“She’s a survivor”
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/07/25/laverne_cox_on_her_orange_is_the_new_black_character_shes_a_survivor/ Laverne Cox on her “Orange Is the New Black” character and the need for more...
View ArticleIntent to Oppress
From Dallas Denny: http://dallasdenny.com/Chrysalis/2013/07/25/intent-to-oppress/ By Dallas Denny 22 July, 2012 Reposted with permission The Letter appeared first here in Chrysalis on 22 July, 2012...
View ArticleDemocratic establishment unmasked: prime defenders of NSA bulk spying
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/25/democratic-establishment-nsa NYT: “The Obama administration made common cause with the House Republican leadership” Glenn...
View ArticleThe sky darkens for American journalism
From Al Jazeera: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/07/2013724122455459727.html The future of the American media is being decided in a military court, writes Chase Madar. Chase Madar 24 Jul...
View ArticleAmerica’s Real Subversives: FBI Spying Then, NSA Surveillance Now
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/26 As the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington nears, let’s not forget the history of agency overreach and abuse of power by Amy...
View ArticleManning and Snowden light path for the US to return to its better self
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/26/manning-snowden-us-better-self Since the 9/11 trauma, America has allowed the national security state to ride roughshod over...
View ArticleObama’s Escalating War on Freedom of the Press
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-solomon/obamas-escalating-war-on_b_3635370.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics Norman Solomon 07/22/2013 The part of the First Amendment...
View ArticleOuting the Troll’s Glass House
San Francisco Troll Jennifer Usher who blogs at “Just Jennifer” has made a career of abusing other TS/TG people, most of whom are far more respected and have far more successful lives than she has....
View ArticleJ.J. Cale, Musician and Songwriter, Dies at 74
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/arts/music/jj-cale-musician-and-songwriter-dies-at-74.html By RAVI SOMAIYA Published: July 27, 2013 J. J. Cale, a musician and songwriter...
View ArticleShocking ‘Extermination’ Fantasies By the People Running America’s Empire on...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/shocking-extermination-fantasies-people-running-americas-empire-full-display Security Forum participants expressed total confidence in...
View ArticleMoving Dirty Crudes, Another Threat Posed by Dirty Fossil Fuels
From Food and Water Watch: http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/moving-dirty-crudes-another-threat-posed-by-dirty-fossil-fuels/ By: Alison K. Grass and John Wu July 25th, 2013 Earlier this month,...
View ArticleNew beer lawsuit could spell trouble for Keystone XL pipeline
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/28/new-beer-lawsuit-could-spell-trouble-for-keystone-xl-pipeline/ By CleanTechnica Sunday, July 28, 2013 Bell’s Brewery, which bills itself as the...
View ArticleHow Successful Cooperative Economic Models Can Work Wonderfully… Somewhere Else
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/economy/how-successful-cooperative-economic-models-can-work-wonderfully-somewhere-else Capitalism rests on a foundation of myths, the first of which is that...
View Article80 Percent Of U.S. Adults Face Near-Poverty, Unemployment: Survey
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/28/poverty-unemployment-rates_n_3666594.html By HOPE YEN 07/28/13 WASHINGTON — Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness,...
View ArticleMore than 1.5 million workers living in U.S. make less than minimum wage
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/26/more-than-1-5-million-workers-living-in-u-s-make-less-than-minimum-wage/ By John Light, billmoyers.com Friday, July 26, 2013 This week marked the...
View ArticleDon’t You Think It’s Time for a Raise?
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/24-10 by Ralph Nader Published on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 by Common Dreams Thirty million Americans are making less today, adjusted for...
View ArticleThink Russia is Scary? Look at Greece
From Frontiers: http://www.frontiersla.com/positivefrontiers/2013/07/25/think-russia-is-scary-look-at-greece by Karen Ocamb 7/25/2013 Et tu, Bruté? So much attention is being paid now to the anti-gay...
View ArticleTrans Teen Must Have Access to Male Locker Room, Says DOJ
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2013/07/25/trans-teen-must-have-access-male-locker-room-says-doj The Department of Justice mandated that a California school district...
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