June 2011
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Rick Scott, Florida's "pro-life" governor, vetoes... →
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Ala. town hit by tornadoes bans FEMA trailers →
readnfight:
Capitalism:
CORDOVA, Ala. – James Ruston’s house was knocked off its foundation by tornadoes that barreled through town last month and is still uninhabitable. He thought help had finally arrived when a truck pulled up to his property with a mobile home from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Then he got the call: Single-wide mobile homes, like the FEMA one, are illegal in...
“Dude, you’re so edgy and politically incorrect. it’s totally ironic and...”
– I don’t know where I came across this, but it’s witty as fuck (via octagon-surgeon)
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“Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show...”
– The Dalai Lama (via sleepingbuddha)
“The idea that churches can tackle national poverty, take care of those who are...”
– “Let the Churches Do It” Is a Deceptive Myth (via azspot)
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“I know that this latest round of immigration grandstanding isn’t the first time...”
– “Anchor Baby” Is Always A Racist Term (via thetart)
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“It reminds me of the “bike to work” movement. That is also portrayed as white,...”
– a comment cited in The Unbearable Whiteness of Eating: How the Food Culture War Affects Black America (via idlesong)
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Proposed WIC Cuts Would End Food Assistance for... →
House Republicans are proposing a cut in the WIC nutrition program that would force WIC to turn away 325,000 to 475,000 eligible low-income women and young children next year. This cut — part of the 2012 appropriations bill that Rep. Jack Kingston, chairman of the House agriculture appropriations subcommittee, unveiled today — would break a 15-year commitment by Administrations and Congresses...
"Judge strikes down Wisconsin's anti-union law" →
In yet another twist in Wisconsin’s bitter fight over unions, a judge Thursday struck down the Republican-sponsored bill to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights, moving the battle to the state Supreme Court. Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi ruled that the Legislature violated the state’s open meetings law in approving the bill championed by Republican Gov....
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Cynthia Gorney: Too Young to Wed →
ladyjournos:
The secret world of child brides.
National Geographic || June 2011
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promotingpeace:
US healthcare: Profits before patients.
What is the point of having the world’s best medical facilities if citizens don’t have the money to access healthcare? As many as 45,000 people in the US die every year because they can’t afford healthcare
When Stan Brock started Remote Area Medical (RAM) in 1985, never in his wildest dreams did he think his services would be needed in...
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“Denying our weaknesses is neither power, nor protection. We cannot overcome...”
– Sonia Choquette, True Balance (via ancora-imparo)
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50% of Americans Couldn't Come Up with $2,000 in... →
Nearly half of Americans are living in a state of “financial fragility,” a new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research reveals. To determine this statistic, researchers from the George Washington School of Business, Princeton University, and Harvard Business School asked survey participants whether they would be able to come up with $2,000 for an “unexpected expense in the next...
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Places to find free ebooks: →
bonedust:
anarchyofthemind:
http://buddhisttorrents.blogspot.com/
http://openlibrary.org/
http://feedbooks.com/
http://www.mobileread.com/
http://www.scribd.com/
http://www.manybooks.net/
http://www.openculture.com/
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.archive.org/details/texts
http://www.sacred-texts.com/
http://www.holybooks.com
http://radicalebooks.blogspot.com/
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'If You're Light You're Alright': Skin Color as... →
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“Cis people seem to think that self-identification is only for trans folks. They...”
– Asher Bauer, Not Your Mom’s Trans 101 (Tranarchism)
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"Is Living With Illness Choosing to Give In?" →
stuffsickpeoplehavetoputupwith:
This op-ed piece is freaking great. (Fellow atheists, just ignore the references to Christianity, etc)
A brief excerpt:
“You’ve just given in to your illness,” I have heard from both strangers and friends. “You need to fight it more.” This is often followed by their specific advice on what I need to do to “fight it.”
What defines “giving in” to your illness?...
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Miriam Zoila Perez: Teen Moms Look for Support,... →
ladyjournos:
Teen pregnancy prevention initiatives are often based on the premise that teen parenting is an indisputably bad thing and should be avoided at all costs. And as a consequence, teen moms are constantly presented as failures and victims.
Colorlines || May 6, 2011
How to Help Tornado Victims in Joplin, Missouri →
politicalbrief:
How to Help Tornado Victims in Joplin, Missouri
/via @abcnewsradio:
(JOPLIN, Mo.) — Rescue efforts are underway as residents of Joplin, Mo., try to pick up the pieces of their lives after a devastating tornado hit the city of about 50,000, and severe storms ravaged the Midwest this weekend. At least 89 people have been reported dead in Joplin. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared...
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“I march today because when I came out as a lesbian in Jamaica a dozen boys...”
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Staceyann Chin
(via thirdeyeblinking)
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"Insurers Told to Justify Rate Increases Over 10... →
stuffsickpeoplehavetoputupwith:
WASHINGTON — Alarmed at soaring premiums and profits in the health insurance industry, the Obama administration demanded on Thursday that insurers justify proposed rate increases of more than 10 percent, starting in September.
Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, issued a rule Thursday on procedures for reviews of premiums.
Kathleen...
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“Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the...”
– Jane Addams (via zuzu88)
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“My body is not your community service project, my body is not your soulless...”
– Asha Zappa (via sleepydumpling)
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Farm Workers Witness Historic Votes on Fair... →
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