of Jayanth_Vincent via Creative Commons. Like my blog? Please share it with ...
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• "More Schools, Not Troops" - Bravo, Mr. Kristof!

  
  Humane Connection — Authority: 128
  No need for me to write a blog entry today. Nicholas Kristof has said it perfectly in his New York Times op ed: “More Schools, Not Troops. ” ~ Zoe Author of Most Good, Least Harm and Above All, Be Kind Image courtesy of Jayanth_Vincent via Creative Commons. Like our blog? Please share it with ...
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• Some interesting and valuable articles to read

  
  Fabius Maximus — Authority: 557
  Today’s recommendations for your reading pleasure and enlightenment.“Nobody Expects the British Inquisition“, Mark Steyn, National Review Online, 26 October 2009 — The British police act as the paramilitary wing of The Guardian.“Rescuing the University“, Robert Weissberg, Minding the Campus, 27 October ...
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• Turn Your Book Club Into a Social Action Club with Kristof and WuDunns Half the Sky

  
  Have Fun Do Good — Authority: 116
  Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunns book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide , "lays out an agenda for the worlds women and three major abuses: sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender-based violence including honor killings and mass rape; maternal mortality, which needlessly ...
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• Obama Mulls Options (Dithers?) in War Against FOX News

  
  The Satirical Political Report — Authority: 565
  Despite his campaign statements to his progressive base that unlike Iraq, the war against FOX News is not a war of choice, President Obama is now considering a wide array of options against an enemy that poses an equal, if not greater threat, to the United States than the Taliban. Huddled in his situation room ...
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• Global/Affairs [Snap Judgment]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 822
  [West Hollywood, October 27. Image via Getty ]
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• Angelina and Brad Book It to Nicholas Kristofs Launch Party

  
  PopSugar — Authority: 730
  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were together in LA last night to celebrate the release of NYT columnist Nicholas Kristofs new book, "Half the Sky." Nicholas is no stranger to a celebrity endorsement, especially after his work alongside George Clooney . It was a rare evening out for Brad and Angelina, who have been ...
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• Education: Obama administration

  
  Wednesday-Night — Authority: 134
  David Brooks : The Quiet Revolution President Obama understood from the start that this would only work if the awards remain fiercely competitive. He has not wavered. We’re not close to reaching the educational Promised Land, but we may be at the start of what Rahm Emanuel calls The Quiet Revolution. See below ...
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• It’s the curriculum, stupid

  
  Joanne Jacobs — Authority: 615
  Improving curriculum would provide more reform for less money than anything else pushed by reformers, writes Robert Pondiscio of Core Knowledge. He cites Russ Whitehurst’s research showing teacher quality, early childhood education, charter schools and standards don’t provide the brains for the bucks of better ...
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• Democrats, Poverty, and Schools

  
  The Education Optimists — Authority: 458
  Renewing the War on Poverty clearly needs to be one of President Barack Obamas main objectives during the coming years. As Barbara Ehrenreich and so many others are documenting, the deteriorated safety net is failing poor people during this recession, leaving them in dire straits. So when Nick Kristof decided to ...
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• Education as Equalizer

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  I just read two articles expressing (seemingly) opposing viewpoints on the role of education in reducing inequality. The first is Nicholas Kristof’s Op-Ed piece in the New York Times which Ben Adler then responded to on Newsweek’s blog. I’ll summarize both arguments below, and then draw my own conclusions. ...
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• The Education Wars II

  
  Random Thoughts from Random Places — Authority: 444
  Nicholas Kristof spouts off about things he knows nothing about, in this case about "good" teachers, and how they are key to saving the world or some stupid thing . He needs to talk to some rubber room teachers in his neck of the woods. Or talk to Susan Ohanian, or contact the National Association for Prevention of ...
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• Kristof on the “Girl Effect”

  
  The San Franista — Authority: 424
  New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s talk last night with local World Affairs Council head Jane Wales about the state of women’s work and well-being globally was one of the more insightful 90 minute presentations I’ve heard (read: it had me engaged in the far back of the Fairmont main ballroom around ...
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