February 2011
46 posts
“So it’s not about the budget; it’s about the power.
In principle, every...”
– re: repressing Unions = repressing speech…Paul Krugman says it better than I could.
Full story:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/opinion/21krugman.html?src=me&ref=general
“This debate over Gov. Scott Walker’s budget bill has been difficult for me. I...”
– Hands on Wisconsin: Public employee haircut
The author of this cartoon explains why he drew it.
(via jeffmiller)
This is how I feel and why I call myself a liberal and am still not a fan of unions. So this person can suck it. (via evangotlib)
To me, it’s really simple. A corporation is...
I'm gonna type every word I know! Rectangle! ...
“We talk about American like we’re all in this together. Let me give you some...”
– Sen Bernie Sanders (via magulartheimpalor)
IT IS SO DAMN NICE THAT SOMEONE IS BEING REAL IN WASHINGTON.
(via brutallyhonestbabes)
OMG Bernie is the BEST. Thom Hartmann does an interview with him every Friday on his “Brunch With Bernie” segment…it’s definitely one of the...
I plan to fall in love in one of the Ramones'...
deadkennedy:
At the Burger King by the soda machine
At the 7-Eleven by Space Invaders
I fell in love at a Steak and Shake. I like to think Joey would approve.
Thoughts on walking to work through Soho in the...
why, invariably, will someone speedwalk around me (often with a sort-of exaggerated gesture to indicate their need to circumnavigate as quickly as possible) and then slow down to my exact pace once they’re about 5 feet ahead?
why do random guys say “good morning!” to me, all chipper, as we pass? It’s not street harassment or anything, it’s very polite, but when a...
STFU, Conservatives: librarianinlittlecanada... →
stfuconservatives:
librarianinlittlecanada replied to your post:At my school, the World Topics teacher goes into Wikipedia and changes articles…
that wouldn’t actually work anyway since all edits have to be approved, especially if they’re on a subject serious enough to be taught in high school. I call…
Ok, I do think these teachers should chill, but I do have to say that Wikipedia...
The Green State: stfufauxminists: alexholzbach:... →
stfufauxminists:
alexholzbach:
Besides violating the right to life, violating the right for the People to bear arms is the most vile act a government can force upon its citizens. And is it not true that the latter right, if upheld, can prevent the former atrocity from ever occurring?
Wait wait wait, are we saying here that if dudes could just get their guns back, it would be way easier to...
“This is the era of internet intellectuals, mostly dudes, who excel at...”
– On Labor - Ta-Nehisi Coates - National - The Atlantic
This post is beautiful. Thanks, Ta-Nehisi Coates, for sharing your and Kenyatta’s story.
(via champagnecandy)
That’s really beautiful.
The Problem of Structrual Unemployment: Really... →
The Washington Post had a major front page article highlighting the argument that the reason that the country has high unemployment is that workers don’t have the skills needed for the jobs that are available. While it features comments from several employers, the only data that it presents to support this case is that the number of job openings reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is...
“I’m here in the interest of being more neighborly. Maybe if we would have...”
– President Obama to the US Chamber of Commerce
In Speech to Chamber, Obama Promises to Work with Business - NYTimes.com
I love him sometimes.
(via mikehudack)
ATTENTION SUPERBOWL: there is NO confusion about which country this sporting match is taking place in. I think we can take the OMGOMGAMERICAAMERICATROOPS rhetoric down juuuuust a notch, k?
If you are a feminist, reblog this because I want...
“Being a leftist is a calling, not a career; it’s a vocation not a profession. It...”
– Cornel West (via newleft)
I really, really like Cornel West.
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