Academic Freedom Media Review, October 23-29, 2010

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Warning on Bologna
Hannah Fearn, Inside Higher Ed, 10/29
Iranian Scholar Accused of Acting against National Security
Network for Education and Academic Rights (NEAR), 10/28
Students say: new report recommending specialised universities would spell disaster for accessible education and academic choice
CNW, 10/27
Scholars at Risk calls for letters on behalf of Svyatoslav Bobyshev and Yevgeny Afanasyev, Russian scholars held in pretrial detention since March
Scholars at Risk, 10/26
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My Next Playlist Topic

Smithsonian Folkways Collection


I’ve got it! Lately I’ve really enjoyed listening to artist who can help give voice to my anger over the kind of corporate greed and irresponsibility, coupled with irresponsible government collusion that led to the crisis we now face in the Gulf of Mexico. So that’s my next playlist: Protest Songs and Corporate Greed. There are LOTS of these, so my playlist will include two criteria. Either the song is just great or it is particularly relevant to what is going on right now. I’m excluding anti-war songs, unless the song is about both topics. So, ideas anyone? Workers songs from the 30’s to the most popular songs of today! Let’s hear them.
Here’s two, just to get us started.
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Old Lady Impersonates Obama for Unknown Reasons. Tiny Dog Not Fooled

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