Why States Keep Trying To Ban Abortion Procedures That Don’t Exist

"We see all of these restrictions coming down the pike year after year that just do not make sense." The post Why States Keep ... Read more

Crunched By His Big Tax Cuts, Scott Walker Will Skip $108 Million In Debt Payments

Gov. Scott Walker (R) wants to delay a debt payment to cover a budget shortfall, which will end up costing the state more in ... Read more

Judge To Anti-Gay Florist: Religion Is Not An Excuse To Defy Anti-Discrimination Laws

"No Court has ever held that religiously motivated conduct, expressive or otherwise, trumps state discrimination law in public ... Read more

Record Numbers Of College Students Are Struggling With Depression And Anxiety

And their schools aren't always equipped to help them with their mental health issues. The post Record Numbers Of College ... Read more

Four Oil-Related Spills Reported In North Dakota, The Latest In A Week Of Oil Mishaps

Is it a coincidence that there have been so many oil spills and explosions of trains lately?

Safe to say this has not been a great week for the U.S. oil industry. The post Four Oil-Related Spills Reported In North ... Read more

You Know You're a Bigot When . . .

"At last, a surefire test for Islamophobia."
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Common Estate-Planning Mistakes – At A Glance - WSJ

We all know that having an estate plan is good for our finances and for our heirs. But many of us fail to put a plan in place—for fear of facing our own mortality, among other reasons. And those who do have a plan often make mistakes that can lead to familial and financial problems down the road. The Experts, a group of finance professionals and academics, weigh in on what they see as the biggest mistakes people make with estate planning.
http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2015/01/13/common-estate-planning-mistakes-at-a-glance/

Debunking exercise myths: Tips to enjoy a lifestyle that can prevent premature aging

"...With an increasing number of individuals diagnosed with diabetes and living longer in worse health, the loss of fitness increases the risk of early death, heart attack, and stroke. Dr. Huebschmann says, "The key message is to find fun ways to be active for 2 ½ hours per week –such as 30 minutes per day on 5 days of the week. Your heart will thank you for it..."
http://www.healthcanal.com/geriatrics-aging/59356-debunking-exercise-myths-tips-to-enjoy-a-lifestyle-that-can-prevent-premature-aging.html

Right-Wing Christians' Hostility to Science Destroys Lives

"...Good family planning transforms life for men, women and children. Opposition to advances in contraception ruins lives...
...All of this adds up to a counter-intuitive fact: women who are using contraceptives to prevent pregnancy kill fewer embryos than women who are trying to get pregnant, and the more effective the contraception is, the fewer embryos die..."
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Wal-Mart to raise U.S. hourly workers' pay after criticism

CHICAGO — Wal-Mart Stores will begin paying all of its U.S. hourly workers at least $9 an hour by April and $10 an hour by next February, striking back at critics who say it underpays employees...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-news-bc-walmart19-20150219-story.html

Salt Lake NAACP denounces religious rights bill

..."What this bill does is advance religion and makes it a trump card, if you will, a greater right than other rights," he said...
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/865622242/Salt-Lake-NAACP-denounces-religious-rights-bill.html

Atlanta fire chief fired after calling gays 'vile' claims religious bias

"...Reed said he terminated Cochran because of his lack of judgment and management skills, not his religious beliefs. Not only did Cochran violate the city’s code of conduct, which requires approval from city officials to publish a book, but he also distributed his book to employees who did not ask for it. Such behavior, the mayor said, opened the city to potential discrimination lawsuits..."
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/nation_world/la-na-atlanta-police-chief-fired-gay-discrimination-20150123,0,6191992.story

Obama Counters Violent Extremists With Extremists

America’s growing alliance with violent extremists in the fight against ISIS is an inconvenient truth at the White House summit on curbing violent extremism.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/19/obama-counters-violent-extremists-with-extremists.html

Faulted for Avoiding ‘Islamic’ Labels to Describe Terrorism, White House Cites a Strategic Logic

"...Obama aides say there is a strategic logic to his vocabulary: Labeling noxious beliefs and mass murder as “Islamic” would play right into the hands of terrorists who claim that the United States is at war with Islam itself. The last thing the president should do, they say, is imply that the United States lumps the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims with vicious terrorist groups..."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/us/politics/faulted-for-avoiding-islamic-labels-white-house-cites-a-strategic-logic.html

Pediatrician won't treat baby with 2 moms

"...After "much prayer," she decided that she couldn't treat their baby because they are lesbians..."
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/28144178/pediatrician-wont-treat-baby-with-2-moms
http://youtu.be/rWlcVsazHbI

That's Just Religion (Way of the Mister)

"My thoughts on the hypocrisy over the Chapel Hill murders."
http://youtu.be/CpckDF6UP60

9 Ridiculous Jeb Bush Quotes Turned into Hilarious Motivational Posters

"Jeb Bush is a silly person."
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Watch: Racist Mob Takes Over Subway Train, Won’t Let Black People Get On (VIDEO)

What year are we living in? This is absolutely disgraceful. Read more

Obamacare Victory: Enrollment Exceeds Expectations, Now #11MillionAndCounting (VIDEO)

Thanks, Obama! Seriously though… thank you! Read more

9 reasons Finland's schools are so much better than America's

If there's any consensus on education in the US, it could be this: other countries are doing it better. And in the doing-education-better sweepstakes,...  Read more