Last word on the Brexit Apocalypse
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 3:40pmAs recently as a month ago every major bank in London was predicting a recession because of the Brexit vote.
Government agencies predicted even worse.
Employing transgender people
Submitted by Robyn on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:46pmAmong other events late August saw the convening of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of commerce in Palm Springs, CA. Among the presentations was a 75-minute discussion about transgender inclusivity in the workplace. Conducted by Beck Bailey of the Human Rights Campaign and Chris Crespo of Ernst & Young, the discussion outlined best practices for companies and coworkers in order to foster an inclusive environment.
The Evening Blues - 9-14-16
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:19pm
Impossible Choices: Study finds US teens in many communities forced to trade sex work for food.
Submitted by subir on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 11:17amEarlier this week, the Urban Institute released a report on an exploratory study meant to gauge the impact of hunger and food insecurity on children. The study is available on their website and is titled Impossible Choices: Teens and Food Insecurity in America.
Crosscheck & TPP Day Of Action
Submitted by GreatLakeSailor on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 11:09amToday Our Revolution is calling for a Day Of Action by calling your Representative in Congress and telling them to put down, once and for all, the Corporate Coup named TPP.
The secretive influence of corporate cash on politics is both real and provable
Submitted by LaFeminista on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 11:05amReal and provable if our corporate MSM had any interest in so doing, ever.
What we all suspect every time we hear figures about the mass of dark money in politics.
Cops Harassing Citizens at the Request of Oligarchs
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 10:21amCalifornia has no AG Gag laws or regulations, but it has a lot of AG, a lot of which is big and locally powerful. So some people just documented an example of CHP and Fresno Sheriffs trying to enforce one anyway, by harassment and attempted intimidation, on behalf of an enormous cattle feeding operation.
Why I'm Pissed Off
Submitted by Thumb on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 9:40amAnger can look like hate. It's not. Hate is the face we give to fear when we don't want to look afraid. Hate is also the title we give to other people's anger when we don't want to acknowledge why someone is angry.
Hate is a proactive, destructive act, and we [feel we] must destroy what we hate.
Different than being "upset" at a loss that we knew was a potential outcome to any event, anger is a reactive state to a loss that shouldn't have happened.
This guy protected Hillary in the Secret Service and is scared for us
Submitted by dakrle on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 9:20amLunghazi...
Submitted by Oldest Son Of A... on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 8:53amFinally the real news...
