The Evening Blues - 4-25-16
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 3:04pm
Anti assault and violence groups condemn anti-transgender bills
Submitted by Robyn on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 2:22pmThe National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women has initiated a statement which was signed onto by over 250 anti-sexual assault and domestic violence groups saying that the bill does nothing to reduce assault but rather puts transgender people at an even bigger risk of violence.
Hellraisers Journal: Frank Tannenbaum Revisits Blackwell’s Island Prison as a Free Man
Submitted by JayRaye on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 12:57pmPut on your fighting clothes.
-Mother Jones
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Tuesday April 25, 1916
From The Masses: Frank Tannenbaum on Reforms at Blackwell's
The Democratic Party's Forty Percent Dilemma
Submitted by Steven D on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 12:52pmRobert Reich pointed to this particular statistic recently in his essay posted at Alternet, Don't Bank on All of Bernie's Supporters Making an Easy Switch to Hillary: Over forty percent (40%) of all political contributions in 2012 "came from the richest 0.01 percent of American households." Almost 42% (41.8% to be precise) actually.
Dialing for Dollars -- a Major way in which Congress is Broken
Submitted by jamess on Sun, 04/24/2016 - 10:02pmA Congress critter's real job ...
No wonder only 14% of the people think Congress is doing a good job.
Because as Sixty Minutes reports, they spend most of their time on the Hill, NOT actually doing their jobs -- of representing us. They’ve got other responsibilities that are first on the To-Do List ...
Koch endorses Hillary (almost). WTF!
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Sun, 04/24/2016 - 8:57pmThe intent of Charles Koch in making this semi-endorsement is baffling.
Anti-Capitalist MeetUp: reclaiming the possibility of democracy or creating libertarian warlordism
Submitted by annieli on Sun, 04/24/2016 - 6:59pm
What remains certain is that Reconstruction failed, and that for blacks its failure was a disaster whose magnitude cannot be obscured by the genuine accomplishments that did endure.
- Eric Foner
The libertarian warlordism nationally rampant in the 1870s may yet return in the 21st Century, given its revival in the Second Reconstruction of the 1960s Civil Rights movement and its apparent reemergence in the post-9/11 period.
The Crumb Concession Has Closed
Submitted by Nightprowlkitty on Sun, 04/24/2016 - 5:44pmSo first, this, from David Plouffe:
Sanders has run a stunningly strong campaign fueled by passionate supporters. But raising $$ stating you have path to nomination is fraud.
— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) April 20, 2016
On Spiking the Football and the Long Game
Submitted by poligirl on Sun, 04/24/2016 - 4:05pm
McBride Day
Submitted by Robyn on Sun, 04/24/2016 - 2:37pmSarah McBride was president of the American University student body when she came out as transgender in 2012. Having worked on Beau Biden's 2010 campaign for AG of Delaware and Jack Markel's 2008 gubernatorial campaign, she had gained some connections that earned her a spot as a White House intern...becoming the first openly transgender woman to work in the White House.
In January 2013 Sarah joined the board of directors of Equality Delaware and was instrumental in Delaware passing anti-discrimination protections for transgender people. Sarsh moved on to work at the Center for American Progress. New Statesman has predicted that she will be the first transgender American to be elected to high office,
Sarah has posted a viral selfie to social media:
