I’m Feminist Enough.
New favorite project right here. Thanks to Julianne for the link.
...read moreResolutions
I’m with Philip Galanes: New Years resolutions should have nothing to do with losing weight. Instead, focus on a small behavioral change:
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion… “Sunday”
Go for it.
...read moreYes, we look a bit different
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...read moreOn Change and Accountability: A Response to Clarisse Thorn
This is a guest post by Maia.
Dear Clarisse
Towards the end of your post On Change and Accountability you asked a question.
Did you expect your readers to answer no?
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Filming Against Odds: Undocumented Youth “Come Out” With Their Dreams
By Anne Galisky, cross-posted at On The Issues Magazine.
“Papers”is the story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status. More than two million undocumented children live in the U.S. today, most with no path to obtain citizenship. These are youth who were born outside the U.S. and yet know only the U.S. as home. The film highlights five undocumented youth who are “American” in every sense but their legal paperwork.
...read moreWell this is terrifying.
Even as they advocate for limited government, many of the Republican presidential candidates hold expansive views about the scope of the executive powers they would wield if elected — including the ability to authorize the targeted killing of United States citizens they deem threats and to launch military attacks without Congressional permission.
Sure, yeah, kill whoever with no oversight or rule of law. I don’t see what could go wrong.
...read moreThe Gap Between the Rich and the Poor Grows Larger
This is not new, but it’s disturbing: The SSA said 50 percent of workers made less than $26,364 last year — and most Americans have fewer job opportunities available to them. But the wealthiest Americans are relatively unscathed, with those earning $1 million or more jumping 18 percent from 2009.
Ideological zealots: Usually bad news.
The latest battleground in Israel’s struggle over religious extremism [...] has the unexpected public face of a blond, bespectacled second-grade girl. She is Naama Margolese, 8, the daughter of American immigrants who are observant modern Orthodox Jews. [She has] become terrified of walking to her elementary school here after ultra-Orthodox men spit on her, insulted her and called her a prostitute because her modest dress did not adhere exactly to their more rigorous dress code.
Vaccinate, please.
Because it’s not just about you: I HAVE chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Three months ago, I underwent an allogeneic stem-cell transplant, in which my wise, 52-year-old white blood cells were replaced by bewildered, low-functioning cells from an anonymous European donor. For the next seven months or so, until those cells mature, I have a newborn’s immunity; I am prey to illnesses like chickenpox, the measles and the flu.
Manarchist Ryan Gosling
Girl, if you’ve been in progressive politics for long enough, you’ve met this guy.
...read moreFeminism: Getting ‘em young
That kid rocks my world. I love that she identifies feeling that the toy companies are “tricking” people with the pink toys/princesses are for girls nonsense, and I love that she identifies the binary as being pink for girls and other colours for boys. [S]he clearly understands the concepts, feels strongly about them, and is articulating them clearly. That’s awesome.
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