‘Free Market’ Ayn Rand Ideology Was a Root Cause of the Horrific Explosion in...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/economy/free-market-ayn-rand-ideology-was-root-cause-horrific-explosion-texas The tragedy in Waco is part of a larger story about the deregulation of business in...
View ArticleDo Racism, Conservatism, and Low I.Q. Go Hand in Hand?
From Psychology Today: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/millennial-media/201304/do-racism-conservatism-and-low-iq-go-hand-in-hand Lower cognitive abilities predict greater prejudice through...
View ArticleThe West, Texas, explosion shows the deadly effect of profit before safety
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/25/west-texas-explosion-deadly-profit-safety Poor regulation of the West Fertilizer plant likely contributed to 15 deaths – just...
View ArticleRoundup, An Herbicide, Could Be Linked To Parkinson’s, Cancer And Other...
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/roundup-herbicide-health-issues-disease_n_3156575.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false Reuters 04/25/2013 Heavy use of the...
View ArticleStudy: Belief in Free-Market Economics Linked to Distrust of Science
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/study-belief-free-market-economics-linked-distrust-science Researchers also linked climate skepticism to general conspiracism. By Steven...
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From Waging Non-Violence: http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/running-on-empathy/ Frida Berrigan April 20, 2013 I started running after a bad break-up. With more than a decade of relationship over,...
View ArticleWorkers Organize to Fight the ‘Part-Timeification’ Trend at Juicy Couture,...
From RH Reality Check: http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/04/21/workers-organize-to-fight-the-part-timeification-trend-at-juicy-couture-other-chains/ by Sheila Bapat April 21, 2013 Workers at...
View ArticleIs there too much breast cancer “awareness”?
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/25/is_there_too_much_breast_cancer_awareness/ Yes, the world is a pinker place. But an author (and survivor) says we’re squandering time, money and resources...
View ArticleTrans press victims take their case to parliament
From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-press-victims-take-their-case-parliament240413 Members of Parliament attend Trans Media Watch session on harassment and inaccurate...
View ArticlePee Fear
From Tucson Weekly: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/pee-fear/Content?oid=3711643 by Mari Herreras April 25, 2013 When Republican John Kavanagh presented his strike-everything amendment to the House...
View ArticleENDA 2013: Everything You Need to Know
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mara-keisling/enda-2013_b_3149607.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices Mara Keisling 04/25/2013 The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) will be...
View ArticleWhy Federal GE Food Labeling Matters
From Food and Water Watch: http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/why-federal-ge-food-labeling-matters/ By Anna Ghosh April 25th, 2013 If we had to pick the most prevalent food issue of 2013 so far,...
View Article27 years since Chernobyl and what have we learned?
From Green Peace: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/nuclear-reaction/27-years-since-chernobyl-and-what-have-we-lea/blog/44963/ by Justin McKeating April 26, 2013 April 26th marks...
View ArticleJames Hansen: The One Thing We Should Be Doing to Prevent Catastrophic...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/environment/james-hansen-one-thing-we-should-be-doing-prevent-catastrophic-climate-change The country’s leading climatologist talks about what our future looks...
View ArticleRadio host Papantonio: Anti-intellectualism ‘has become almost epidemic in...
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/26/radio-host-papantonio-anti-intellectualism-has-become-epidemic-in-america/ By Arturo Garcia Friday, April 26, 2013 Progressive radio host Mike...
View ArticleThe 1 Percent’s Solution
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/opinion/krugman-the-one-percents-solution.html?ref=opinion&_r=1& By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: April 25, 2013 Economic debates rarely...
View ArticleObama condemns ‘assault on women’s rights’ in Planned Parenthood speech
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/26/obama-planned-parenthood-womens-rights President accuses US lawmakers of trying to ‘turn back the clock to the 1950s’ in attempt to...
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