May 2013
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“Today is a day of mourning for the children of Chicago. Their education has been...”
– Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis commenting on today’s news that the Board of Education has voted to close 50 Chicago public schools. While only around 40 percent of children in Chicago are black are Latino, 90 percent of children whose schools will be shuttered are black or Latino. ...
May 24th
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May 24th
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““Don’t you know that slavery was outlawed?” “No,” the guard said, “you’re...”
– Assata
May 24th
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Social Networking and the National Movement to... →
Did you know: TITLE IX protects against gender discrimination beyond athletics.
May 23rd
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“Studies have shown that, across the pay grades, women who weigh less are paid...”
– I don’t want to be told I’m pretty as I am - I want to live in a world where that’s irrelevant (via brute-reason)
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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Is Your State Bird a Stupid State Bird? What It... →
Seven cardinals but no hawks? Come on!
May 23rd
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May 22nd
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Why aren't more people freaking out about the new...
dancepunksnotdead: You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework? It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this. http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift
May 21st
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“I think the problem is that many people in America think that racism is an...”
– Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) answering a question about racism, sexism, and capitalism. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tug8RJyLoz0
May 21st
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UPDATED: Virginia GOP Nominee For Attorney General... →
If a woman in Virginia has a miscarriage without a doctor present, they must report it within 24 hours to the police or risk going to jail for a full year. At least, that’s what would have happened if a bill introduced by Virginia state Sen. Mark Obenshain (R) had become law. And yet, the […]
May 21st
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Why Humans Took Up Farming: They Like To Own Stuff →
The appeal of owning your own property — and all the private goods that came with it — may have convinced nomadic humans to settle down and take up farming. So says a new study that tried to puzzle out why early farmers bothered with agriculture.
May 18th
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May 18th
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“… the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of...”
– Don McPherson, former NFL quarterback, feminist and educator
May 18th
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“The big deal comes in when homeless people are being exploited to prove a point....”
– Why Fitch the Homeless is a Really Bad Idea (via brute-reason)
May 17th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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“A vested interest in general human welfare is an implicit goal of feminism. If...”
– Why Not Say Everyday Humanism Instead of Everyday Feminism? — Everyday Feminism (via brute-reason)
May 16th
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“What if all women were bigger and stronger than you? And thought they were...”
– For The Men Who Still Don’t Get It, Carol Diehl (via pegthepatriarchy)
May 16th
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“We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a...”
– Audre Lorde
May 16th
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May 16th
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This App Will Make Sure Your Shopping Doesn’t Give... →
“Vote with your wallet” has long been a battle-cry for consumer activists, urging people to use their purchasing habits as a way to punish companies with discriminatory or anti-environmental practices. But when consumers don’t have a choice about what they’re buying or even just the information needed to make an informed choice, it’s hard for that motto to play out in reality. Fortunately, a new...
May 16th
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Forcing Your Old Abercrombie and Fitch Clothes on... →
Using homeless people to make a joke? Ugh.
May 16th
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May 15th
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Developers Destroy 2300 Year Old Mayan Pyramid To... →
BELIZE CITY (AP) — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize’s largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday.
May 15th
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“The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must be...”
– Jada Pinkett Smith
May 13th
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“Every article about BDSM now includes the obligatory professional woman who’s...”
– The Trouble with Bondage (via damp-earth) And people wonder why we get worried when shit like 50 shades of grey is so popular? Establishing an environment for consent to be mandatory and always enthusiastic and always checked in upon (as in consent for each action not just consent one time...
May 11th
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Free Airport Parking for Congress: A Reminder that... →
May 11th
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May 9th
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May 8th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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Against Pokemon-Style Polyamory →
brute-reason: When I first started exploring and getting into polyamory about a year ago, one of the things that appealed to me about it was this idea of having “different partners” for “different needs.” It made a lot of sense to me and seemed like a rational, ethical justification for dating multiple people with everyone’s knowledge and consent. You’ll see this rationale repeated and defended...
May 7th
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May 5th
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May 4th
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May 3rd
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May 3rd
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If you like urban planning or just noticing how we... →
May 1st
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Michael Pollan is a sexist pig; excerpt from... →
“Femivores” have made DIY domesticity cool. But critics who blame feminism for obesity and fast food have it wrong Yet, due to the pervasive romanticization of the preindustrial family farm, today only 60 percent of Americans say they believe they’ve benefited from modern food technologies (including pasteurizing, fermenting, drying, freezing, fortification, and canning). Of the 60...
May 1st
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Poll: 42 percent of Americans unsure if Obamacare... →
According to a poll, 7 percent of Americans think the Supreme Court struck down Obamacare; 12 percent say Congress repealed the law. It takes effect in October.
May 1st
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“The Bangladesh garment factory collapse that killed hundreds made super-cheap...”
– Would You Pay A Higher Price For ‘Ethical’ Clothing? (via npr)
May 1st
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May 1st
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April 2013
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Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 25th
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Public Urban Foraging Map →
“The big goal, in a way,” he says, “is to make people realize that there is potential [for foraging in cities] and deliberately create food forests, like the Beacon Food Forest and others around the country — to rethink what a city should look like.”   The map doesn’t limit its entries to fruits and veggies. Welty says it also lists beehives, public water wells, and even dumpsters with excess...
Apr 24th
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