Fairness

Rethink Learning, Now

Sam Chaltain | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Brown v. Board of Education, Equity, Sam Chaltain, Grassroots, Al Franken, High-Stakes Testing, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Teaching, Fairness, Learning, Living News
Sam Chaltain

Learning involves more than basic skills and regurgitating information. It requires higher-order skills and the capacity to digest, make sense of, and apply what we've been taught.

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1:1 Proportionality: If You Want War, Why Not Try Fairness?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Ethisc of War, Bush, Afghanistan, Civilin Casualties, War, 9/11, Obama, War on Terror, Doctrine of War, Shock and Awe, Civilian, Deaths, 1:1 Proportionality, Al Qaeda, Just War, Iraq, Fairness, Casualties, Christian Principles, World News
Stephen C. Rose

I see no reason why in any war there should not be 1:1 proportionality, the idea of killing no more than have been killed by the enemy.

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Mixing Public and Private Objections

Jim Randel | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Fannie Mae, Business, Fairness, Mortgages, Foreclosure, Tax Lien, Politics News
Jim Randel

Government gets into trouble when it expects private enterprise to do anything other than what its DNA requires: to make as much money as it can.

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New Bill Could be Powerful Economic Stimulus for Middle Class Firms

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Small Business, Barbara Boxer, Hank Johnson, Charles Tiefer, Lloyd Chapman, Asbl, American Small Business League, H.R. 256, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Fairness, US Chamber of Commerce, Politics News
Chris Gunn

Since '03, more than 15 federal investigations have uncovered the diversion of billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 corporations and thousands of other clearly large firms.

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The Gay Guide to Obama's Remarks Today

Lane Hudson | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Equal Rights, Fairness, Barack Obama, Obama Extends Federal Benefits, Gays Federal Benefits, Barack Obama Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News
Lane Hudson

The administration has taken backward steps away from fulfilling the vision Obama laid out for LGBT Americans. What the president says today will be far more consequential than what he does.

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When the Exception Proves the Rule

Leah Hunt-Hendrix | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Obstacles, Fairness, Diversity, Inequality, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Leah Hunt-Hendrix

Let's remember that we wouldn't consider their success a big deal if they weren't exceptional. These exceptions prove the rule. Which means there is a lot more work to be done.

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Obama and the "God Gap"

Jim Lichtman | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Jews, Christians, Leadership, President Obama, Honesty, George W. Bush, Gallup Poll, Walter H. Capps Center, Hindus, Democrats, Integrity, Zogby International, God Gap, Muslims, Embryonic Stem-Cell Research, Republicans, Faith, Fairness, Catholic, Protestant, Politics News
Jim Lichtman

Is Obama's openly engaging, pragmatic style working to close the "God gap" in American politics?

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Fixing the Economy vs. Fairness: The Critical Choice President Obama Has Not Yet Made

Paul Abrams | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fairness, Housing, Rick Santelli, President Obama, Robert Gibbs, Economy, Politics News
Paul Abrams

In his speech and in his policies, President Obama seems to be trying to split the difference by providing relief for people who meet certain criteria of worthiness, but letting others fail.

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Solving The Buffett Conundrum On Taxes

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Populism, President Obama, Capital Gains Taxes, Income Taxes, Buffet Secretary, Secretary, Million, Obama, Tax the Rich, Bush Tax Cuts, Bush, Reagan, Clinton, Tax Policy, Millionaire, Capital Gains, Inequity, Fairness, Unfair, Taxes, Hedge Fund Manager, Buffett, Budget, Hedge Fund, Tax Rate, Barack Obama, Buffett Conundrum, Wall Street, Tax, Chris Weigant, Bracket, Warren Buffett, Santelli, Hillary Clinton, Billionaire, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Obama has leaked his first budget outline, and it appears he is serious about attempting to fix this tax policy travesty.

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Governor Paterson, Have You Lost Your Moral Compass?

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fairness, The Rich, Class Warfare, Taxes, David Paterson, Pensions, New York Budget, New York State Budget, Paterson Budget, Politics News
Jonathan Tasini

It's regular people who had nothing to do with this financial disaster who continue to take the hit. In New York, Paterson's new budget takes aim at workers and lets the rich of the hook.

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Armageddon in California

Sara Whitman | Posted 11.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Marriage Equality, LGBT Rights, Equality, Discrimination, Fairness, Marriage Equality in CA, LGBT Equality, Gay Parenting, Prop 8, Gay Marriage MA, No on Prop 8, Gay Marriage Massachusetts, Yes on Prop 8, Religious Right, Lesbian Parenting, Marriage, Gay Discrimination, James Dobson, Living News
Sara Whitman

I am a suburban lesbian mom. I live in Massachusetts. Last I checked, the end of the world has not occurred. No plagues, no locusts, no hell fire and damnation.

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It's Time For A Mild Dose Of Progressive Taxation

David Coates | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Republican Fat Cats, Taxation, Fairness, Middle Class Incomes, Progressive Taxation, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain, Home News
David Coates

On any one day, there is only so much money to go round. If the folks in the big office keep taking so much more than their fair share, it is the rest of those they employ who suffer. It is time to hike up taxes on the super-rich.

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