"We've got a lot of things going for us," President Obama said at a press conference Tuesday. The economy was looking up; people were working, oil was Read more
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Obama and the Default Pirates
"We've got a lot of things going for us," President Obama said at a press conference Tuesday. The economy was looking up; people were working, oil was Read more
Republican Doubles Down On Obama-Hitler Comparison
A Republican state legislator in Arizona is continuing to press her case that President Barack Obama can be compared to Nazi ... Read more
The Surreal Logic Of The Debt Ceiling Deniers Explored
Over at Slate, Dave Weigel profiles the strangest subset of the debt ceiling hostage-taker caucus -- the members of the House ... Read more
GOP Has Forgotten The Poor, Again
WASHINGTON –- Remember that time Republicans cared about poverty? Nearly a year ago, the wounds of the 2012 election were still ... Read more
GOP Rejects Own Plan to Keep Government Open
Republicans continue to falsely claim that President Obama and Democrats won't negotiate over the budget. That's just not ... Read more
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Community Building :: Greg Epstein
Greg Epstein serves as the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, and is author of the New York Times Bestselling book, Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe. He sits on the executive committee of the 36-member corps Harvard Chaplains. In 2005 Greg received ordination as a Humanist Rabbi from the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, where he studied in Jerusalem and Michigan for five years. He holds a BA (Religion and Chinese) and an MA (Judaic Studies) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Masters of Theological Studies from the Harvard Divinity School.
Five Important Takeaways From A New National Study On U.S. Teens And Sexual Violence
One in ten teens say they've committed sexual violence. Most of them don't take any responsibility for it, and half say it was ... Read more
Small Business Owners Talk About Shutdown Impact: ‘This Is Unforgivable’
Small business owners discuss how their companies have been reeling from sequestration and now have to cope with the ... Read more
Michigan Is About To Enact New Abortion Restrictions Without The Governor’s Approval
Michigan's governor vetoed the abortion bill last year -- but that's not going to stop the anti-choice community from doing ... Read more
US in a 'real state of crisis,' education secretary says
The United States is in "a real state of crisis," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Tuesday, as findings of a study showed that American adults ... Read more
Teen's story of depression goes viral
> For years Kevin Breel hid his depression behind jokes and laughter. The aspiring stand-up comedian couldn't talk to anyone about his pain u... Read more
Mark Decker on More Than Darwin and Laura Hutt on Freethought Toastmasters Atheists Talk #021 6/1/08
"Minnesota Atheists Talk is proud to bring you Lynn Fellman talking with
Mark Decker, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Minnesota
and co-author of "More Than Darwin." Also on the show, we have Geroge
Kane and Laura Hutt talking about Freethought Toastmasters, a great way
to work on your public speaking skills."
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Bachmann: We're Living In The End Times
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) believes that we're living in the End Times -- and she claims to have proof. In an ... Read more
Obama To Boehner: 'Prove It'
President Barack Obama challenged House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) Monday to prove that he didn't have the votes to ... Read more
Far-Right Faces A Tipping Point
Tension is brewing in the Republican Party as the federal government shutdown enters its seventh day and far-right members of ... Read more
Monday, October 7, 2013
Catholic Bishops To House: Shut Down The Government Unless We Get Our Way On Birth Control
"One week before House Republicans shut down the government in an effort to force President Obama to enact many of their preferred policies, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote House members requesting that the government be shut down — and potentially that the nation be forced into default — unless religious employers were given a special right to deny birth control coverage to their employees..."
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/10/07/2743471/catholic-bishops-to-house-shut-down-the-government-unless-we-get-our-way-on-birth-control/
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/10/07/2743471/catholic-bishops-to-house-shut-down-the-government-unless-we-get-our-way-on-birth-control/
At Any Cost: How Catholic Bishops Pushed for a Shutdown—and Even a Default—Over Birth Control
"The U.S. Catholic bishops want to be known as the champions of the poor and struggling. But they're happy to block services to the needy to further their anti-contraception agenda. (The Baculus Pastoralis via Shutterstock)"
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/10/06/at-any-cost-how-catholic-bishops-pushed-for-a-shutdown-and-even-a-default-over-birth-control/
How the Kochs and their Friends Engineered the Federal Shutdown
Lengthy, stellar investigative journalism... must read -- make time -- and many comments below the article are worth reading too...
How the Kochs and their Friends Engineered the Federal Shutdown, Part One
How the Kochs and their Friends Engineered the Federal Shutdown, Part Two
How the Kochs and their Friends Engineered the Federal Shutdown, Part One
How the Kochs and their Friends Engineered the Federal Shutdown, Part Two
A Political Crisis (Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent)
Sen. Sanders discusses the planned government shutdown by the Koch Brothers and the Tea Party. A recent New York Times article examines the connection here: http://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2013%2F10%2F06%2Fus%2Fa-federal-budget-crisis-months-in-the-planning.html%3F_r%3D1&session_token=2dVYTs6WSlaShPhRHw7ojIDQCbp8MTM4MTI4MzAzNUAxMzgxMTk2NjM1
Dr. R. Elisabeth Cornwell: We Are Born Scientists
Robin Elisabeth Cornwell has served as Executive Director of the US branch of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. She speaks across the country in support of RDFRS and as an advocate of science and human rights.
Facebook's new Graph Search features create phishing wonderland
Facebook has announced new changes to the way Graph Search discovers information, including the fact that status updates, ... Read more
BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE: Poll Shows GOP In Grave Danger of Losing the House
Shutting down the government may end up costing Republicans control of the House of Representatives. A series of polls released ... Read more
Scott Administration Admits Big 'Mistakes'
Florida Governor Rick Scott's (R) administration is acknowledging problems with its attempt to remove noncitizens from ... Read more
GOP Rep: 'The Republicans Should Not Have Started This'
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said "the Republicans should not have started this" government shutdown, Patch reports. ... Read more
Business Leaders Terrified That GOP Representatives They Helped Fund May Force Default
A growing number of CEOs are sounding the alarm on the "catastophic" impact of a federal debt default.The post Business Leaders ... Read more
Supreme Court To Hear The Republican Party’s Bid To Inject Even More Money Into Elections
The first closely watched case of the Supreme Court term will be heard Tuesday, and this case could give millionaires and ... Read more
The Complete Guide To The Rise Of The Debt Ceiling Truthers
The story of how the Tea Party candidates who swept into power after the 2010 midterm elections took over the debt ceiling ... Read more
Nebraska Decides 16-Year-Old Must Give Birth Because She Isn’t ‘Mature’ Enough For An Abortion
But apparently, she's mature enough to be a parent.The post Nebraska Decides 16-Year-Old Must Give Birth Because She ... Read more
A Financial Apocalypse
Shutting down the government is really just the beginning when it comes to Republicans' efforts to sabotage the economy. With ... Read more
Obama to Boehner: 'Hold a vote. Call a vote right now. Let's see what happens'
> President Barack Obama again pressured House Republicans to put a "clean" government spending bill up for a vote Monday, challenging House ... Read more
GOP donors threaten rebellion over shutdown
http://www.salon.com/2013/10/07/gop_donors_threaten_rebellion_over_shutdown/
Here Are Three Debt-Ceiling Lies You’ll Hear From the GOP This Week
"So, a default really wouldn’t be that bad? That’s what Republicans are going to start saying this week as the debt-ceiling debate ramps up. Michael Tomasky debunks the talking points in advance."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/07/here-are-three-debt-ceiling-lies-you-ll-hear-from-the-gop-this-week.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Dogs have feelings just like humans...
...use the same part of the brain to feel and have sentience equivalent to that of a human child - Gregory Berns, professor of neuroeconomics at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Republican Convention Features Sexist Anti-Hillary Buttons: ’2 Fat Thighs, 2 Small Breasts’
So how's that Republican Party rebranding effort working out?The post Republican Convention Features Sexist Anti-Hillary ... Read more
Brain drain: Advocates fear shutdown could spook best and brightest
> Could a government shutdown be making the federal government dumber? Aside from the resulting frustration and uncertain paychecks for hund... Read more
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Boehner: The Nation Will Be On ‘The Path’ To Default If Obama Doesn’t Accept GOP Demands
Boehner agreed that the risks of defaulting on the debt would be "catastrophic," but said that they would become reality if ... Read more
Republican Congressman Says GOP To Blame For Shutdown
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) disagrees with colleagues who claim that his caucus is not to blame for the shutdown.The post Republican ... Read more
CBS Host Takes Apart GOP’s Shutdown Argument
A top Republican senator struggles to defend the GOP's position on the shutdown.The post CBS Host Takes Apart GOP's ... Read more
Must-See Chart: Cost Of Solar Cells Has Dropped An Amazing 99% Since 1977, Bringing Solar Power To Grid Parity
The price of solar photovoltaic cells has dropped 99% in the past quarter century. So in an increasing number of markets around ... Read more
Careful what you tweet: Police, schools tap social media to track behavior
A teenager who claimed "sarcasm" after talking on Facebook about shooting up a kindergarten spent months in jail this year for making a "terroristic t... Read more
Michigan high school prepares students for the real world - and real high-tech jobs
Editor's note: This story is one in a series on education issues featured at the 2013 Education Nation summit in New York City on Oct. 6-8. To learn m... Read more
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Is a Catholic hospital going to honor your medical directive?
Did you know that Catholic-owned hospitals reserve the right to ignore your written legal medical directive for end-of-life care decisions in favor of their own religious teachings and the opinions of their faith leaders? (It doesn't matter whether you are Catholic or not; their rules apply to all patients in hospitals owned by the Catholic church.)
Why Catholic Hospitals Should Scare You
Why Catholic Hospitals Should Scare You
Catholic Directive May Thwart End-Of-Life Wishes
A Catholic Guide to End-of-Life Decisions (Note the discussion on the "redemptive value" of suffering pain.)
Sample form for Advance Medical Directive, with instructions and caveats, from a Catholic Hospital
Hospitals Ordered To Follow End-Of-Life Care Wishes ... but Catholic leaders are suing the Obama Administration, saying it is an infringement of their religious freedom to follow the same laws as everyone else.
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