Upper middle class white Christian conservatives...
seehamrun: hmmmm without a legend or title. these maps don’t prove anything. Just saying. hey! I learned something in my Human Geography class 1) Both of these have legends. 2) You can click through,...
View Article"The labor force participation rate for women aged 20 and older nearly...
“The labor force participation rate for women aged 20 and older nearly doubled from 32 percent in 1948 to 61 percent in 1997, but it has held steady ever since. The rate for men has fallen from about...
View Article"The Japanese government is by all accounts remarkably well organized and...
“The Japanese government is by all accounts remarkably well organized and prepared to respond to this kind of disaster. All of the failures in New Orleans, by comparison, have their origins in the...
View Article"It’s time to do what they’re doing in Japan,” Ellis said. “They‘re trying to...
““It’s time to do what they’re doing in Japan,” Ellis said. “They‘re trying to cool off rods over there. It’s time we cool off a few here.”” - Wisconsin: Republicans Dial It Back, Revoke Punitive...
View ArticleInformation about the incident at the Fukushima Nuclear Plants in Japan...
Information about the incident at the Fukushima Nuclear Plants in Japan hosted by http://web.mit.edu/nse/ :: Maintained by the students of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT:...
View Article"**TRIGGER WARNING** Tea Party-endorsed Tom Ganley allegedly attacked a woman...
“**TRIGGER WARNING** Tea Party-endorsed Tom Ganley allegedly attacked a woman from Cleveland and stuck his hands down her pants after she refused his sexual advances, at a car dealership, where she was...
View ArticleSome thoughts on Alexandra Wallace, "Asians in the Library," and the backlash
I want to start this by saying: the video Alexandra Wallace posted to YouTube was undeniably racist. Nothing I say after this excuses her behavior or should make us any less critical of what she said....
View Article"The Washington Post reports that David H. Stevens will be taking over as...
“The Washington Post reports that David H. Stevens will be taking over as head of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Stevens currently serves as Assistant Secretary for Housing in the Department of...
View Article"**TRIGGER WARNING** On Thursday, Quanell X, a community activist, traveled...
“**TRIGGER WARNING** On Thursday, Quanell X, a community activist, traveled from Houston to help stage a town hall meeting called to address rising concerns — especially in Cleveland’s African-American...
View ArticleNuclear Power Plants: Ranking America's Most Vulnerable - The Daily Beast
Nuclear Power Plants: Ranking America's Most Vulnerable - The Daily Beast
View ArticleThe Good Men Project | "Dismantling the Men’s Rights Movement"
The Good Men Project | "Dismantling the Men’s Rights Movement": **Trigger Warning** squee-gee:et-tu-dionysus:saynathespiffy: David Futrelle, creator of the blog Man Boobz has an article at The Good Men...
View Article"If I may speak for the ‘Angry White Man,’ we’re tired of race, period. We’re...
““If I may speak for the ‘Angry White Man,’ we’re tired of race, period. We’re over it. I don’t care about skin color or accent, I care about behavior,” says Hubbell. “But let’s look at it this way: My...
View Articlealycatastrophe: Okay, I do have something to say about this. Freshman year...
alycatastrophe: Okay, I do have something to say about this. Freshman year there was a guy who was a minority and had a full ride—I’m talking about tuition, housing, food, books, EVERYTHING. Now, I...
View ArticleSome thoughts on Alexandra Wallace, "Asians in the Library," and the backlash
mizjenkins: People of color have been caricatured for so long in American history that most White people don’t even notice it when it’s being done today. I blame Disney for a lot of that. Big-lipped...
View Article"The chief of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that all...
“The chief of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that all the water is gone from one of the spent fuel pools at Japan’s most troubled nuclear plant, but Japanese officials denied it....
View Article**Trigger warning for victim blaming**FL GOP Rep. Says 11-Year-Old Was Gang...
**Trigger warning for victim blaming**FL GOP Rep. Says 11-Year-Old Was Gang Raped ‘Because She Was Dressed Like A 21 Year-Old Prostitute’ : sisterhoodispowerful:stfufauxminists:asshatexpress: WHAT....
View Article"Support the troops” originated in the public relations department of the...
““Support the troops” originated in the public relations department of the military/security complex. What “support the troops” really means is to support the profits of the armaments industry and the...
View ArticleSarah Palin Pins Rising Gas Prices Solely on Obama, Provides "Evidence"
Sarah Palin Pins Rising Gas Prices Solely on Obama, Provides "Evidence": My husband wrote a really smart rebuttal to this, and I’m going to post it here, because there’s no reason why this should waste...
View ArticleThe Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary (via HealtheBay)
The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary (via HealtheBay)
View ArticleHere is your chance to make a difference — Feministe
Here is your chance to make a difference — Feministe: thecurvature: Earlier this month, I posted Some fabulous Guatemalan teenage girls could do with your help. You can click through for details of the...
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