September 2011
5 posts
"Now, Latinos are the majority of those who are...
“Where once people who were caught trying to enter the country without papers were allowed to opt for voluntary removal and kicked back across the border, today the federal government is choosing to file charges against people and incarcerate people before deporting them. It’s a profound enough change in policy that it’s changing the demographics of incarceration rates.” -Colorlines
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Anonymous asked: What does "heteronormativity" mean?
Anonymous asked: I am doing a project against prejudice. It will have myth busters and it will contain every argument I can think of to convince people that prejudice is wrong. Have you got any advice for me?
Labor Day Thoughts: " the top 10 percent of...
-Chicago Sun Times editorial: “Shrink wage gap by raising tax on rich”
This Labor Day is an ideal time to spend a few minutes thinking about, well, labor. Like many holidays, Labor Day’s meaning has changed over time: from workers—their rights, their health and safety, their struggle against an economic system that favors the already rich—to Labor Day Cookouts and...
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Watchshaaaaaaawn:
Jon Stewart on “not defending DOMA” as opposed to “still enforcing DOMA.” :I