"A minimum of $3.6 billion would be saved if breastfeeding were increased...
“A minimum of $3.6 billion would be saved if breastfeeding were increased from current levels (64 percent in-hospital, 29 percent at 6 months) to those recommended by the U.S. Surgeon General (75 and...
View Article"According to a third study, by UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and...
“According to a third study, by UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and supported by NHMC, entitled “Using Biological Markers To Measure Stress In Listeners Of Commercial Talk Radio,” hate speech...
View Article"The term “illegal immigrant” was first used in 1939 as a slur by the British...
“The term “illegal immigrant” was first used in 1939 as a slur by the British toward Jews who were fleeing the Nazis and entering Palestine without authorization. Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace...
View Article"Another misconception is that the vast majority of migrant workers currently...
“Another misconception is that the vast majority of migrant workers currently out of status sneak across our southern border in the middle of the night. Actually, almost half enter the U.S. with a...
View Article"Migrant workers residing unlawfully in the U.S. are not — and never have...
“Migrant workers residing unlawfully in the U.S. are not — and never have been — criminals. They are subject to deportation, through a civil administrative procedure that differs from criminal...
View Article"In 2005, [Frank Luntz] produced a 25-page secret memorandum that would...
“In 2005, [Frank Luntz] produced a 25-page secret memorandum that would radically alter the immigration debate to distort public perception of the issue. The secret memorandum almost perfectly captures...
View Article"Conservative talk radio and Fox News audiences are, for instance, less...
“Conservative talk radio and Fox News audiences are, for instance, less likely to be personally familiar with Latinos: yet they are among the most likely to hold anti-immigrant and anti-Latino views.”...
View ArticleHuffington Post puts making the decision on whether Seth MacFarlane's joke...
Huffington Post puts making the decision on whether Seth MacFarlane's joke about not understanding Latino actors is racist or funny to a vote.: Really, Huffington Post?
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strongaly: thepeoplesrecord: Cambodian workers on hunger...
strongaly:thepeoplesrecord:Cambodian workers on hunger strike against Walmart & H&MFebruary 28, 2013Self-organized garment workers at a Walmart and H&M supplier factory in Phnom Penh,...
View Article"When the only cuts on the table would inflict real harm on people with...
“When the only cuts on the table would inflict real harm on people with modest incomes and save small amounts of money, that is a sign that there’s just not much money to save. It’s not just that...
View Article"Is sequestration better than nothing? The inability of Republicans to...
“Is sequestration better than nothing? The inability of Republicans to plainly answer that question is giving President Obama the upper hand in the ongoing spat over automatic decreases to automatic...
View Article"Hawkish Republicans never liked making the military part of the cuts plan,...
“Hawkish Republicans never liked making the military part of the cuts plan, preferring to hold the line that not cutting spending at all was better than having any cuts at the Pentagon. But their...
View Article"Lean In” reads like a book that was written too soon. Sandberg is thinking...
““Lean In” reads like a book that was written too soon. Sandberg is thinking out loud, bouncing from idea to idea, full of good intentions but bubbling with contradictions: Stand up for yourself, but...
View Article"By using the “trigger” strategy, politicians believed (and apparently still...
“By using the “trigger” strategy, politicians believed (and apparently still believe) that they can escape the political and moral consequences of their own actions. It wasn’t me that did these things,...
View ArticleSequestration: What gets cut and what doesn't - CBS News
Sequestration: What gets cut and what doesn't - CBS News: The reductions must be across-the-board, thereby eliminating both the wasteful and the vital. A few programs, however, are exempt. For example,...
View Articlefantasticbeautifulmess: Melissa Harris Perry- The Politics of...
fantasticbeautifulmess:Melissa Harris Perry- The Politics of Black Hair“It seems like you’re making a statement, even when you’re not making a statement.”
View ArticleTransgender Media: Why I Dislike 'Trapped In the Wrong Body' | Janet Mock
Transgender Media: Why I Dislike 'Trapped In the Wrong Body' | Janet Mock: girlslikeusnews:Janet Mock in one fell swoop destroys the ‘trapped in the wrong body’ narrative so love by the popular media,...
View Article"Yet Carr’s tweet — his only comment on The Onion matter so far — indicates...
“Yet Carr’s tweet — his only comment on The Onion matter so far — indicates that he wonders how the writers are feeling, which strikes me as the least interesting part of this. The Onion’s writer or...
View Article"Thanks to the outrage machine, a snarky satirical tweet about Ms. Wallis is...
“Thanks to the outrage machine, a snarky satirical tweet about Ms. Wallis is now taking precedence over her Oscar nomination and/or her snagging the lead role in the new remake of Annie. Go ahead,...
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