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Is your three-year-old preschooler chanting ‘union power’ these days? She might, if author Innosanto Nagara has his way. Nagara wrote A is for Activist, a book supposedly geared for the children of the “99 percent.” In other words, a new vehicle has been developed for leftists to begin indoctrinating children. “It’s pretty awesome to hear a three-year-old saying ‘union power,’” Nagara said in a YES! magazine interview. But union power and student activism aren’t the only goals. Consider these other letters and how they are applied in the book: B is for banner, as in a protest banner hanging...

SACRAMENTO -- The nation's largest public pension fund fired its president Wednesday following a tumultuous year in which he became an outspoken advocate for reform in the board room. In a 3-2 vote, the state Personnel Board pulled Sean Harrigan from his post at the $177 billion California Public Employees Retirement System, a major player in the investing world. Harrigan was elected as CalPERS board president in February 2003. Harrigan described his possible ouster earlier this week as retaliation for CalPERS stands that included withholding support from directors of 2,400 companies, and persuading fellow institutional investors to withhold votes from...