Child labour uncovered in Apple’s supply chain
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jan/25/apple-child-labour-supply Internal audit reveals 106 children employed at 11 factories making Apple products in past year...
View ArticleDon’t buy lies about Social Security
From The Capitol Times: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/dave_zweifel/plain-talk-don-t-buy-lies-about-social-security/article_7a127b1a-6666-11e2-ba59-0019bb2963f4.html DAVE ZWEIFEL...
View ArticleMillennials Don’t Know Roe, and That’s Okay
From RH Reality Check: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/01/20/millennials-dont-know-roe-and-thats-okay by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check January 25, 2013 Last week, just in time for the...
View ArticleWhen the law won’t call it rape
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/26/when_the_law_wont_call_it_rape/ If there’s confusion among the public (and politicians) about rape, baffling, conflicting state laws make it worse By...
View ArticleEquality and gender roles do not co-exist when a woman loves a woman
From LGBTQ Nation: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/01/equality-and-gender-roles-do-not-co-exist-when-a-woman-loves-a-woman/ By Robyn Harper Sunday, January 20, 2013 Society had it all worked out in...
View ArticleNew Republican Idea: Punishing Rape Victims With Jail Time
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/25/new-republican-idea-punishing-rape-victims-with-jail-time/ By Amanda Marcotte Friday, January 25, 2013 If you’re looking for evidence that the...
View ArticleThe War on Sex Workers
What the overly privileged feminist do-gooders fail to realize that when they shut down sex ads sew workers are forced to work the streets where they are far more likely to become the victims of abuse,...
View ArticleReligious groups defend their right to discriminate
From Gay Star News UK: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/religious-groups-defend-their-right-discriminate260113 Lobby groups and academics tell Senate hearing that freedom of religion should not mean...
View ArticleBritain Introduces Same-Sex Marriage Bill
From The Edge: http://www.edgeonthenet.com/news/international/news//140992/britain_introduces_same-sex_marriage_bill Associated Press Friday Jan 25, 2013 The British government published a bill to...
View ArticleThe boundaries of tolerance
From Pink News UK: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/01/23/comment-the-boundaries-of-tolerance/ by Adrian Tippetts 23 January 2013 Don’t be fooled by the victim narrative of religious lobby groups,...
View ArticleUK Catholic Church says ‘time to act is now’ against gay marriage
From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/uk-catholic-church-says-time-act-now-against-gay-marriage280113 The Roman Catholic Church launched a last ditch attack against the UK...
View ArticleTranssexual and transgender women denied access to shelters as temperatures...
From Sketchy Thoughts Canada: http://sketchythoughts.blogspot.com/2013/01/transsexual-and-transgender-women.html The following press release from ASTT(e)Q (Action Santé Travesti(e)s et...
View ArticleTransgender People of Color and Domestic Violence
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/toni-newman/transgender-people-of-color-and-domestic-violence_b_2526793.html Toni Newman 01/25/2013 Domestic violence is a crime in which one person...
View ArticleThai trans group complain to IKEA about ad
From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/thai-trans-group-complain-ikea-about-ad220113 Thai Transgender Alliance demand response from IKEA Global on ‘negative and stereotypical’ advert...
View ArticleCowardice in the face of climate change is just bad politics by Mark...
From Daily Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/27/1182404/-Cowardice-in-the-face-of-climate-change-is-just-bad-politics Mark Sumner Sun Jan 27, 2013 The dictionary defines a tax as a fee...
View ArticleEurope Authorizes “Robin Hood Tax” on Financial Transactions
From Yes Magazine: http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/europe-authorizes-robin-hood-tax-financial-transactions-ftt Support for the tax on stocks, bonds, and derivatives was so strong among EU...
View ArticleTo End Extreme Poverty, End Extreme Wealth
By Inequality.org: http://inequality.org/extreme-poverty-extreme-wealth/ The world’s wealthy gathered in the Swiss Alps once again last week to discuss how to ‘solve’ the world’s toughest problems....
View ArticleMakers, Takers, Fakers
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/opinion/krugman-makers-takers-fakers-.html?ref=global By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: January 27, 2013 Republicans have a problem. For years they...
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