I wish the Dems were really as great as this makes them sound. But they are one hell of a lot better than the Republicans.Another reason to get out and vote. (Thanks Angela)
“ Eight state governments received a failing F grade when it comes to transparency, accountability and anti-corruption efforts…. Michigan, North Dakota, South Carolina, Maine, Virginia, Wyoming, South Dakota and Georgia ”
Study: 8 states get ‘F’ on corruption
c’mon Virginia. we gotta be better than this.
Immigration and Comics, 1880-1910 - no surprises here, 1 of 13 is positive. The one pictured above could pass for one today though, no?
I really have no idea what to think of this. However, I’m pretty sure whoever made it enjoyed Iron Jawed Angels.If you don’t do anything else on International Women’s Day, watch this absolutely fantastic video! Best “Bad Romance” parody I’ve ever seen & a surprisingly powerful homage to the women who fought for our right to vote. Lyrics here.
TW for depictions of involuntary commitment & related violence.
Oh god, I love this very much.
Corporations don’t bleed.
Corporations don’t have children.
Corporations don’t die in war.
Corporations shouldn’t be running our democracy.
I might be okay with a war if instead of what I would generally call people, we drafted corporations and they died instead.
So after I reblogged that last quote, I took a look at the article it’s a response to (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/opinion/sunday/douthat-the-safe-legal-rare-illusion.html?_r=2). I really appreciate it’s attempt to present a balanced assessment of the conservative/liberal argument on the best way to prevent abortion—there is far too little of this kind of cool-headed thoughtfulness in our news these days. However, I think it over-simplifies the liberal idea that all we need is more access to contraceptive. Access is only the first step—then you have to educate teenagers and empower girls to feel like they have the right to demand that their partner wears a condom. We’ve done a pretty good job on access, I think, but what we are definitely not doing a good job of us if no-nonsense, practical sex education. Without that, all you have is the old adage that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink….
“ Every time I read an article about conservatives being “pro- life” I am reminded of my brother who died of ALS at the age of 47. He spent the last 6 years of his life in nursing homes where the care, supervision and meals were abysmal. One of his former roommates was smoking a cigarette, fell asleep and burned to death because his diaper caught fire. Another roommate went home for the weekend to visit his mother and committed suicide in the garage of her home so that he wouldn’t have to return to the nursing home. I have to say that in all the years my brother was there I never once saw a group of conservatives out in front of the building shouting slogans about the sanctity of life and how all lives - no matter what age - are meaningful. I never once saw a group of evangelicals visiting with patients, pushing wheelchairs, or feeding the elderly residents. There were no Rick Santorums advocating on behalf of my brother who several years before had been a pro golfer and was still the father of two adorable young boys. When conservatives and evangelicals understand that ALL life really is sacred, including that of the elderly, the permanently disabled, the terminally ill, and the women and children who accidentally get bombed in the course of a war, then maybe I’ll listen to their opinions on contraceptives and/or abortion. For now, however, this is really just a politically heated argument about women’s reproductive rights and who gets to control those rights. ”
