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Thursday, 2 April 2015

CrossTalk on RT: The Yemen "template of success"

Amazingly the Obama administration still calls Yemen a "template" of success when it comes to its counterterrorism efforts. Closer to the truth is probably still another poorly thought out foreign policy adventure. And double standards abound - what is deemed legitimate for Yemen is denied in the case of Ukraine.[embedded content] Comment: Some interesting contrasts drawn between the response of the US to the toppling of the legitimately elected leader of the Yemen vs the response to the toppling of the legitimately elected leader of the Ukraine....

13yo Logan LaPlante shares his experience with Hackschooling, an alternative to traditional education

[embedded content]When 13 year-old Logan LaPlante grows up, he wants to be happy and healthy. He discusses how hacking his education is helping him achieve this goal.Transcript:When you are a kid, you get asked this one particular question a lot, it really gets kind of annoying. What do you want to be when you grow up? Now, adults are hoping for answers like, I want to be an astronaut or I want to be a neurosurgeon, you're adults in your imaginations.Kids, they're most likely to answer with pro-skateboarder, surfer or minecraft player. I asked...