Progressive U
Blog URL http://progressiveu.org
Located San Mateo, California USA
Tags politics, public policy, social justice, current events, progressive principles, education, students
ProgressiveU provides young people with the opportunity to discover, analyze and discuss the values and democratic principles that promote a healthy and just society.
Latest Blog Posts
- so give me my life that I may live longest on Nov 19, 2009
There was this story I once read in which one of the characters was a man who wished to live as long as possible. His methology stemmed from one understanding - that boredom creates the most excruciating sensation of time's slow passing. Thus he did...
- A Healthy Dose of Ethics: Crack Babies on Nov 17, 2009
So, one of my medical school interviews was with a lawyer. Strangest interview I've had yet, but he went into a whole slew of different ethical issues I might face as a physician. Among them is the ethics I am going to discuss today. Say you're eithe...
- Comics and Cartoons as a Source of Cultural History in the United States, Part I on Nov 16, 2009
In my studies as a student of history, I have come to realize more and more of the rich diversity of sources to be used in research. Egyptology uses studies of imagery nearly as often as text, and history in general seems to concern itself a great de...
- The Quality of Blogs on Nov 13, 2009
I came to ProgressiveU because I had a Google news feed that would send me stories on evolution. It was this blog that brought me here. It was not a very good blog. It would take a very long blog just to list all the things wrong with it. It was my...
- NOOO! Reactions to the Health Care Bill on Nov 9, 2009
The House Saturday took the first momentous step toward overhauling this country's health care system. The plan, advanced by our supposedly visionary and post-partisan president, passed by a margin of 5 votes. It brings the country precipitously cl...
- The Secret Gospel of Mark on Nov 4, 2009
The Washington Post recently published an op-ed piece that claimed that the number of Christians in America were dropping. According to that post, the percentage of Christians in the US had dropped from 86% in 1990 to 76% today. However, that still...
- The Prematurity Challenge on Nov 3, 2009
As many of you may remember from previous years, November is National Prematurity Awareness month. As the aunt of three preemies and sister of two others (twins born earlier this year); it's a big deal to me. Since my first nephew was born premature...
