A French Feminist Fights the New Feminine Mystique
From Slate: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/04/10/motherhood_has_replaced_wifehood_as_the_reason_that_women_must_squelch_their_own_ambitions_.html By Amanda Marcotte Tuesday, April 10, 2012...
View ArticleSplitting Hairs: Is the LGBT Community Alienating Its Own?
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/catherine-oliver/splitting-hairs-is-the-lgbt-community-alienating-its-own_b_1412191.html Catherine Oliver 04/10/2012 Labels play a large role in...
View ArticleGop’s African American Sonder Commando Allen West suggests 80 House Dems are...
Nothing is more pathetic than a red baiting Uncle Tom. From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/11/allen-west-suggests-80-house-dems-are-communist-party-members/ By David Edwards Wednesday,...
View ArticleLook at my scars
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2012/04/11/look_at_my_scars/ The remnants of my own illness have taught me that when it comes to difference, don’t stare — but don’t turn away By Mary Elizabeth...
View ArticleThe endless anti-gay lies of the National Organization for Marriage’s Maggie...
From Pam’s House Blend: http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2012/04/10/the-endless-anti-gay-lies-of-the-national-organization-for-marriages-maggie-gallaghers/ By: Scott Rose Tuesday April 10, 2012...
View ArticleBarney Frank Unloads On The ‘Great Scam’ Of Paul Ryan
From Talking Points Memo: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/barney-frank-unloads-on-the-great-scam-of-paul-ryan.php Sahil Kapur April 12, 2012 Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) unleashed a stinging...
View ArticleFossil-fuel subsidies are the real job killers
From Grist: http://grist.org/fossil-fuels/fossil-fuel-subsidies-are-the-real-job-killers/ By Brendan Smith and May Boeve 12 Apr 2012 How many lobbyists does it take to defend billions in subsidies for...
View ArticleThe Pursuit Of Happiness; Why The Lust For A Buck Isn’t Working For Us
From Addicting Info: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/04/12/the-pursuit-of-happiness-why-the-lust-for-a-buck-isnt-working-for-us/ By The Bucking Jenny April 12, 2012 Has anyone ever stopped to think...
View ArticleEurozone crisis to trim global trade, World Trade Organisation warns
Smash The WTO! From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/12/uk-trade-deficit-rose-february Europe’s debt crisis and the sluggish pace of global growth will see trade flows ease...
View ArticleVermont Yankee: A Nuclear Battle Over States’ Rights
From In These Times: http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/13022/vermont_yankee_a_nuclear_battle_over_states_rights There’s no end in sight to Vermont’s long-running legal struggle to shutter an aging...
View ArticleWhy Hilary Rosen Is Right
From The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/blog/167370/why-hilary-rosen-right Jessica Valenti on April 12, 2012 For most of today, the homepage of Fox News has featured a huge picture of the Romney...
View ArticleConservatives Attack Hilary Rosen For Raising Children As A Lesbian
From Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/04/12/463358/conservatives-attack-hilary-rosen-for-raising-children-as-a-lesbian/ By Zack Ford Apr 12, 2012 No one is arguing that raising...
View ArticleCece Mcdonald
As a blogger I sometimes come come across a story that makes so sad and angry that I am at a loss for words. Sometimes I am stuck watching the state grinding forward in such a brutal act of...
View ArticleNearly Half of Supermarket Chicken Tainted by Feces, Testing Finds
From Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: http://www.pcrm.org/media/news/nearly-half-supermarket-chicken-tainted-feces Poultry Products Rarely Tested for Contamination, Cause 1.5 Million...
View ArticleTennessee Senators Update Sex Ed Law To Include Warnings Against Hand-Holding...
From Crooks and Liars: http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/tennessee-senators-update-sex-ed-law- By Susie Madrak April 13, 2012 Fundie Christians are, indeed, a bunch of control freaks. And much...
View ArticleALEC Annoyed at Losing Sponsors? It Breaks My Heart
From Dissent: http://dissentmagazine.org/atw.php?id=731 Mark Engler April 12, 2012 It is a myth that Gandhi said, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”...
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