October 2011
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I wore purple to support people who may be afraid... →
“For those who consider themselves supportive of LGBT rights, perhaps instead of saying ‘who cares?’ the more proper response is ‘I care.’
I care that so many Americans are afraid for their safety for no other reason than who they are.
I care that we have laws in place that deny so many Americans the mechanisms they need to take care of their families.
I care...
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Obama rips GOP opposition to jobs bill →
“Republicans are at particularly sharp odds with Democrats over how to pay for the [Jobs Bill] plan. GOP leaders oppose a provision that would fund the measure through a 5.6% surtax on annual incomes over $1 million. Republicans have accused the president of engaging in so-called “class warfare,” while Democrats argue wealthier Americans need to share in the cost of fiscal...
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Mounting evidence suggests that inequality leads... →
“The critical issue is economic inequity. According to the C.I.A.’s own ranking of countries by income inequality, the United States is more unequal a society than either Tunisia or Egypt.”
Three factoids underscore that inequality:
The 400 wealthiest Americans have a greater combined net worth than the bottom 150 million Americans.
The top 1 percent of Americans possess more...
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“You wanna be commander in chief? You can start by standing up for the men and...”
– President Obama, addressing all the GOP candidates, who stayed quiet as the debate crowd booed a gay soldier serving in Iraq
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I am the 53% and the 99%
I just found out about the group of people referring to themselves as the 53%, which refers to percentage of Americans who pay taxes. From what I’ve read, they seem to be demonizing protesters supporting Occupy Wall Street. I find this very frustrating and callous.
The point of Occupy Wall Street is to open up peoples’ eyes to the gross economic inequality of our nation. Some may...
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Love/Hate with Social Media and accepting...
There’s a quote going around that was thought to be said by Thomas Jefferson,
“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers...
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Debit Card Fees Are Robbery - NYTimes.com →
“Retail customers of Bank of America and of any other bank that follows its lead should swiftly move their business. I am certain that other banks will welcome the competitive opportunity that Bank of America has given them with its arrogant and disingenuous action and justification.”
This has always been my motto with banks.
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Should We Rethink Our Anti-Bullying Strategy? →
“When parents are constantly refereeing, she explains, children ‘listen to what adults say is wrong or bad, but that’s very externalized morality. In their interactions with other children, they have to negotiate and come up with rules. They internalize it.’”
“Imagine if kids such as Jamey Rodemeyer and the classmates who tormented him weren’t treated...
