Second post of new year.

What should Obama's New Year's Resolution be?


http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/02/01/business/1247466823688/obama-on-the-budget.html


Interactive Budget

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/02/01/us/budget.html?ref=politics

Chris Asks Question

class poll

Build television sms voting polls at Poll Everywhere

Gay Marriage

Does a state have a right to exclude a group of individuals from state functions based on race, gender, religion, nationality, or seuxal orentation?

Article here

14th Amendment - All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Heroin Hero

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defends pamphlet for heroin users
By Trish LaMonte
January 06, 2010, 9:20AM

New York City's "10 Tips for Safer Use" pamphlet on heroin.New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is defending a decision by the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to print a pamphlet for heroin users, which offers information on how to prepare drugs carefully and how to care for veins to avoid infection.

"I would certainly not recommend to anyone that they use hard drugs or soft drugs," Bloomberg said on Monday. "But our health department does have an interest in if you're going to do certain things to get you to do it as healthily as you possibly can."

Tips in the booklet include: "Drop the cotton directly into the cooker. Don't touch it!" and "Warm your body (jump up and down) to show your veins."

John Gilbride, New York's top official with the Drug Enforcement Administration, calls the brochure a 'step-by-step instruction on how to inject a poison.'

The 17-page pamphlet also offers information on HIV testing and the dangers of sharing needles. It has been in circulation since June 2007, but the city has faced increasing pressure over the past few days to withdraw the publication.“You’re spending taxpayer money and getting a how-to guide for first-time users,” said City Councilman Peter F. Vallone Jr., a Democrat from Queens. Vallone said he plans to meet with the city's health commissioner this week to encourage him to withdraw the pamphlet.

WCBS: See the heroin pamphlet (PDF)
NY Times: Public officials attack New York's heroin pamphlet
NY Post: NYC narcotics prosecutor blasts 'heroin how-to' pamphlet
CNN: NYC heroin pamphlet - is it a help or a how-to guide?

Thomas Friedman Identified the suicide bombers father as a hero do you agree with his opinion?

Article here

Why do you thin there are so many negative responses to Thomas Friedman's article?

Read them here (http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/opinion/06friedman.html)

Security vs. Liberty

By listing 14 countries that the US will increase airline security from how will that change flying?

Is making a list of suspect countries profiling?

Are we at war with these countries?

Should US citizens be guaranteed the highest level of security on every flight? How are we willing to pay for this?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/us/05tsa.html?hpw

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/world/europe/31terror.html?_r=1&ref=us

Uganda and our money!

Article :

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/world/africa/04uganda.html?em

After reading this article and listening during class think about the following questions?

Should the US continue to give foreign aid to a country that violates human rights?

Should the US accept money from a foreign country that violates human rights?

What action should the US take in regards to Uganda?

Filibuster

After watching the following videos and reading the article from class, why are the Democrats passing bills in the wee hours of the morning?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/21/health.care.senate.vote/index.html

Coppenhagen Confrontations

Why are young people being arrested by the hundreds in the city of Copenhagen?

How are the movie "The 11th Hour" and this artcle from class related?

Do students have a right to a free and public educaton?

How might NYC schools change if bussing is no longer supplied by the MTA for free?

Medical USE or an excuse for ABUSE?

Should states retain the right to decide the use of illeagal drugs for medical purposes?

ECONOMICS BOOK

"People cannot eat machinery or factory buildings. That is why poor countries should concentrate on agriculture and leave manufacturing to the industrialized nations."

EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE.

What the president cannot do...

CBS report




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IN CLASS ARTICLE "Healthcare a Right or a Privilege?"

World Journalism Prep teacher suggests this article from the Heritage Foundation.

The Blitz

Why is the president flooding Sunday morning with his message?

Click Here

Racisim or Distraction?

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

White House Response

Maureen Dowd's Opinion Piece

How should the office of the president respond to Maureen Dowd and former president Jimmy Carter?

In your opinion does this arguement have any validity?

Will this derail the healthcare reform bill?

Healthcare Speech

Re-watch the president's speech on healthcare. What are his goals? Ask a registered voter what they think of the president's plan.


http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/09/10/us/politics/20090910-obama-health.html#

click here

9/11

After reading Illness Persisting in 9/11 Workers, Big Study Finds write a brief reflection. How has money played a role in the care of 9/11 cleanup victims? Who is at fault for the illness? What changes in finance need to be made to correct the problem? Is health care a federal, city or individual responsibility? If you would like to read a follow up article just published on the Times website before you write click here.

Who should pay for the healthcare of 9/11 workers?

Who is responsible for this issue?

Does the US government have a responsibility to care for the sick?

Do people have a right to healthcare?

Senior Class 2010

Your first assignment:

After reading the article Bringing School to the Information Age (hyperlinked here) browse through the previous postings and comments on this blog.

Is this format and classroom structure suitable to your learning style?

What benefits can this format present to a classroom?

What drawbacks do you foresee?