"The House soundly defeated a move Wednesday to restrict the governor and...
“The House soundly defeated a move Wednesday to restrict the governor and statewide officeholders to two consecutive terms. The proposed constitutional amendment, which would have been decided by...
View ArticleWorking Families Flexibility Act Passes House Over Opposition Of Democrats,...
Working Families Flexibility Act Passes House Over Opposition Of Democrats, Labor: Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Depression-era statute that serves as the bedrock of U.S. labor law, hourly...
View Article"The 40-hour workweek, as we know it, came from the Fair Labor Standards Act...
“The 40-hour workweek, as we know it, came from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938. To ensure that workers can spend more time away from work, the FLSA discourages employers from demanding...
View Article"On 3 September 2005 – less than a week after Hurricane Katrina devastated...
“On 3 September 2005 – less than a week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast – I began to understand that America cared little about what was happening in New Orleans. I was an...
View Article"1.5 million more Americans would have jobs if not for Washington’s decision...
“1.5 million more Americans would have jobs if not for Washington’s decision to pursue deficit reduction in the midst of a sluggish economy.Unfortunately, news of successful deficit reduction is...
View Article"You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a...
“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple the unemployment isn’t interested in purchasing the assets of the generation who just blew an...
View ArticlePaula's Story
mssswitch:shareyourabortionstory:At the age of 22 I found out I had become pregnant. I was in collegeat the time and was sustaining a very low budget lifestyle.Immediately I knew I wanted an abortion....
View Article"The most significant differences between those who smoked marijuana and...
“The most significant differences between those who smoked marijuana and those who never or no longer did was that current smokers’ insulin levels were reduced by 16 percent and their insulin...
View ArticleExplaining That Race Is a Social Construct -- Again
Explaining That Race Is a Social Construct -- Again: The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates responds to recent writing on race and intelligence by reminding us exactly what race is and what it isn’t.… The...
View ArticleShawn (Jay-Z) Carter Offers College Scholarship for Underserved Students
Shawn (Jay-Z) Carter Offers College Scholarship for Underserved Students: The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation is unique in that it offers scholarships to single mothers, children who attend...
View ArticleMaryland governor signs tough gun control law
Maryland governor signs tough gun control law: shortformblog:Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley on Thursday signed into law one of the United States’ toughest gun control measures, even as opponents...
View ArticleEnd the Corporate Exploitation of ‘Food Deserts’
End the Corporate Exploitation of ‘Food Deserts’: incisiveredneck:It means that we not solely rely on large corporations to “fix” our current food predicament, a predicament that they intentionally...
View ArticleWaPo's Ezra Klein: The scandals are falling apart
WaPo's Ezra Klein: The scandals are falling apart: justinspoliticalcorner:On Tuesday, it looked like we had three possible political scandals brewing. Two days later, with much more evidence available,...
View Article"In fact, we are witnessing the resegregation of the American media."
“In fact, we are witnessing the resegregation of the American media.” - Farai Chideya, at The Nation (via thesmithian)
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feministfashionista: tinytruant: fuckyeahfeminists: Shout out...
feministfashionista:tinytruant:fuckyeahfeminists:Shout out to the Nice Guys (tm) out there who need to see this.THIS.
View ArticleNew UN numbers show shocking increase in Syrian refugees
shortformblog:1.5M refugees have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the civil war in Syria, and the rate that new refugees are registering with the UN is increasing at an alarming rate. It...
View Article"Here’s the thing. I’m really not trying to offend. But don’t you think..."
“Here’s the thing. I’m really not trying to offend. But don’t you think something’s wrong with this picture? We’re taking our children on school field trips to The Coca-Cola Factory and letting them...
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thepeoplesrecord: Environmental protests are becoming one of...
thepeoplesrecord:Environmental protests are becoming one of the biggest forms of social unrest in China – latest protests took place on Thursday over plans to build a petrochemical plant in the city of...
View Article"If Governor Scott would just sit with me and others like me, I know he will...
“If Governor Scott would just sit with me and others like me, I know he will veto this bill that, if it had been law, would have ended my life.” - That’s Seth Penalver, who was exonerated after 18...
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