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abbyjean: The point underscored by Krugman’s chart is that...
abbyjean: The point underscored by Krugman’s chart is that Medicare being a good deal for the vast majority of people isn’t dependent on the assumption that rich people will be picking up the tab. It’s...
View ArticleUsing School Lunch Subsidies for Low-Income Students as Intended
Using School Lunch Subsidies for Low-Income Students as Intended: As we have explained, many school districts don’t charge nearly enough to cover the cost of “paid lunches” — those for students whose...
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fuckyeahfeminists: You’d think women would be at least almost...
fuckyeahfeminists: You’d think women would be at least almost equal to men in upper management employment by now. from Moveon.org - America Falls Behind on that whole “equality for women” thing
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downlo:weexist-weresist:capitalismkills:akagoldfish: And the...
downlo:weexist-weresist:capitalismkills:akagoldfish: And the Teabaggers always get so offended if you point out how racist they are… Yes because the Princeton and Harvard Law educated lawyer in the...
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"I am betting nine out of 10 times, when a woman asks for a female detective...
“I am betting nine out of 10 times, when a woman asks for a female detective the story is going to be untrue.” - Lt. Adam Lamboy, commander of the Manhattan Special Victims Squad, in a story about how...
View ArticleShocking: Sex Workers Are Being Prosecuted for Carrying Condoms
Shocking: Sex Workers Are Being Prosecuted for Carrying Condoms: stfurapeculture: A lot of sex workers said they were afraid to carry condoms because of police behavior but many face the chance of...
View ArticleIndia’s Voluntary City
India’s Voluntary City : Fascinating piece in the NYTimes about a new city in India, a new city of 1.5 million people and more or less no city government. Gurgaon was widely regarded as an economic...
View ArticleGeorgia: State survey : 11,080 farm jobs unfilled, Governor suggest putting...
Georgia: State survey : 11,080 farm jobs unfilled, Governor suggest putting people on criminal probation to work: Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday offered what he called a “partial solution” to Georgia’s...
View ArticleWisconsin Segregates Students with Disabilities
Wisconsin Segregates Students with Disabilities: Under Milwaukee’s 20-year-old school voucher program ― the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), parents have a “choice” between two publicly funded...
View ArticleSantorum: Doctors Providing Abortions To Rape And Incest Victims Should Be...
Santorum: Doctors Providing Abortions To Rape And Incest Victims Should Be Criminally Charged: cognitivedissonance: It’s exactly what you think. I wish the right-wingers would stop trying to...
View Articleseriouslyamerica: India’s Voluntary City HOLD UP. I was actually doing a case...
seriouslyamerica: India’s Voluntary City HOLD UP. I was actually doing a case study of Gurgaon (yes, like IN Gurgaon) in early March as part of an Urban Studies study-abroad program. My study focused...
View Article"Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have...
“Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions” - Ron Paul, 1996 (via goodreasonnews) Fucking joking. Please be joking. Please. ….I know you’re...
View Articlesquee-gee: Give us your cash, B—ch! (by RightTurnUSA) “The...
squee-gee: Give us your cash, B—ch! (by RightTurnUSA) “The special election to replace the retired Rep.Jane Harman (D-CA) just took a turn for the spectacular. A new web video aimed at boosting the...
View Article"[trigger warning: rape culture] A lot of people accuse feminists of thinking...
“[trigger warning: rape culture] A lot of people accuse feminists of thinking that all men are rapists. That’s not true. But do you know who think all men are rapists? Rapists do. They really do. In...
View Articlejonathan-cunningham: An Arizona police officer told a citizen...
jonathan-cunningham: An Arizona police officer told a citizen he didn’t need a warrant to enter his home, put a gun against his head, shot his dog, then shot and killed him. The 29 year old man was...
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(via Web Embraces Photo Of Mystery Couple At Vancouver...
(via Web Embraces Photo Of Mystery Couple At Vancouver Riots : The Picture Show : NPR)
View ArticleHouse Republicans vote to cut funds to implement food safety law.
House Republicans vote to cut funds to implement food safety law.: wilwheaton: Arguing that the U.S. food supply is 99 percent safe, House Republicans cut millions of dollars Thursday from the Food and...
View Articlechristyleighstewart: microaggressions: Whenever I go anywhere with my...
christyleighstewart: microaggressions: Whenever I go anywhere with my “friends” (predominantly white), they feel it necessary to tell me (a black girl) when we’re passing a cotton field. I try to tell...
View ArticleCultural Appropriation: Let's Talk Food
diggingforroots: I suspect that this would fall under “unpopular opinions” but, yes, I think you can be culturally appropriative of food. I’ve never heard/seen anyone talk about food specifically as...
View Article"This is a compelling story. Unfortunately, 16 million unemployed Americans...
“This is a compelling story. Unfortunately, 16 million unemployed Americans have compelling stories. Illegal aliens do not by dint of rule of law have the right to stay in the country, to work, to vote...
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