The environment is screwed. Big oil and coal want to brainwash your children. The Center for American Progress obtained a secret document produced by the Heartland Institute – a right wing, global warming-denying think tank funded by the Koch brothers – to teach children in K through 12th grade that global warming is a “major scientific controversy.”

The document includes secret plans to re-write environmental curricula to downplay the effects of global warming. The man in charge of writing the new curricula is named Dr. David Wojick - who also works as a coal industry consultant. The Heartland Institute defended its reeducation effort by saying, “We hope that our efforts will restore sound science to climate change education and discourage the political propaganda that too often passes as ‘education.’” In other words – they think big oil should be teaching kids – and not the scientific community.

This is exactly the sort of stuff that former Supreme Court justice Lewis Powell called for in his infamous 1971 memo to the Chamber of Commerce when he suggested rewriting school textbooks to advance more business-friendly attitudes. The billionaires are continuing their campaign of good old-fashioned brainwashing.

-Thom

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Article: "Clinton camp maintains a rapid-response team ON POLITICS" by Jack W. Germond & Jules Witcover, August 28, 1992.

Article: "Pressure rises on private equity bosses’ tax" by Daniel Schäfer & Richard McGregor.

Site: "Think Progress".

Site: "Raw Story".

Site: "TruthOut".

Site: "Common Dreams".

Site: "OpEdNews".

Site: "BuzzFlash".

Site: "Crooks and Liars".

Article: "Santorum: Obama White House full of 'elite snobs'" by Adele Hampton.

Article: "Greece’s economy shrinks by 7%" by Tom Burgis, Chris Bryant.

Book: "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" by Naomi Klein.

Book: "The Population Bomb" by Paul Ehrlich.

Article: "The Secret, Corporate-Funded Plan To Teach Children That Climate Change Is A Hoax" by Brad Johnson.

Hour Two: When will the Grover Norquist bubble burst?
- Chris Markowski, Investment Banker / Talk Radio Host & Author

Quote: "There isn’t a person at the Koch brothers events who would not get a good return on their investment by investing in [Santorum] as president, because of what they believe about the free enterprise system" - Foster Friess.

Site: "Bernie Sanders campaign site".

Article: "VIDEO: Reagan Called For An End To ‘Crazy’ Tax Loopholes That Let Millionaires Pay Less Than Bus Drivers" by Pat Garofalo.

Site: "Occupy Rockford".

Transcript: "The Third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate", October 13, 1960.

Article: "Catholic bishops press for Democrats' unemployment insurance extension" by Sean Lengell.

Talk Radio News Segment:
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Article: "Iran cuts oil to six EU countries".

Article: "Paul Ryan confronts Obama budget chief on broken debt promise" by Erik Wasson.

Article: "Tense Budget Hearing: Senator Asks OMB Director if He Will Resign in the Future" by Christopher Santarelli.

Article: "World Bank President Robert Zoellick to Step Down When Term Ends This Year" by Sandrine Rastello.

Article: "Republicans On Defense Committee Reject Proposed Military Cuts" by Elana Goldberg.

Article: "LaHood recommends $2.2 billion to strengthen backbone of U.S. transportation network" by Tina Barbaccia.

Article: "John Boehner punts highway bill until after recess" by Jonathan Allen.

Book: "Self Empowerment: Nine Things the 19th Century Can Teach us About Living in the 21st " by B. Anne Gehman and Ellen Ratner.

Article: "Ex-Shell president sees $5 gas in 2012" by Laurie Segall.

Article: "Fight the Power " by Shay Totten.

Book: "Capitalism and Freedom" by Milton Friedman.

The good: Law Judge Bill Harris: "Keystone XL Pipeline: Texas Farmer Wins Temporary Restraining Order Against TransCanada" by Matt Sledge.

The bad: Dr. Keith Ablow: "Fox News ‘Expert’ Keith Ablow: Media Matters Founder Is ‘Dangerous’ Because He Was Adopted" by Zack Ford.

The very, very ugly: Rick Santorum: "Sour Charity" by Will Bunch.

Book: "Class Warfare: Interviews with David Barsamian" by Noam Chomsky.

Book: "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)" by David Cay Johnston.

Article: "In a first, gas and other fuels are top U.S. export" by AP.

Book: "The Fourth Turning" by William Strauss, Neil Howe.

Article: "Payroll tax cut: Ironing out the final details" by Andrew Taylor.

Article: "Wall Street Banks Push To Weaken An Already Watered-Down Volcker Rule" by Travis Waldron.

Article: "800,000 Americans Tell Senate: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline" by ENS.

Article: "Obama's approval rating reaches 50%, says poll".

Article: "New York City cops stop and question a record number of people" by John Doyle and Rocco Parascandola.

Article: "Arizona Considers Spending $1.9 Million On State Militia" by Amanda Peterson Beadle.

Hour Two: "prising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest"
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