The fourth wave of feminism: meet the rebel women
From The Guardian UK: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/fourth-wave-feminism-rebel-women The women’s movement may have been in hiding through the ‘ladette’ years, but in 2013 it has come...
View ArticleJapan’s Deadly New ‘Fukushima Fascism’
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/12/12-8 New secrecy law may make Japan’s democracy a relic of its pre-Fukushima past. by Harvey Wasserman Published on Thursday, December 12,...
View ArticleSome Times the Whole Transsexual/Transgender Community Trip Just Wears Me Out
I’m an old hippie woman. A long gray haired jean and t-shirt wearing hippie old woman. I don’t wear or own high heels. I wear Birkenstocks. I think make-up and Photoshop are for plastic people....
View ArticleOur Hubris in Trampling Species Breathtaking
From Capitol Times: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/margaret_krome/margaret-krome-our-hubris-in-trampling-species-breathtaking/article_914086d6-dc6a-55c7-b105-6ed47abef602.html Margaret...
View Article1 in 10 people face water scarcity as a result of climate change
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/12/17/1_in_10_people_face_water_scarcity_as_a_result_of_climate_change/ Absolute water scarcity could increase by 40 percent this century, a study found Lindsay...
View ArticleWhat an ‘organic’ food label should mean
From The LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-glickman-organic-gmo-foods-20131219,0,1685530.story Let them reflect what the consumer wants to know — ‘organic’ equals ‘free of...
View ArticleOn the Front Lines of Class War: Why the Fight for a Livable Wage is...
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/12/18-6 by Colin Jenkins Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 by Common Dreams In the spring of 2004, amid the thaw of a frigid New York...
View ArticleJamie Dimon’s perp walk: Why it could be this year’s Christmas miracle
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/12/18/jamie_dimons_perp_walk_why_it_could_be_this_years_christmas_miracle/ JPMorgan’s CEO just violated a federal statute carrying a prison sentence. But will the...
View ArticleNew Study: 97% of All Chicken Breasts Contain Harmful Bacteria
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/food/new-study-97-all-chicken-breasts-contain-harmful-bacteria Consumer Reports shines a sickening light on America’s most popular meat. By Rod Bastanmehr...
View ArticleBREAKING: New Mexico Supreme Court Declares Statewide Marriage Equality
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2013/12/19/breaking-new-mexico-supreme-court-declares-statewide-marriage New Mexico becomes the 17th state to enact marriage...
View ArticlePrecarious Democracy
From In These Times: http://inthesetimes.com/article/16005/precarious_democracy/ A political agenda for the precarious class. BY Joel Bleifuss December 17, 2013 In our January 2014 issue, In These...
View ArticleLabor Productivity Growing At Rapid Clip, But Workers Won’t See Much Benefit
From Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/12/17/3075421/labor-productivity-2013/# By Aviva Shen on December 17, 2013 American workers increased their productivity over the summer at...
View ArticleI’m Just Not Obsessed With Gender and/or Some Supposed Gender Binary
Gender seems to be an obsession of the religious right, corporate advertisers, Feminist Studies/Gender Studies Majors and a lot of TS/TG folks. Me? Not so much… Do I think some aspects of gender are...
View ArticleMerry Fucking Christmas, Happy Fucking Holidays
If you presume that we are extremely unhappy campers, during this season when cheerfulness is the expected norm if not required by law, then you are correct. As of early last Thursday our lives were...
View ArticleProtesters smash Google bus window amid more eviction protests
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/20/protesters-smash-google-bus-window-amid-more-eviction-protests/ By Pando Daily Friday, December 20, 2013 By Carmel DeAmicis On December 20, 2013...
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