The Evening Blues - 6-7-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 06/07/2017 - 2:49pm
Another one of us down
Submitted by Robyn on Wed, 06/07/2017 - 2:28pmOne of the really upsetting things about police and news media misgendering transgender murder victims is that we often miss the news entirely.
Imploding Obamacare vs. Medicaid For All
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 06/07/2017 - 12:08pmTwo surprising things happened yesterday.
The first was Nevada's legislature passed a Medicaid For All bill.
Two different ways to react to the UK terror attacks
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 06/06/2017 - 10:31pmThere are two different ways you can respond to terrorism, and both of those ways were on display this week in Britain.
Prime Minister Theresa May reacted in the Conservative way today.
Proxy War Against Iran Begins
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 06/06/2017 - 4:01pmWe returned to bombing Iranian-backed militias in Syria today.
The Evening Blues - 6-6-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 06/06/2017 - 3:11pm
Best Practices
Submitted by Robyn on Tue, 06/06/2017 - 2:25pmThe American College Health Association met in Austin, TX at the end of last week for their annual meeting. On Friday the campus health professionals discussed how to effect change on their campuses to make them more inclusive for transgender students.
If this is 'progressive' I don't want any part of it
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 06/06/2017 - 12:50pmNew Jersey is holding their Democratic primary for Governor today, and a "progressive" is leading in the polls.
Follow-up to NSA Leak: Leaker Reality Winner Arrested; NSA Report Provides No Evidence of Russian Involvement
Submitted by Steven D on Tue, 06/06/2017 - 12:29pmAfter posting posting about the leaked NSA document published by The Intercept last night, I woke up this morning to discover that the person who likely leaked this five page document has been arrested by the FBI.
GOP Whacking Internet Freedom
Submitted by hungeski on Mon, 06/05/2017 - 10:57pm
Simply stated at whatisnetneutrality.org: "Net Neutrality is the principle that the company that connects you to the internet does not get to control what you do on the internet."
That principle protects one's freedom to communicate and to choose information sources, without being throttled or blocked by one's internet service provider (ISP). In this information age, that freedom becomes more-and-more widely recognized as a right. And it becomes more-and-more crucial for citizens of a constitutional democracy in keeping informed and active.
