A continuation of stories from previous weeks:
Occupy Protests:
People vs. Profits? - worldmag.com
Dozens arrested in Occupy D.C. protests - washingtonpost.com
Read the Occupy D.C. website... interesting to read this side - occupydc.org
70 arrested as police clear Occupy camp in San Francisco and dismantle around 100 tents - washingtonpost.com
*For older students: Are Occupy Wall Street and corporate fat cats the same? (Parents, please use discretion when watching this video) - washingtonpost.com
Newly Elected Egyptian Government:
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says it does not seek power struggle with ruling military council - washingtonpost.com
Muslim Brotherhood top winner in Egyptian election - studentnewsdaily.com
Political cartoons are an interesting way to think look at current events... many themes probably go right over the students heads?
Political Cartoons - worldmag.com
I'm interested to know what you think about using these!
In my Commonplace...
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