Posted on September 15, 2009 by Steven Mather
Is it beyond our ken to maintain a noble purpose as we guide our battered ships of state through the dark shadows of this mild squall of an economic crisis? Whom of us will risk life and limb to keep the ships afloat? Who will cast away possessions for the same purpose? [...]
Filed under: Economy, Financial Meltdown of 2008, Health Care Reform, Human Rights, Hurricane Katrina, Justice, Liberalism, culture, going forward, government | Tagged: absurdity, Cap and Trade, carbon emissions, civic virtue, clean air act, climate change, CO2, cultural dynamics, energy, environmental collapse, environmental degradation, environmental responsiblity, EPA, ethics, extinction, food crisis, global warming, gorilla poaching, greenhouse gases, honeybees, intersex fish, mafia, morality, nuclear waste, Politics, sacred cow, sacrifice, starvation, world development report | 103 Comments »
Posted on August 23, 2009 by Steven Mather
In difficult circumstances, such as the current economic crisis, it’s normal to work out how one got there as a means to avoid repeating the process. In the current situation, the discussion seems to range between those who feel that the situation is already working itself out, to those who feel that structural dangers [...]
Filed under: Democracy as a form of liberal goverment, Economy, General, Human Rights, Justice, Politics, education, going forward, government | Tagged: 10th Amendment, activism, Alexander Hamilton, Bachmann, Barack Obama, Beck, DeMint, downsize, education, FDR, James Madison, limited government, Perry, Politics, re-structuring, recession, The New Deal, U.S. Constitution, Washington, White House | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 17, 2009 by Steven Mather
Immigration, as a policy issue, is politically explosive. It is politically explosive because it necessarily involves making choices between bad options, each of which has supporters and detractors with political power.
In advocating for their option, it is not uncommon for some supporters to engage in inaccurate and unjust accusations against their opponents, such as [...]
Filed under: Democracy as a form of liberal goverment, Economic Development, Human Rights, Politics, foreign policy, going forward | Tagged: carrying capacity, collapse, Democracy, environment, environmental degradation, environmental economics, future generations, I=PAT, immigration, immigration reform, leadership, limits to growth, migration, population dynamics, resilience, resource depletion, sacred cow, sustainability, threshold point, US | 45 Comments »
Posted on April 20, 2009 by afrocity
I try not to show it much but being recognized as a PUMA is very important to me.
I imagine myself standing in a room filled with PUMA women of all ages, colors and backgrounds. We are a circle of sisters who will not be treated like shit. A moral and intellectual force and we have [...]
Filed under: Gender Equity, Inspiration, PUMA, going forward | Tagged: Conservative PUMA | 332 Comments »
Posted on February 24, 2009 by garychapelhill
As our country slouches backwards in terms of equality for women and gays, thanks in large part to our homophobic, misogynistic President, it is very easy to become discouraged. Barack Obama not only used homophobia and sexism as tools to win his election, he turned around and told women and gays and lesbians to “get [...]
Filed under: Cost of Sexism, Gender Equity, Inspiration, culture, gay, going forward, government | Tagged: - es +, Bibiana Aido, domestic violence, Ministry of Equality, Spain, Zapatero | 34 Comments »
Posted on February 1, 2009 by madamab
This week, I have been thinking about American culture, and shaking my head in disgust. For example, I noticed that Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger is starring in a new movie. When I saw the publicity shots for the film, my jaw dropped, as it was obvious Ms. Zellweger, at the ripe old age of 39, has [...]
Filed under: Gender Equity, going forward | Tagged: culture, equal representation, ERA, feminism | 136 Comments »
Posted on January 31, 2009 by sm77
(Photo source, Darth Dragon on Flickr)
When I wrote that I was laid off for the second time in 3 months here, Laurie recommended the following:
Laurie, on January 24th, 2009 at 4:30 am Said:
SM plz keep us posted. If you can, do an unemployed diary. You know, where you have to go, what forms you have [...]
Filed under: Barack Obama, Economic Blogs, Economy, Financial Meltdown of 2008, Gender Equity, General, Health, Politics, R(D)ecession of 2008, Recession/Depression 2008, Social Security, The Obama Depression, education, financial bailout, going forward, government, healthcare | Tagged: Medicaid, unemployment | 137 Comments »
Posted on January 25, 2009 by madamab
Be forewarned, ladies. If you dare to think you are entitled to equal representation in government, you are doing something called “femi-whining.”
Don Surber says so, and his post made the “best of the blogs” on RealClearPolitics, so he must have a point. Right?
Surber objects to an article by Anne Kornblut of The Washington Post, in [...]
Filed under: going forward | Tagged: equal representation, feminism, misogyny, winning the argument | 55 Comments »
Posted on January 21, 2009 by sm77
Beforehand, my apologies to scrubs57 for breaking my penance! It’s been all family the past few days. Grandma PUMA had outpatient surgery yesterday so I wasn’t bombarded all day with President Obama’s Inaugural Bacchanal. While it is a cause for celebration, I would have respected Obama 2.0 a lot more if a more austere, [...]
Filed under: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Economy, Financial Meltdown of 2008, General, Hillary Clinton, Hillary and Bill Clinton, Media, R(D)ecession of 2008, The Obama Depression, going forward | Tagged: Barack Obama, Bart Simpson, Hillary Clinton, inauguration, Lisa Simpson, Michelle Obama | 200 Comments »
Posted on January 19, 2009 by riverdaughter
I remember Martin Luther King Jr. He was one of my first TV memories, along with The Flintstones and Walter Cronkite. Everytime he was on TV, you could be sure to find me and my mom watching him. On one occasion, I can’t remember which, the crowd sang We Shall Overcome for what seemed like [...]
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