Why Would Anyone Celebrate the Death of Margaret Thatcher? Ask a Chilean
From The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/blog/173731/why-would-anyone-celebrate-death-margaret-thatcher-ask-chilean# Dave Zirin on April 9, 2013 Never have I witnessed a gap between the mainstream...
View ArticleMrs. Thatcher’s Mean Legacy
From Michael Hudson: http://michael-hudson.com/2013/04/mrs-thatchers-mean-legacy/ The Queen Mother of Global Austerity and Financialization Michael Hudson and Jeffrey Sommers April 8, 2013 We...
View ArticleSinger Morrissey’s Scathing Letter to the Public About Margaret Thatcher: “A...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/world/singer-morrisseys-scathing-letter-public-about-margaret-thatcher-terror-without-atom-humanity Morrissey: “Thatcher will only be fondly remembered by...
View ArticleNew York City to Pay Occupy Wall Street Damages for Violent Eviction
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/04/10-6 Settlement covers destroyed property from People’s Library and more Common Dreams staff Published on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by...
View ArticleWe are Femen, the naked shock troops of feminism
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/10/femen-naked-shock-troops-of-feminism Femen is at war with a patriarchy that sees women as sex objects. What weapons do we...
View Article‘Anti-gay study author facing new allegations of misconduct’ and other...
From Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: http://holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/2013/04/anti-gay-study-author-facing-new.html Alvin McEwen Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Reposted with...
View ArticleIndigo Girls Encourage Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival Protest Over...
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/08/indigo-girls-michigan-festival-boycott-_n_3036746.html By Glennisha Morgan 04/08/2013 Though they’ll be on hand to perform, the Indigo...
View ArticleThe ATF Wants ‘Massive’ Online Database to Find Out Who Your Friends Are
From Wired: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/atf-database/ By Robert Beckhusen04.05.13 The ATF doesn’t just want a huge database to reveal everything about you with a few keywords. It wants one...
View ArticleThe Hijacking of Human Rights
From Truth Dig: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_hijacking_of_human_rights_20130407/ By Chris Hedges Apr 7, 2013 The appointment of Suzanne Nossel, a former State Department official and...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Militarism
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/04/09-1 by Jeff Cohen Published on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by Common Dreams I spent years as a political pundit on mainstream TV – at CNN, Fox...
View ArticleSolidarity NOT Forever: How the Supreme Court Kicked Retirees Into the Gutter
From Truth Out: http://truth-out.org/news/item/15664-solidarity-not-forever-how-the-supreme-court-kicked-retirees-into-the-gutter By Ann Hodges and Ellen Dannin Thursday, 11 April 2013 The Supreme...
View ArticleThe Savita Halappanavar case: Judicial inquiry told, Killing her by denying...
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/10/the-savita-halappanavar-case-judicial-inquiry-told-abortion-refusal-was-catholic-thing/ By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, April 10, 2013 An Irish...
View ArticleThe Marriage Con
From The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/blog/173746/marriage-con# Jessica Valenti on April 10, 2013 The talk of marriage these last few weeks—whether about same sex marriage, young marriage or, most...
View ArticleMy story: I’ve been an outcast at school because I’m transgender
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/11/transgender-discrimination-in-schools-my-story Our education system mistreats and bullies transgender students. I survived,...
View ArticleComing out as an activist
From Waging Non-Violence: http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/coming-out-as-an-activist/ Frida Berrigan April 7, 2013 I trudged down the side of the road carrying a small sign: “I am waiting for YOU...
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