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Dorothy Height, Guru R.I.P.
Two towering figures of the Black community have passed away. Although from two generations, and in very different ways each has had a profound impact on the lives of Black folks in the U.S. Civil rights leader Dorothy Height dies at 98 | Reuters Trained as a social worker, Height began her career as an [...]
Collateral Murder
[Trigger Warning] Yesterday, WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymous leaks of sensitive information from governments, released a video of U.S. soldiers in an Apache helicopter firing upon and killing most of a group of non-combatant men, including a Reuters photographer, in Baghdad in 2007. The video is ghastly and depressing. At one point, the soldiers [...]
Happy NPM and NaPoWriMo
Happy National Poetry Month! If you’re into this sort of thing (and really why shouldn’t you be?) don’t forget that Naional Poetry Month is also NaPoWriMo and if you’re looking for a little inspiration to get those poems written, ReadWritePoem and Poetic Asides are both sponsoring NaPoWriMo challenges along with prompts every day. I’m going [...]
But Then On The Other Hand…
It’s really hard for me to not read these lawsuits against Federal health insurance reform as just more States Rights arguments, and you’ll forgive me if I’m a tad bit weary of those.
First, Quick Thoughts on Last Nights Legislation Passage
The health insurance reform (which should be distinguished from the health care reform that we have yet to see) that passed last night leaves me in an uncomfortable place. On the one hand, I want to share in the hope/change rhetoric that argues that the passage of this bill is a stepping stone towards more [...]
History Is Bunk
Texas Conservatives Win Curriculum Change A few highlights: After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government and presenting [...]
WTF Wednesday
In which I shake my head at the sad, pathetic things that people do and say: We refer the Board to the following link – http://logansrogue.livejournal.com/1327524.html – which will corroborate our client’s allegation that their advertisement has been the subject of discontent for the feminist bloggers on the said site. We are sure the Board [...]
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