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Where Is the Next Generation of Innovators?
Everyone from business leaders to President Obama is calling for more young leaders in the areas of science, math, engineering, and technology. But many young people say they aren’t even considering careers in these fields. Why not? A recent survey asked them to explain their hesitance.
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I never thought I’d see an American president have the courage to say something like this … to the Christian Broadcasting Network, no less. Way to go, Obama!
Fantastic. <3
Daily dose of Christian persecution.
Maybe spine is finally growing back.
This is the equivalent of him sending an email to The Weather Channel saying “it rains in some states, it snows in others, and sometimes it’s as hot at 80 degrees.” People on both sides of this “issue” sound ridiculous. It doesn’t take “backbone” to re-state the original mission statement of the country he is President of. Furthermore, CBN isn’t even any kind of authority. It’s a TV Network. We’ve got to stop this. Christians don’t report to a TV network. Scientists don’t report to Science Channel as an authority, why should CBN’s opinion on anything matter at all?
(via afropoetic)
A record-high 81% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way the country is being governed. Prior to 2008, the survey’s highest “dissatisfied” result was 66% in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard M. Nixon’s presidency. You know something’s wrong with your approval rating when Watergate’s considered the “good old days.”
Overlay this data with unemployment figures, per household incomes, and things like, oh, “WAR”, and this becomes a LOT easier to read.
Generally speaking, people don’t mind management when they have what they want. Six figure incomes based on no-doc loans? No problem! Multimillion dollar rounds of funding for half-baked website ideas? Great!
Economic collapse = the party’s over. For everyone. And so since SOMEBODY has to take the blame, we’ll blame…Wall Street! Let’s GET ‘EM! No? They lost jobs too? Hm. Then who? Oh yeeeeah. the GOVERNMENT!
When they are forced to do what they need, they hate management.
Some more President Obama for you guys. It’s great to be reminded that on top of being the Commander in Chief, he is also a Dad.
Here are some pics of Obama spending quality time with daughters Sasha and Malia.
A big thanks goes to Abby for requesting the Obama pics, especially the snow goblin photo.
…this is as political as it gets, folks!
(via obamafamily)
now this is a campaign i can get behind. not just cuz it’s star trek related … no scratch that, because it is star trek related. the world as portrayed in the year 2100+ sounds amazing. i’m not just talking about the technological advances but their freaking politics too. that’s one of the main reasons why i like star trek so much; they really try to address the human philosophical problems in their episodes. so to see a country(/world) run under the “federation” with their “prime directive” being what it is? now that would be great. plus, who wouldn’t want a vulcan for president? come on, logic is in his blood; he’ll always make the (right?) logical decisions.
Truth is, though…Spock is already President of the United States. Spock was half human, so his emotional struggle defined him. Take a good listen to the President next time he speaks. He is logical, based on the circumstances he is currently in.
Cornel West and Melissa Harris Perry on Obama.
