Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Diaries up for rescue tonight:

• murrayewv's US Dept of Ed says No to Global Math, Science Testing questions the reasons for the U.S. choosing not to test its most gifted math and science students-and then having them compared to those of other countries.
• geoffrotull's Truth about the "Drug War" looks at the economic incentives behind drug arrests and comes to some conclusions about what's driving the system. First-time diarist.
• Bill Prendergast's Big Business to GOP: "You're fired." walks Big Business through the termination process, applying it to the Republican Party, as disenchantment with the GOP grows in the corporate world.
• hegemony57's Hunger Strike on Capitol Hill - Part I discusses the ideas and motivation of a protestor on strike near the doors of Congress.
• danps's A Tipping Point? summarizes a week of small, overlooked-but possibly important-gains for progressive causes.
• KAMuston's LONG, NEEDLESS WORDS is a refreshing piece of snark targeting pontification and blowhards in general in the format of prize award announcements.
• exlrrp's My Second Tour of Vietnam describes another time, another place ... yet it all sounds eerily familiar today.
• jillian's BREAKING!...the Earth (Avocado Festival Edition) brings a round-up of environmental news.
• Limelite's Nanobodies: Why You Should Kiss the Camel serves as an interesting primer on the properties and promise of teeny-tiny antibodies and their bonding properties.
• Michael Connery's MTV's Latino Outreach: Partners Matter examines the implication of MTV partnering up with Sallie Mae and the US Army to sponsor its new network.
• Frederick Clarkson's Is a Dem State Rep like Benedict Arnold and Judas? describes a down-and-dirty opening salvo-a billboard-in a Massachusetts state senate campaign.

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