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October 2011
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“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts...”
– Charles Bukowski
“Indian girls hold up their name change certificates during a ceremony in Satara,...”
– PhotoBlog - 285 girls make fresh start in India by changing their names from ‘Unwanted’ (via npr)
Liberals Are Cool: With Liberty and Justice for... →
“From the nation’s beginnings, the law was to be the great equalizer in American life, the guarantor of a common set of rules for all. But over the past four decades, the principle of equality before the law has been effectively abolished. Instead, a two-tiered system of justice ensures that the…
Liberals Are Cool: Big Banks Profit From The... →
The credit ratings agency Moody’s recently downgraded Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup because the agency saw the likelihood of a bailout decrease from certain to “very high.” These banks’ credit is rated higher than they would be in a free market, meaning they profit from the…
Robert Reich: The Flat-Tax Fraud, and the... →
robertreich:
Herman Cain’s bizarre 9-9-9 plan would replace much of the current tax code with a 9 percent individual income tax and a 9 percent sales tax. He calls it a “flat tax.”
Next week Rick Perry is set to announce his own version of a flat tax. Former House majority leader Dick Armey – now chairman of…
Taxpayer-Funded ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ Tell... →
mohandasgandhi:
I find this perhaps more unsettling:
NARAL says it found the majority of the centers it investigated in North Carolina had no medical professionals on staff, and only a quarter of them disclosed they were not medical facilities. More than two-thirds provided distorted or false information about abortion risks and consequences.
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The number of centers in North Carolina...
“I don’t care about that.”
– Texas Gov. Rick Perry, on income inequality. But maybe you knew that already. (via motherjones)
Pat Buchanan on the Diane Rehm show plugging his... →
September 2011
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Robert Reich: The Republicans' Latest Ploy to Keep... →
drwh0:
This should dispel any remaining illusions of equivalence between the two parties. Further, it reinforces the oft-repeated suggestion that the GOP cares more about winning elections than actually governing. Lastly, it demonstrates how their scorched-earth policies damage the credibility of our revered institutions here and abroad.
robertreich:
Whatever shred of doubt you may have...
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“There are these people cheering for executions, cheering for letting people...”
– Bill Maher (via goodreasonnews)
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Bullied Teenager in Buffalo, NY, Takes His Own... →
The point of the “It Gets Better” project is to give kids like Jamey Rodemeyer hope for their futures. But sometimes hope isn’t enough. Sometimes the damage done by hate and by haters is simply too great. Sometimes the future seems too remote. And those are the times our hearts break.
Jamey Rodemeyer’s “It Gets Better” video is here.
-Dan Savage
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“A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.”
– Kurt Vonnegut
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"This is not class warfare. It's math." --... →
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Sex abuse victims urge ICC Pope investigation →
AMEN HALLELUJAH!
The Empire must fall.
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