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This is a class offered by Mr. Babbitt at Mt. Abe. It focuses on conveying messages through art, whether they're about political, environmental or racial issues. Skills that are worked on are linoleum carving, cartoon art, mural work and drawing.

This video is about the man who defends the prisoners held in Gitmo by the United States and how he does it. It shows how the prisoners are abused and the hunger strikes they go on. I found it interesting how it all connects to the constitution and politics.

I would love to hear more of how this article triggers your connection to the constitution, specifically our judicial branch.

This article is about the possible out comes that can happen when the crisis starts to come to a close. It also gives a great political history of Russia and the Ukraine.

I am glad you put this article on Diigo Clayton! Kissenger does a nice job of reminding people to have historical knowledge before reacting; Russian history and psychology of Ukraine can not be ignored. I was intrigued by his comment that villanizing Putin is a response to not having a clear policy. HK starts his essay well with the reference to how easy war begins and how challenging and daunting it is to end. Words of wisdom...

this article talks about Russia and US's deal and how its going to take a long time to actually seize and destroy all of Syria's chemical weapons because we can only destroy what they tell us they have.

There are a lot of other really interesting points raised about the challenges of these goals and Bashar's calling of the rebels terrorists and the blurring lines of who has chemical weapons. 1000 tons is a lot of weaponry to dispose of and how can the international community actually believe that this is all of the weapons. What about the rebel who feels all the international community cares about is chemical weapons? Are they right?

An amazing in depth GQ article about urban exploration! If your even semi interested in learning more about urbex this is a must read.

An article from The Wall Street Journal containing interviews from US Senators - and their opinions on the recent deal struck between Iran, the US and five other countries.

An amazing blog created by the awesome statistician and economist, Nate Silver. If you have any interest in sports, politics, or social issues then this needs to be bookmarked!

In this new article CNN covers Obama's apology regarding us citizens losing their healthcare plans regardless of choice, going against what he's said in his campaigns promising us optional better healthcare. This makes me wonder how credible he really is with anything he says.

This is a good question and one that gets at the importance of trust. I found the Gallop poll interesting about how people feel if they will be affected by the Affordable Care Act. Do you think these insurance companies have tried to make the roll out of the public plan more challenging?

A great magazine that covers a wide variety of discoveries and advances in technology.

Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and culture at Wired.com.

I like Wired, too. Did Mrs. Camara show you the magazine I brought in from MIT? There is a section in there about various kinds of entrepreneurs; maybe we'll read about you there soon! Definitely worth checking out.