Why Women’s History Month?
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2014/03/09-2 by Ruth Rosen Published on Sunday, March 9, 2014 by Open Democracy “Everything that explains the world has in fact explained a world...
View ArticleWhen Your Body Says ‘No More Screens’
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lori-leibovich/national-day-of-unplugging_b_4897374.html Lori Leibovich 03/05/2014 As I type this, I am in pain. It begins in my cervical spine,...
View ArticleThe right’s poverty plan: shame poor kids and the vaginas that birthed them
From The Guardian UK: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/12/conservative-poverty-plan-birth-control-food-stamps Conservatives want to make low-income Americans feel bad about babies and...
View ArticleEx-Guardian writer: ‘trans women are blokes with cut off cocks’
From Lexie Cannes State of Trans: http://lexiecannes.com/2014/03/12/ex-guardian-writer-trans-women-are-blokes-with-cut-off-cocks/ By Lexie Cannes on March 12, 2014 EXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A...
View ArticleExpert Commission: Military Policies on Trans People Not Based on Science
From Advancing Transgender Equality: http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/expert-commission-military-policies-on-trans-people-not-based-on-science/ Mar. 13, 2014 A national commission...
View ArticleWould my blood test still cost $1,132 if the US had a public health option?
From The Guardian UK: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/05/obamacare-costs-still-too-high Democrats should admit Obamacare’s failures and campaign instead for a public option. It’s the...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson tells CNN: Stop giving ‘equal time to the flat Earthers’
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/09/neil-degrasse-tyson-tells-cnn-stop-giving-equal-time-to-the-flat-earthers/ By David Edwards Sunday, March 9, 2014 Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of...
View ArticleThe “Paid-What-You’re-Worth” Myth
From Robert Reich: http://robertreich.org/post/79512527145 Robert Reich Thursday, March 13, 2014 It’s often assumed that people are paid what they’re worth. According to this logic, minimum wage...
View ArticleKrugman: “Class interests” to blame for elites’ inflation obsession
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/krugman_class_interests_to_blame_for_elites_inflation_obsession/ The New York Times columnist says now would be a terrible time to raise interest rates...
View ArticleMichigan Workers Fired Over Medical Marijuana Use Sue For Jobless Benefits
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/michigan-workers-fired-legally-using-medical-marijuana-sue-jobless-benefits Medicinal pot is legal in the state. So why are workers being...
View ArticleWhat People Don’t Get About Dismay Over Jared Leto
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2014/03/10/op-ed-what-people-dont-get-about-dismay-over-jared-leto The outcry against Rayon in Dallas Buyer’s Club is less about Jared Leto...
View ArticleNasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for ‘irreversible collapse’?
From The Guardian UK: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/mar/14/nasa-civilisation-irreversible-collapse-study-scientists Natural and social scientists develop new model of how...
View ArticleAnti-Semitic Hate Monger Franklin Graham praises Putin as better than Obama...
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/17/christian-leader-franklin-graham-praises-putin-as-better-than-obama-on-lgbt-issues/ By Travis Gettys Monday, March 17, 2014 Evangelist Franklin...
View ArticleLibertarians’ ethical gap: Why their alliance with Christians is based on...
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2014/03/17/libertarians_core_ethical_gap_why_their_alliance_with_christians_is_based_on_contempt/ As they try to attract “values” voters, the liberty crowd seems to...
View ArticleRuPaul Stokes Anger With Use of Transphobic Slur
Drag Queens and Drag Contests are soo passé and tired. The same can be said of Mr. RuPaul. I just can’t bring myself to watch that sort of bullshit. I left that whole world forty some years ago...
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