Paul Krugman slams Republicans for protecting the 1 percent while pretending...
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2014/02/14/paul_krugman_slams_republicans_for_protecting_the_1_percent_while_pretending_to_care_about_the_dignity_of_work/ If GOPers actually cared about workers’...
View ArticleThe Empowerment Elite Claims Feminism
From The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/article/178363/empowerment-elite-claims-feminism# As the movement enjoys a star moment, “controversial” issues risk being left behind. Jessica Valenti...
View ArticleCanadian Carpet Bagger Ted Cruz: ‘Pray’ for discrimination because same-sex...
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/18/ted-cruz-pray-for-discrimination-because-same-sex-marriage-is-heartbreaking/ By David Edwards Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Tea party-backed Texas...
View ArticleLaverne Cox: Transforming Hollywood
From In These Times: http://inthesetimes.com/article/16293/laverne_cox_transforming_hollywood The trailblazing Orange is the New Black star has become a powerful voice for trans people, including CeCe...
View ArticleSecretary Kerry Is Right. Climate Change Needs to Be Tackled Like a “Weapon...
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2014/02/17-6 by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz Published on Monday, February 17, 2014 by Switchboard / NRDC Blog Secretary Kerry got it right when he...
View ArticleUkraine is now in a potentially revolutionary situation
From The Guardian UK: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/19/ukraine-revolutionary-situation-east-west-violence This is no longer about east v west – and the descent into violence may...
View ArticleFilthy rich but secretly terrified: Inside the 1 percent’s sore-winner backlash
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2014/02/18/filthy_rich_but_secretly_terrified_inside_the_one_percents_sore_winner_backlash/ Why are the super-rich whining so much? They rigged the game for...
View ArticleRussia to ban lacy underwear this summer
From Global News: http://globalnews.ca/news/1154954/russia-to-ban-lacy-underwear-this-summer/ By Laura Mills February 17, 2014 MOSCOW – A trade ban on lacy lingerie has Russian consumers and their...
View ArticleSlush Funds: How to Cash in on Global Warming
From Outside: http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/media/books/Windfall-the-boombing-business-of-global-warming-mckenzie-funk.html To many entrepreneurs across the world, rising...
View ArticleAre We Watching the GOP on the Verge of Collapse?
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/are-we-watching-gop-verge-collapse The party might be over. By CJ Werleman February 12, 2014 Mark Twain wrote that “history doesn’t repeat...
View ArticleBy The Time Natural Gas Has A Net Climate Benefit You’ll Likely Be Dead And...
From Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/02/19/3296831/natural-gas-climate-benefit/ By Joe Romm on February 19, 2014 The evidence is mounting that natural gas has no net climate...
View ArticleFacebook’s Gender Identities
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-beyer/facebooks-gender-identities_b_4811147.html?view=print&comm_ref=false Dana Beyer 02/19/2014 Last week Facebook made news by...
View ArticleActually, climate trolls, January ended up being the fourth-warmest on record
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2014/02/20/actually_climate_trolls_january_ended_up_being_the_fourth_warmest_on_record/ Basically everywhere but the U.S. had a warmer than average month Lindsay...
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