January 2012
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Leftish: In the United States, an MRI scan is... →
leftish:
In Britain it’s $187.00.
In the United States, bypass surgery costs over $59,000, in Britain just shy of $14,000.
Why do we pay so much, more than any other country in the world, and have relatively so little to show for it?
We outspend the rest of the world but in a country like…
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“They may claim to be crusaders on behalf of unborn children, but there is more...”
– author Sara Paretsky in: Our bodies, our fertility, Chicago Tribune yesterday
Really worth reading the whole thing.
(via stoppatriarchy)
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Indian couple have children taken away by... →
jonathan-cunningham:
An Indian couple have had their children taken away by Norwegian social workers because they were feeding them with their hands and sleeping in the same bed as them.
Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya lost custody of their three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter eight months ago after authorities branded their behaviour inappropriate.
The drastic measure led to...
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“Buffett’s sin is that he spoke a truth that [right-wingers] want to keep covered...”
– Why [right-wingers] hate Warren Buffett (via ryking)
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So-Called "Pro-Life" Governor Barbour Pardons 4... →
socialistexan:
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afunnyfeminist:
TW: Domestic violence
Two of the men pardoned murdered their wives, one while she was holding her 6-month old baby. Thank goodness Barbour’s term is up, although that probably means he’ll be on Meet the Press every other week.
Sanctity of life and everything… Goddamn hypocrites.
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The Other Story: De-bunking the Welfare Lie... →
knowledgeequalsblackpower:
The Other Story: De-bunking the Welfare Lie
A few weeks ago, I was listening to a radio program about the current Republican primary candidates. At one point a woman called in complaining that the candidates are not talking enough about welfare reform. She went on to say that she is a single mom working 60 hours a week to pay for a lifestyle her son’s friends get for...
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Iranians have lost the right to surf the Web... →
The Iranian Cyber Police published new rules on Wednesday designed to allow officials to know exactly who is visiting what Web sites. Before they can log on, Iranians are required to provide their name, father’s name, address, telephone number and national ID, according to an Iranian media report cited by Radio Free Europe. Cafe owners will be required to install security cameras and to...
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Pharmacies denied requests for emergency... →
theangryhippie:
sophiabiabia:
This is so fucking wrong.
If you are not willing to fully perform the functions of your job without prejudice, then get a new fucking job!
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Child Poverty Tops 20 Percent In Half Of U.S.... →
cultureofresistance:
Child poverty is getting worse in America. And with more and more states seeing their populations of disadvantaged youth soar beyond pre-recession levels, the crisis is far from limited to a few troubled states.
In 2007, before the economy seized up, and before a combination of rising unemployment and plunging home values left millions of Americans scrambling to make ends...
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“Money and property are not the only things that people inherit. Wealthy families...”
– from “Work: Capitalism. Economics. Resistance” -Crimethinc Ex-Workers Collective (via thirdworldamerika)
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“If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [gay] sex within...”
– Rick Santorum, winner of Iowa
And let’s not forget the reason you can’t google his name without SafeSearch on.
(via fearandwar)
While watching MSNBC in silence, well, horror, earlier this evening, I turned to my dad, pointed at Santorum as he was giving his speech, and shouted, “Dad, you do...
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In the future, history classes will be told that...
rethinksocialism:
The roots of this intolerable cruelty lies outside the control of one single nation. These external forces are a systematic evil, as history proves to us time and time again. The future students must understand this. The cruelty, the unjust forces that exist today are merely children of the capitalist economy.
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Florida sheriff's deputies who pepper sprayed an... →
occupyonline:
Trigger Warning! Graphic.
www.theagitator.com
Maybe there’s a legitimate law enforcement reason to strip a man naked, strap him to a chair, tie a “spit hood” around his mouth, put a hood over his head (see video at the link), and douse him with pepper spray until he dies. That’s what sheriff’s deputies in Lee County, Florida did to 62-year-old Nick Christie two-and-a-half...
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“Westerners are fond of the saying ‘Life isn’t fair.’ Then, they end in snide...”
– Barbara Alice Mann, Iroquois woman (via cultureofresistance)
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3.5 Million Homeless and 18.5 Million Vacant Homes... →
peak-society:
In the last few days, the U.S. government census figures have revealed that 1 in 2 Americans have fallen into poverty or are struggling to live on low incomes. And we know that the financial hardships faced by our neighbors, colleagues, and others in our communities will be all the more acutely felt over the holiday season.
Along with poverty and low incomes, the foreclosure rate...
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