We don’t need a bad “grand bargain”
From The Progressive: http://www.progressive.org/we-do-not-need-a-bad-grand-bargain By Sarita Gupta, December 18, 2012 In the 2012 elections, the American people voted for strengthening our economy...
View ArticleEnd the Mansion Subsidy
From In These Times: http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/14307/homeownership_support_shouldnt_be_a_mansion_subsidy If you can afford a million-dollar mortgage, you don’t need a tax break. BY David...
View ArticleObama Caving on Social Security
From The Progressive: http://www.progressive.org/obama-caving-on-social-security By Matthew Rothschild, December 18, 2012 President Obama is bending over way too far to reach a budget deal with...
View ArticleAtheists are better for politics than believers. Here’s why
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/14/atheists-better-for-politics-than-believers As my term as British Humanist Association president comes to an end, a few words...
View ArticleWestboro Baptist Church’s Tax-Exempt Status Challenged
From Truth-Dig: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/westboro_baptist_churchs_tax-exempt_status_challenged_20121218/ By Tracy Bloom Dec 18, 2012 Despite its vitriolic activities and protests that are...
View ArticleFamily Research Council Sued for Sexual Harassment and Discrimination by...
From Little Green Footballs: http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/41354_Family_Research_Council_Sued_for_Sexual_Harassment_and_Discrimination_by_Former_Official Charles Johnson Dec 18, 2012 In...
View ArticleAustralia – No schools crusade, kids just prefer a Christ-less Xmas
From Actup.org: http://actup.org/news/australia-no-schools-crusade-kids-just-prefer-a-christ-less-xmas-chris-fotinopoulos/ Chris Fotinopoulos Dec 18, 2012 “Christmas without God is essentially how...
View ArticleWho is to blame for the Sandy Hook (and other mass killings)?
I’ve been seriously ill and haven’t fully digested this latest atrocity. But everyone is so sure the blame lays somewhere else. Every one has an excuse as to why their money pot isn’t to blame....
View ArticleOn the 12th day of Christmas … your gift will just be junk
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/10/on-12th-day-christmas-present-junk Every year we splurge on pointless, planet-trashing products, most of which are not...
View ArticleReverend Billy Is the Anti-Claus With Message of No-Click Christmas
From Truth Out: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13394-the-anti-clause-reverend-billys-no-click-christmas By Greg Palast Tuesday, 18 December 2012 Even for New York, this was WEIRD. There were a...
View ArticleWhy Democrats Must Break With Obama on Social Security Cuts
From The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/blog/171840/why-democrats-must-break-obama-social-security-cuts John Nichols on December 19, 2012 There are a lot of complicated ways in which to describe the...
View ArticleSocial Security: Will Obama Cave?
From The American Prospect: http://prospect.org/article/social-security-will-obama-cave The deal between the White House and the GOP includes changes to the cost-of-living formula that amount to...
View ArticleWhat Is it About Men That They’re Committing These Horrible Massacres?
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/gender/what-it-about-men-theyre-committing-these-horrible-massacres “But what about the men?” It’s a question that’s been asked by few in the context of the...
View ArticleTwo women sue Texas Troopers for illegal roadside cavity search
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/19/two-women-sue-texas-troopers-for-illegal-roadside-cavity-search/ By David Edwards Wednesday, December 19, 2012 A federal lawsuit filed by two...
View ArticleThe Sandy Hook Tragedy, Anti-Trans Violence and Codes of Masculinity
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-beyer/the-sandy-hook-tragedy-anti-trans-violence-and-codes-of-masculinity_b_2317794.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices Dana Beyer 12/19/2012 Words...
View ArticleTis the Season of Traveling While Trans: A Few Suggestions and a Vital...
Transsexual and transgender people are members what of what the late supreme court justice Thurgood Marshall described as a despised and discriminated against minority. While we should never ignore...
View ArticlePreppers Are Getting Ready for the Barackalypse
From Mother Jones: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/11/preppers-survivalist-doomsday-obama Obama’s second term is very bad news for survivalists. It’s also very good news for the industry...
View Article‘Civil war’ possible if US Supremes okay gay marriage: lawyer
A hundred and fifty years ago the treasonous racist bastards in the South plunged this country into a hideous Civil War that nearly destroyed the nation. Now another crop of insane bigots think it...
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