Addressing the youth of the nation: I'm about to drop knowledge

In the past, I have heard people say that the biggest problem with our youngest generation (talkin' bout my generation) is their political illiteracy, and I see their point.  A lot of people don't keep up at all with current events, preferring to stay in the dark about the serious issues affecting our country and our world today.

Naturally, I'd like to do my part to help my brothers and sisters get in touch with world news.  This way they can form their own opinions, rather than just going by whatever sounds righteous.  But rather than trying to just pass on the news to you guys in bite-sized chunks, (North Korea-crazy, Pakistan-dangerous, Russia-scary and Iceland-very nice actually) (I'd try not to show opinions about U.S. issues...) I'm going to just refer you to a web site which will do all that for me! 

This is a very reputable news site, which covers all kinds of current events in and out of the U.S.  This news site is called "The Onion."  It has its own interesting way of looking at things, so keep that in mind as you read.  They have a unique ability to really give it to us straight, because for some outlandish reason they're not really looked at as a real news site.

http://www.theonion.com/ 

The Onion is a sophisticated, textually rich news source, so sometimes you have to do some close reading to really understand what's going on.  They also write articles on all different subjects, so you can search for specific pieces about whatever you're trying to learn about!  The Onion is a very frank, straight-forward news source, so sometimes you have to take a step back and look at the big picture to really understand what's going on.

To get people started, I'm going to give links to several news clips and articles about several diverse subjects, just to give you an idea about their indepth coverage.

Sports: "Lance Armstrong wants to tell nation something, but nation has to promise not to get mad"

The drug war in Mexico: "Mexico killed in drug deal"

Education: "Are tests biased against students who don't give a shit?"

The diamond trade: "Baby skull jewelry may be linked to violence"

The economy: "New law forces ceos to humbly shrug before receiving massive bonuses"

Politics: "Victim in fatal car accident tragically not Glenn Beck"


Not to mention, they do many smaller scope human interest pieces.  This one will just brighten your day!



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Well that's it for this week; have fun filling your head up-to-date knowledge about current events!