Mainstream Media Fails on Coverage of Chelsea Manning’s Transition
From Truth Out: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18613-mainstream-media-fails-on-coverage-of-chelsea-mannings-transition By Candice Bernd Sunday, 08 September 2013 Chelsea Manning announced her...
View ArticleIgnoring Democracy in the Name of Security
From The Center for Democracy and Technology: https://www.cdt.org/blogs/leslie-harris/1109ignoring-democracy-name-security by Leslie Harris September 11, 2013 Last week’s revelation that the National...
View ArticleThe NSA’s next move: silencing university professors?
From The Guardian UK: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/10/nsa-matthew-green-takedown-blog-post-johns-hopkins A Johns Hopkins computer science professor blogs on the NSA and is asked...
View ArticleHow the Anti-War Movement Won the Hearts and Minds of the Public
From In These Times: http://inthesetimes.com/article/15592/how_the_anti_war_movement_won_the_hearts_and_minds_of_the_public/ A decade of protests paved the way for Americans to say ‘no’ to Syrian...
View ArticleAllende vive: Latin America’s left and the reunion of socialism and democracy
From Rabble Ca: http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/derrick/2013/09/allende-vive-latin-americas-left-and-reunion-socialism-and-democracy By Derrick O’Keefe September 11, 2013 Last night, Barack Obama...
View ArticleThe 1 percent played Tea Party for suckers
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/09/07/the_1_percent_played_tea_party_for_suckers/ When the super-rich feel threatened, they foment grass-roots uprising on their behalf. Here’s why it always...
View ArticleHow Resistance Will Change the South
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2013/09/09/op-ed-how-resistance-will-change-south The We Do Campaign is looking for a public official in the South who will issue a marriage...
View ArticleA.F.L.-C.I.O. Has Plan to Add Millions of Nonunion Members
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/business/afl-cio-has-plan-to-add-millions-of-nonunion-members.html By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Published: September 6, 2013 Richard L. Trumka, the...
View ArticleThe Media’s Coverage of Transgender People: I’m Never Surprised
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/parker-marie-molloy/the-medias-coverage-of-transgender-people-im-never-surprised_b_3873762.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices Parker Marie Molloy 09/06/2013...
View ArticleDenton County authorities investigating murder of transgender woman
From The Dallas Voice: http://www.dallasvoice.com/denton-county-trans-woman-killed-apparent-homicide-10156593.html 10 Sep 2013 The Denton County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of...
View ArticleRecovery for the Rich, Recession for the Rest
From Campaign for America’s Future: http://ourfuture.org/20130911/recovery-for-the-rich-recession-for-the-rest Richard Eskow September 11, 2013 Five years after the financial crisis, it’s become...
View ArticlePublic Universities Ramp Up Aid for the Wealthy, Leaving the Poor Behind
From Pro Publica: http://www.propublica.org/article/how-state-schools-ramp-up-aid-for-the-wealthy-leaving-the-poor-behind by Marian Wang ProPublica, Sep. 11, 2013 This story was co-published with The...
View ArticleLabor’s Makeover
From In These Times: http://inthesetimes.com/article/15600/a_makeover_for_the_labor_movement/ Live from the AFL-CIO convention: Federation President Richard Trumka has a dream. BY David Moberg...
View ArticleWhen the Police Become a Standing Army, Liberty is Sacrificed Without Security
From Truth Out: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18777-when-the-police-become-a-standing-army-liberty-is-sacrificed-without-security By Radley Balko Thursday, 12 September 2013 Have law...
View ArticleChristo-Fascist advice show urges dads to keep their daughters from going to...
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/09/12/terrible_advice_show_urges_dads_to_keep_their_daughters_from_going_to_college/ “Is the loss of our daughter’s purity worth them getting a degree they’re...
View ArticleLithuania to consider five anti-gay, anti-trans bills
From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lithuania-consider-five-anti-gay-anti-trans-bills100913 Five homophobic and transphobic bills are under consideration in Lithuania By Robert Hart...
View ArticleAdvocates see momentum for ENDA, other bills
From The Washington Blade: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/09/11/action-anticipated-enda/ By Chris Johnson on September 11, 2013 As lawmakers return from August recess, advocates are anticipating...
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