1. Siddarth Kara has written an important new book on trafficking in sex:
2. Columbia University Press’s move into internet, viral videos to sell books is a good idea with decent execution, so far.
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- August 2019: Unfurl Old Glory on these days
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- Nate White’s stunning answer to the question: Why do many British people not like Donald Trump?
- More nature, please? More trees? UK in 100 seconds
- Al “Jazzbo” Collins, and fairy tales from my youth that you should listen to
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- There is something about a campfire, generic National Park Service edition
- April 25, 2019, is World Malaria Day
- Did you fly your flag for Easter?
- Remembering Paul Revere’s ride on April 18, 1775 — an exercise in poetry, history, and prognostication
- Something broke in America this week
- Annals of global warming: Rio Tinto urges mining companies to act on Paris Accord
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- Gun nuts twisting the words of President Kennedy
- Who said it? 'Better to die on your feet, than live on your knees'
- Nate White's stunning answer to the question: Why do many British people not like Donald Trump?
- When do we fly the U.S. flag? Flag fly dates
- "Only the dead have seen the end of war." Who said that?
- How to fold state flags
- Don't fall for the star-spangled voodoo history
- John Wooden's favorite poems: They ask me why I teach
- Typewriter of the moment: July 23, 1829 William A. Burt's typographer patented
- 28 poems on living life to the fullest, today
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- Alltop Education
- Are we doing anything today?
- Around the Corner v.2 – McGuhlin.net
- Basil on the Wall (formerly Where's the teacher?)
- blyberg.net
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- Curricublog, Tony’s
- D-Ed Reckoning
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- Dallas Morning News blog on DISD
- Dana Goldstein, Lady Wonk
- Diane Ravitch's Blog
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- Dreamteacher, The
- EarlyStories
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- Elementary Educator
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- Getting Things Done in Academia
- Halfway There
- JD2718
- JoanneJacobs.com
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- Learning.now
- Leiter Reports
- Living Classroom
- Math Tales from the Spring
- Motivated Grammar
- Motivation Matters (at EdWeek)
- National Council for Social Studies resource page
- NYC Educator
- One Laptop Per Child News
- Our Global History
- Outside the Cave
- Primordial Blog
- S.P.P.D.F.T.
- School Law Blog
- Schools Matter
- Stephen’s Web, by Stephen Downes
- Teacher in a strange land
- Thoughts of the President
- Today’s Homework
- Weblogg-ed
- WordPress.com
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- A History Teacher
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- American Presidents Blog
- Another History Blog
- Bharat Museum
- Boston 1775
- Charters of Freedom (National Archives)
- Chicago History
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- Clio Bluestocking Tales
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- Edge of the American West, The
- Elektratig
- Fake History
- Famous Trials (Douglas Linder’s site)
- Frederick Douglass's Women: In Progress
- Gilder Lehrman Institute
- Golden Oldie Ads
- Got Medieval
- Great American Things
- History 128: U.S. history through the Civil War
- History is Elementary
- History News Network, Teachers’ Lounge
- History on Trial
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- A Quantum of Knowledge
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- Beagle Project
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- Best of Texas
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- Blog of the Airtightnoodle
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- Burka Blog
- Burnt Orange Report
- Californian in Texas
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- Daily Hurricane
- Don’t Mess With Taxes
- Eye on Williamson
- Fabulous Geezersisters’ Weblog
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- Cagle’s Political Cartoons Index
- Coyote Crossing, formerly Creek Running North
- Dave Does the Blog
- Digital Cuttlefish
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- Dying Man’s Daily Journal
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- Gurney Journey
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- Motivated Grammar
- On the Mark: Social Commentary from a Reflective Perspective
- Pseudo-Polymath
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