Show #49: Local high school student Felix Balak on the education system and why it sucks
Posted: 2014/05/24 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in PodcastsTags: Central Florida, education reform, education system, Felix Balak, Florida, Winter Park High School
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My son Felix was in the studio to lead a discussion on the education system. He solicited a bunch of very insightful comments and complaints from some of his fellow students at Winter Park High School and it was very encouraging to see how smart the young’uns are (not just MY boy… though he’s pretty damn smart for sure!).
I personally, despite being a 48 years old geezer, am tired of people blaming the young for all the crap society WE created: Solidarity is our only hope and that should include INTER-GENERATIONAL solidarity too.
Felix gave a shout out to a few of his WPH friends who gave us specific contributions: Kate, Riley, Nicky, Parker, …
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Jiggle Tests, Dunk Tanks, and Unpaid Labor: How NFL Teams Degrade Their Cheerleaders 11 things we’ve learned from football’s cheerleader lawsuits. (Mother Jones)
Posted: 2014/05/22 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/Videomhmm >:/
http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/05/nfl-cheerleader-lawsuits-sexism
Jiggle Tests, Dunk Tanks, and Unpaid Labor: How NFL Teams Degrade Their Cheerleaders
11 things we’ve learned from football’s cheerleader lawsuits.
—By Julia Lurie and Nina Liss-Schultz
| Thu May 22, 2014 6:00 AM EDT
NFL cheerleaders might appear to be a happy, peppy bunch, but off the sidelines their working conditions are far from cheery. On Monday, a former cheerleader for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sued the team, claiming she was paid less than $2 per hour during her 2012-13 season of work. It was the fifth such lawsuit this year; cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders (Raiderettes), the Cincinnati Bengals (Ben-Gals), the New York Jets (Flight Crew), and the Buffalo Bills (Jills) have filed similar suits. (In March, the Department of Labor ruled that the Raiderettes didn’t qualify for minimum-wage laws because they’re “seasonal workers.”)
So what’s it like…
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Some counter-information about Venezuela (as a new wave of propaganda floods the corporate medias)
Posted: 2014/05/22 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoTags: Chavismo, internet freedom, propaganda, terrorism, Venezuela, Venezuelanalysis.com
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Notes:
- YES Venezualanalysis.com is pro-Chavismo but so am I! The socialist movement in South America has done way more good than bad and is the only positive political-economic development on Earth for more than a decade (fact, though like any fact it should be debated so bring it on)
- The journalistic and analytic work of Venezuelanalysis is top notch and well-respected by experts on both sides of the debate… well the honest ones at least.
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Posted: 2014/05/21 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/Video
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