June 2012
57 posts
“Trust Women.”
– ~Dr. George Tiller. Three years ago today Dr. Tiller, an abortion provider in Wichita, Kansas, was murdered. Today we remember his courageous and compassionate work as both a health care provider and a women’s health advocate. Our thoughts are with Dr. Tiller’s family and loved ones.
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In media reports on women’s issues—abortion, birth... →
May 2012
37 posts
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“Without Black Studies, what would we know of black protest of Jim Crow, slave...”
– I don’t have enough church fans to wave my “Amen!” with what T.F. Charlton says it on the R today on how Schafer Riley’s attacks on Black Studies scholars Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, La TaSha B. Levy, and Ruth Hays decenters them and became (yet another) attempt for white society to (once again!)...
A new report finds more than 2,000 people were...
theweekmagazine:
50: Percent who are black
10.7: Average time, in years, from conviction to exoneration
10,000: Combined time, in years, the 891 exonerated prisoners spent behind bars
1,170: Convicted defendants cleared in 13 “group exonerations” since 1995, following large police-corruption scandals, usually involving planted drugs or guns
25 years of wrongful convictions, by the numbers
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“All the documents of “homesteaders” stealing land from Native Americans is...”
– We got a range of reactions to our recent series on the Homestead Act’s 150th anniversary - from angry to enthusiastic to, well, bummed out.
The Homestead Act is a difficult document. When we think of homesteaders, most of us probably think of “Little House on the Prairie” and not the Trail of...
On the new avatar →
mehreenkasana:
You might be wondering: What is that? A blindfolded woman?
In the face of brutal and extensive Israeli detention, many brave Palestinian men and women have resorted to one of the most resilient forms of protest: Hunger strikes. With dignity and strength, they continue to fight against Israeli-led oppression and occupation. While many of us are unable to be physically present with...
“I guess I never caught that bug where you’re only supposed to care about your...”
– Cenk Uygur commenting on the 49 bodies that were recently found decapitated in Mexico and on the continued War on Drugs, which has claimed over 62,000 lives since just 2006 (via mohandasgandhi)
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Mother's Day ... or not
politicalprof:
Something worth thinking about the next time the family values people start squawking about the love of motherhood … from Moms in Maine. (h/t: JP.) By contrast, under some circumstances you can get AS MUCH AS 12 weeks UNPAID leave in the US … if you qualify.
Did you know that the United States in one of the only industrialized nations that does not provide a mandatory maternity...
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“Thought to be ‘Muslim’ by some, but originating in the land of the five rivers —...”
– The S[h]alwar Revolution.
The building of the nation state in South Asia manifested itself, in quite important ways, in the evolution of official cultural codes, including those concerning national attire. So long as such concepts evolved as a mark of political rebellion against the indignity of...
Newsweek: The House has passed the GOP's Violence... →
traceeface:
newsweek:
Just happened. So what bill is that? “House Democrats say the Republican-authored law would raise requirements to prove domestic violence and sexual assault, erase confidentiality protections for immigrant women and alert abusers when their victims seek help. They say it would eliminate a path to citizenship for immigrant victims who cooperate with police and cut...
'Community' has been renewed! →
shortformblog:
entertainmentweekly:
Exclamation points!!!
A certain corner of the internet, largely on Tumblr and Twitter, just had a gasm.
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When Obama endorsed marriage equality...
whenobamaendorsed:
… I felt the love:
This ally has feelings only Tina Fey gifs can accurately describe.
When Obama put his endorsement on the front page...
whenobamaendorsed:
http://www.barackobama.com/splash/stand-with-the-president?
… I was like:
Argentina makes sex-change surgery a legal right
redlightpolitics:
I woke up to this and you know, I did a little dance. Since this happened a few hours ago, in the middle of the night of most of Europe and the US, mainstream media hasn’t yet picked on it much. From San Jose Mercury News:
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Adults who want sex-change surgery or hormone therapy in Argentina will be able to get it as part of their public or private...
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Housekeeping note for my lovely followers/ a personal note — I haven’t been keeping up with this Tumblr’s dashboard for ~eight weeks now and so when it comes to reblogging news and commentary and the like I’m quite behind. Today has been fabulous for a step towards equal human rights in the United States and I’m in quite the yay-state right now. My community at...
“If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man...”
– Abraham Lincoln (via azspot)
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loisleex replied to your post: I’m slowly learning that I’ll have to accept that…
along the line of Justice Thomas’s reasoning?
Absolutely. As an individual, he’s more than simply anti-affirmative action, which is what I feel the liberal side tends to simplify him to, but I wouldn’t consider him progressive regarding race politics in the slightest.
I wasn’t thinking about...
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I’m slowly learning that I’ll have to accept that not all people of color identify with progressive race politics. I don’t think I’ll ever understand why though.
