SignOn.org Beta. Interesting. Since most of us have loans from banks.. what would this do to the financial industry? What will they say will be the repercussions? Does it matter? We’ve bailed them out once already. At least this would have a purpose behind it: Forgiving the student loan debt of all Americans will have an immediate stimulative effect… [Read more…]
September 14, 2011
Short History (2) — Feministe. I’ve been waiting for this post! My brain is in love. Check out the breakdown of these ideas… or even.. just think about them. Read. Ponder. I’m stoked: So why does any of this matter? Well, if capitalism is a system of distribution that normalizes the idea that some have more… [Read more…]
September 6, 2011
Colouring books, colouring young minds | Al Jazeera Blogs. this is just gross. Children, the truth is, these terrorist acts were done by freedom-hating radical Islamic Muslim extremists. These crazy people hate the American way of life because we are FREE and our society is FREE. We must be prepared to know and understand the… [Read more…]
August 31, 2011
*Update: As a general rule, I Don’t advocate for anyone to run around calling people racists.. I don’t think that will solve anything (even if it’s true). I think it makes much more sense to understand and address the issue in all of its complexities. article: Whites Deny Racism Continues to Exist | LA Progressive. This… [Read more…]
August 17, 2011
Oakland rapper V-Nasty, the N-word and myth of post-racial Amerikkka (Opinion) | Oakland Local. I’ve been reading a lot of stuff about this V-Nasty N-bomb “controversy”.. I found this article to be one of the best analyses. Not that my white cis woman opinion on hood matters matters to anyone or is credible in all… [Read more…]
August 12, 2011
“Design thinking” making its way into Hawaii classrooms | KHON2 Hawaii’s News Leader. hells yes! Originated at Stanford University, design thinking is a technique used by businesses which involves brain storming, working with others, team building and thinking outside the box when it comes to problem solving. “I think we are too analytical, its using… [Read more…]
July 28, 2011
Conservatives angry over Pell Grant funding in Boehner debt bill – TheHill.com. an uneducated population is an easily manipulated population. they love having sheeple. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) has compared Pell Grants to “welfare”. “So you can go to college on Pell Grants — maybe I should not be telling anybody this because it’s turning out… [Read more…]
July 19, 2011
Sixteen Individuals Arrested in the United States for Alleged Roles in Cyber Attacks. The charge of intentional damage to a protected computer carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Each count of conspiracy carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. today i read… [Read more…]
July 16, 2011
Tiger Beatdown › Why the News of the World scandal is about you, no matter where you live. To the general public, all of this might seem very domestically British, very distant and while certainly a political misfortune, a series of events that hold little weight for the rest of us, non British residents. Except… [Read more…]
July 16, 2011
What ‘childhood obesity’ is really doing to kids — Feministe. I was once told that I had an obligation to become thin (as if I could just choose to be and, voila!) because my kid will grow up looking at me and thinking that fat is a way to be. As if, somehow, she would catch… [Read more…]
September 22, 2011
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