Pension Panic Fueled by Anti-Worker Politics?
From In These Times: http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/14479/pension_panic_fueled_by_anti_worker_politics/ By Michelle Chen Thursday Jan 24, 2013 It’s a common refrain in local papers: State...
View ArticleChris Christie Vetoes Minimum Wage Bill Over 25¢
From Addicting Info: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/01/28/chris-christie-vetoes-minimum-wage-bill-over-25/ Lorraine Devon Wilke 2013/01/28 Oh, Chris Christie, you feisty New Jersey truth-teller who...
View ArticleAngela Davis Celebrates Sixty-Ninth Birthday
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/26/angela-davis-birthday_n_2557842.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false By Jermaine Spradley Posted: 01/26/2013 On this day, 69...
View ArticleRomney advisor: Republicans ‘largely lost’ the culture wars on marriage equality
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/28/romney-advisor-republicans-largely-lost-the-culture-wars-on-marriage-equality/ By Arturo Garcia Monday, January 28, 2013 The former Iowa advisor...
View ArticleLet’s Come Out and Surprise People With the Ordinariness of Being Gay
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-layla-mccay/lets-come-out-and-surprise-people-with-the-ordinariness-of-being-gay_b_2528033.html Dr Layla McCay 01/25/2013 If I were Rory...
View ArticleThe Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy
From The New York Times: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/26/the-rise-of-the-permanent-temp-economy/ By ERIN HATTON January 26, 2013 Politicians across the political spectrum herald “job...
View ArticleChurches threaten to pull funding if Boy Scouts drop anti-gay ban
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/30/churches_threaten_to_pull_funding_if_boy_scouts_drop_anti_gay_ban/ About 70 percent of Scout troops are sponsored by faith-based organizations. Many are...
View ArticleScientology and the cloak of religion
From CBC Canada: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/29/f-rfa-macdonald-scientology.html By Neil Macdonald Jan 30, 2013 Scientology is a religion. Of that there is no doubt. The U.S. Internal...
View ArticleInside Ex-Gay Therapy: Homosexual Behavior Is A Fantasy Addiction To A...
From Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/29/1511421/inside-ex-gay-therapy-homosexual-behavior-is-a-fantasy-addiction-to-a-wounded-gender-identity/ By Zack Ford on Jan 29, 2013 Joseph...
View ArticleCatholic bishops: Gays make good parents but still must not marry
From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/catholic-bishops-gays-make-good-parents-still-must-not-marry300113 Bishops from the Roman Catholic Church of England and Wales have outlined...
View ArticlePlastic surgery on the rise – with Botox and breast implants most popular
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2013/jan/30/plastic-surgery-rise-botox-breast-implants Research finds almost 15m procedures were performed last year, with more than...
View ArticleBrazillian model Lea T. features in Benetton ad campaign
From Pink News: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/01/28/brazillian-trans-model-features-in-benetton-ad-campaign/ by Joseph Patrick McCormick 28 January 2013 A global advertising campaign by United Colors...
View ArticleRemembering Dr. Leah Schaefer, the Sweet Singer-Turned-Psychiatrist Who...
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-beyer/leah-schaefer-trans-women_b_2569123.html Dana Beyer 01/30/2013 Dr. Leah Cahan Schaefer died this past week at 92. A giant in the fields...
View ArticleMaryland lawmakers introduce transgender rights bill
From The Washington Blade: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/01/29/breaking-maryland-lawmakers-introduce-transgender-rights-bill/ By Michael K. Lavers on January 29, 2013 Maryland lawmakers on...
View ArticleTrans Inclusion: Trust, Verify, Eduate
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-mollmann/trans-inclusion-trust-verify-eduate_b_2568566.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices Marianne Mollmann 01/30/2013 Earlier this month the...
View Article‘Bringing It All Back Home’: How Vermont Can Lead on Localizing the Climate...
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/01/31-8 by Bill McKibben Published on Thursday, January 31, 2013 by Common Dreams Environmentalist Bill McKibben, author of some of the most...
View ArticleHands Off Social Security and Veterans’ Benefits
From Senator Bernie Sanders: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=C3F6B75C-1C71-4D82-B1A6-C80784EF946E By Senator Sanders January 31, 2013 Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday was joined by a...
View ArticleApplebee’s fires waitress for exposing pastor’s ‘give God 10%’ no-tip receipt
Add another business to the list of businesses to avoid… BTW why do people have to give money to churches? Doesn’t god provide for their needs? From Raw Story:...
View ArticleUS unions’ continued decline masks new forms of worker activism
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/25/unions-decline-worker-activism Most Americans wish for union protections, though membership has slipped to 1916 levels. But...
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