Politics
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If Ikea Is Prose …
“(T)he erosion of the poetic is one of the ramifications of the franchise, whether it’s a furniture outlet or a fast food chain.” — Vincent Czyz at The Boston Review looks at an old proposed Ikea in New Rochelle and…
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The Food Stamp Challenge: Eating on Four Dollars a Day
Katie Hoeber is a student at San Francisco State University working on her Masters in Public Health Nursing. As a project for her Community Nursing class, Katie is spending a week living off four dollars a day — the equivalent…
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Believing in Science
There’s an awesome Mother Jones article on how we intake our science like lawyers and how our reasoning is inextricably linked to our emotional centers. We’re used to scientific evidence and opinion-based beliefs competing or being on opposite sides of…
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Vancouver’s Bold War on Drugs
For many years Vancouver has had a serious heroin addiction. So it’s heartening to see that one of the city’s boldest strategies for confronting the problem, launched eight years ago, is continuing to meet with serious success: Vancouver’s government-backed “supervised…
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Go Hug a Tree
“Denis Hayes coordinated the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, when 20 million people took to the streets and kicked off the environmental movement.” Today’s probably a good day to revisit our interview with Denis Hayes.
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How USA Today Tiptoed Away From the GE Tax Hoax
Last Wednesday, USA Today editor Doug Stanglin reported about the Associated Press’s hugely embarrassing misfire-of-a-story on General Electric. In a blog post headlined “AP falls for prank report that GE is giving back a $3.2B tax refund,” Stanglin quoted from…
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An Uplifting Story
“Rejected by his parents, accepted by 13 colleges, a Mission High wrestling star defies deportation.” You know what else he defies? Homophobia. This is your feel good article of the day, folks.
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On Reading Civil Complaint No. 11-2472, Tasini v. AOL Inc. et al.
A week ago the labor writer and activist Jonathan Tasini filed a $105-million lawsuit in United States District Court, in New York’s Southern District, against HuffPost’s new owner AOL Inc., and HuffPost co-founders Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer, seeking to “vindicate…
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Sullivan ♥s Fischer
Andrew Sullivan gives some love to our own Seth Fischer’s musings on “why politicians write bad novels.” If you missed it, you can read Seth’s great post here. And thanks Andrew, we ♥ you back!
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National Donate Life Month
In honor of April being National Donate Life Month, here are some facts about organ donation:
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
These are actually guest links by my buddy Luke. Apple users soon to be protected from marketers by Lion. U.S. has lag in tech usage, says study. BoingBoing probes NASA’s curiosity. U.S. Senators purportedly supporting online privacy. From butt dialing…