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It’s no use

OK, here’s the thing. It’s not gonna work. None of it. It doesn’t matter how many facts we have on our side, how much truth we have, how honest we are … it just doesn’t matter. It’s not gonna work.

We’re not gonna sway one single person to see it our way. In fact, just the opposite — we’re going to harden their positions against us.

It’s no use
posted on: Jun 10, 2012 | author: Nunzia Rider

The snipers of Jersey Shore

Kevin June is the reluctant leader for the 37 families of the Riverdale Mobile Home Village in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, who were evicted from their homes, most of which they owned and paid a monthly lot fee. Some of the residents lived there for more than three decades. Most of the residents are elderly, disabled, or living slightly above the poverty line. Several are employed; all are struggling to survive in a bad economy.

The snipers of Jersey Shore
posted on: Jun 7, 2012 | author: walter brasch

How conservative religion makes the r...

We may not share their theology, but right-wing religion teaches powerful lessons on courage, confidence and foresight that we could stand to learn.

How conservative religion makes the right stronger
posted on: May 14, 2012 | author: sara robinson

Why do they hate us?

So asks Mona Eltahawy in an article about women in Arab countries. The article is a wail, a scream, a plea to...

Why do they hate us?
posted on: Apr 27, 2012 | author: echidne of the snakes

What the US economy owes to contracep...

This isn’t about “moral” objections. Women’s access to contraception has been a huge driver of America’s economic dominance.

What the US economy owes to contraception
posted on: Mar 1, 2012 | author: bryce covert

Why patriarchal men are utterly petri...

Conservative bishops and Congressmen are fighting a rear-guard action against one of the most revolutionary changes in human history.

Why patriarchal men are utterly petrified of contraception – and why we’ll still be fighting about it 100 years from now
posted on: Feb 20, 2012 | author: sara robinson

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