Poll: Most Americans Not Buying Feds’ Drug War Propaganda
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/poll-most-americans-not-buying-feds-drug-war-propaganda As our views about marijuana’s harm potential change, an historic majority of Americans say pot should be...
View ArticleIn our digital world you don’t own stuff, you just license it
This is why I buy books and CDs instead of mp3s. From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/05/digital-media-licensed-not-owned Corporations and lawmakers have put us on...
View ArticleThe new propaganda is liberal. The new slavery is digital
From The New Statesman: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/politics/2013/03/new-propaganda-liberal-new-slavery-digital As Leni Riefenstahl said: “Propaganda always wins if you allow it”. By John...
View ArticleJudge Orders Morning-After Pill Available for All Ages
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/health/judge-orders-fda-to-make-morning-after-pill-available-over-the-counter-for-all-ages.html?_r=0 By PAM BELLUCK Published: April 5, 2013...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind Criticisms of Those Red Equal Signs in Your Facebook Feed?
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derrick-clifton/human-rights-campaign-same-sex-marriage_b_2973131.html Derrick Clifton 03/29/2013 What in the world could be wrong with it? It’s...
View ArticleTrans women 49 times more likely to have HIV
From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-women-49-times-more-likely-have-hiv050413 Using multiple studies and assessing over 11,000 women from around the world, a study has found...
View ArticleNot So Elementary: A Trans Student’s Fight With Her School
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2013/04/05/not-so-elementary-trans-students-fight-her-school When a Colorado school told a 6-year-old transgender girl she could no...
View ArticleJudicial Amendments and the Attack on Worker Rights
From Truth Out: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15400-judicial-amendments-and-the-attack-on-worker-rights By Ellen Dannin and Ann Hodges Thursday, 04 April 2013 Labor activists regularly bemoan the...
View ArticleNYC fast-food workers fight back against super-sized corporations
From Waging Non-Violence: http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/nyc-fast-food-workers-fight-back-against-super-sized-corporations/ Peter RughApril 4, 2013 Tianna Smalls had planned on working Thursday,...
View ArticleTyranny of the Reasonable: Popular Complacency in an Era of Economic...
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/04/05 by Phil Rockstroh Published on Friday, April 5, 2013 by Common Dreams Throughout the course of human affairs, scheming elitists — let’s...
View ArticleObama seeks deal, proposes cuts to Social Security
From Yahoo News: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-seeks-deal-proposes-cuts-social-security-160534725–finance.html By Jim Kuhnhenn and Andrew Taylor Fri, Apr 5, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking an elusive...
View ArticleThe 1% Bug-Out Plan: Why Third-World Billionaires Are Buying Fortresses in...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/economy/1-bug-out-plan-why-third-world-billionaires-are-buying-fortresses-london-new-york-and-miami Preparing for economic and political collapse requires...
View ArticleFamily Research Council Defends Republican’s Outdated Propaganda Against LGBT...
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alvin-mcewen/family-research-council-defends_b_3003528.html Alvin McEwen 04/06/2013 Reposted with permission As if it’s a surprise to anyone, the...
View ArticleDropping the “T”: Trans Rights in the Marriage Era
From The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/04/transgender-rights-gay-marriage-doma.html by Emily Greenhouse April 5, 2013 Two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton announced her...
View ArticleTrans American
From The Dallas Voice: http://www.dallasvoice.com/trans-american-10144114.html Army assistant Amanda Simpson, nation’s 1st transgender presidential appointee, quietly fights for equality in the halls...
View ArticleGLAAD to Media: Tell the Story of Anti-Transgender Violence Correctly
From GLAAD: http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-media-tell-story-anti-transgender-violence-correctly by Ross Murray, Friday, April 5, 2013 Two instances of anti-transgender murders occurred in Orlando,...
View ArticleRadioactive Water ‘Escapes’ from Fukushima Tank
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/04/06 Common Dreams staff Published on Saturday, April 6, 2013 by Common Dreams Up to 120 tonnes of radioactive water may have “escaped”...
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