July 2012
18 posts
nobody raise your voices
Yesterday, I had the grand opportunity to attend a film screening of Ken Burn’s documentary: Dust Bowl that will air on PBS in September at the White House! haha, well not the actual white part of the house but in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Lessons Learned from the Dust Bowl: it’s completely possible for humans to change the environment and weather and create something...
goodbye seattle
highlights of the day:
- Hilary Rodham Clinton is one excellent orator and goddamn she’s so awesome. I especially enjoyed your last portion of your genocide speech about gendered violence and rape.
- the Senate Hart Office is pretty snazzy and is much nicer than some of the House office buildings I’ve been to. Except there is this giant Calder sculpture that frankly just looks out...
California GMO Labeling Law Successfully Makes It... →
vegandailynews:
The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, also known as the GMO labeling initiative, will appear as Proposition 37 in the November 6 elections. California could become the first state in the nation to require labeling of foods that include genetically modified ingredients, much to the dismay of most large scale food and GMO seed manufacturers. If the...
“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for...”
– ― Malcolm X (via americawakiewakie)
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12 myths about ACA. →
I’d like to ask all the republicans in Congress: Don’t you think its super inefficient to try and repeal an act passed 2 years ago 33 times!?! instead of focusing your efforts on more ways to increase jobs and give “the people” a chance to discuss the complicated mess of the FARM bill?! Also I just read this quote in this article that stated: Mitt Romney was appearing at...
political rant- I don't think I can take much more...
whoo weee. So I decided that although I’m not super into politics (there might be points in my life where I said I was, but it probably was an over exaggeration; or that I just don’t agree with many viewpoints that republicans have on pretty much everything besides government efficiency (but I’m pretty sure both sides are about efficiency- and cutting down on bureaucratic BS...
7 worst international aid ideas →
Such an on point read. I’m so proud and excited about this new alt breaks family I am helping to build. This is the first time I’ve ever read through an entire bspace forum thread and been excited and interested in everyone’s post. This program just keeps growing on me and just has so much room for so much potential and growth. Hope this good energy vibes keep on coming and last...
I find it a bit rude how tumblr emails you saying so and so started following you. finally.
I didn’t think the goal/mission of tumblr was to get as many followers as possible. Isn’t that why they stopped with the whole points system or whatever they had when I was in high school.
Perhaps its just too early in the morning and am not really all that excited to finish my assignment. But...
"Why I, an Asian Man, Fight Anti-Black Racism" by... →
I’m often asked why I’ve focused so much more on anti-black racism than on Asians over the years. Some suggest I suffer from internalized racism.
That might well be true, since who doesn’t suffer from internalized racism? I mean, even white people internalize racism. The difference is that white people’s internalized racism is against people of color, and it’s backed up by those who control...
Robert Reich: How Not to Get Big Pharma to Change... →
robertreich:
Earlier this week the Justice Department announced a $3 billion settlement of criminal and civil charges against pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline — the largest pharmaceutical settlement in history — for improper marketing prescription drugs in the late 1990s to the mid-2000s.
The charges are…
its scary how much power and money these giant corporations have and the affects they...
