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No Morning Coffee Today
But here are some pictures of Organized Labor from the Library of Congress. Try to be good to each other today.
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The Gender Gap Gully
“In 2008, single, childless women between ages 22 and 30 were earning more than their male counterparts in most U.S. cities.” Some new census data is showing that the gender gap has not only slowed but reversed in this very…
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On Sexual Assault in the Military
“The person I was at that time died.” — Maricela Guzman, an activist and rape survivor who is working to stop the plague of sexual assaults against women in the U.S. military. At Guernica, she is profiled by Courtney E.…
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The Wrong Kind of Dystopia
“The rise of dystopias has enabled what amounts to a new form of propaganda. And it’s a new form of propaganda that is particularly dangerous because we find ourselves so entertained by its message that we’re reluctant to give it up.…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
It’s Labor Day weekend, which we get, partially, because the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals killed and injured a bunch of workers while breaking a strike and then Grover Cleveland felt bad about it. Or he was scared. One of…
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone! Here’s what Rumpus Books has been up to this week.
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
If you were a member of the Rumpus Poetry Book Club, you’d be involved in the conversation Gabrielle Calvocoressi is leading about Timothy Donnelly’s The Cloud Corporation. You’d also have the book before its official release. I really enjoyed this…
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Let the Alphabattle Begin!
Okay, it’s been going on for a while now since they’re up to N, but via Christian Bok, check out AlphaBattle, a contest to see who can design the coolest letters of the alphabet. I’m scrolling through N right now…
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Ever Wonder How Student Loans Work?
There’s been a lot of talk the last few years about the increased cost of a college degree, and how government aid hasn’t kept pace with need. Lots of politicians and activists have spoken and written about ways to address…
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Science Saturday
I almost always start these with a link from the Wired Science blog, but how do I choose today? Here are the top 4 right now: two stories onexoplanets, NASA flies a drone over Hurricane Earl, and the Smithsonian has…
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Saturday Morning Links
I’m starting to believe that there is nothing in this world more likely to destroy one’s schedule than Netflix Streaming. Quick question about Park 51. Almost everyone objecting to it says the owners have the right to build there, and…