March 2011
50 posts
“Not to steal Bill Maher’s schtick, but new rule: if you’re not willing to...”
– Ezra Klein (via thepoliticalpartygirl)
Republicans don’t care about deficits. They care about taxes. That’s why Clinton balanced the budget and Cheney said, “Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.”
(via ericmortensen)
Shocker: "Intellectual Anchor" of the Supreme...
A recent ruling by the Supreme Court went in favor of a worker who complained of unfair retaliation after reporting wage violations to his employer.
According to the NYT, “The company fired Mr. Kasten for what it said were unrelated reasons, and he sued, asserting that his dismissal was retaliation. The lower courts dismissed the suit on the ground that the 1938 law did not cover oral...
“It’s not that students don’t “get” Kafka’s humor but that we’ve taught them to...”
– David Foster Wallace, Some Remarks on Kafka’s Funniness From Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed (via christmasgorilla)
When I read “The Trial” in high school , it was revelatory. The feeling he described was something that haunted me throughout my young life. I thought it was...
Words of hope to Wisconsin and Illinois...
When the mariner, sailing over tropic seas, looks for relief from his weary watch, he turns his eyes toward the Southern Cross, burning luridly above the tempest-vexed ocean. As the midnight approaches the Southern Cross begins to bend, and the whirling worlds change their places, and with starry finger-points the Almighty marks the passage of Time upon the dial of the universe; and though no bell...
“Let me close with a story, but remember that it’s only one of many American...”
– A tearful Rep. KEITH ELLISON (D - Minnesota), the first elected Muslim in Congress, in his closing remarks during testimony at GOP Rep. Peter King’s “hearings” into the radicalization of American Muslims.
Lest we forget: American Muslims have also made sacrifices for our country, Peter King.
(via...
Fun Facts:
rafimama:
kateoplis:
In 1900, 19% of working-age women participated in the workforce. In 1950, it was 34%. Today that number is 60%.
In 1900, women earned 54% of what men earn. In 1950, they earned 60%. Today that number is 77%.
We’ve come a long way?
So, you’re saying we should forget about outsourcing jobs to India, and hire American women instead… while men stay at home with the kids...
The Green State: How You Can Spot A Republican →
blodwenn:
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”
The man consulted his portable…
