February 2012
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“We have gone to a very different place in this campaign…we’re not...”
– Andrea Mitchell, on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” discussing the GOP field and the rise of Rick Santorum. Pretty stark. Look at what the priorities are in this campaign. And look at what are not. And look at whose votes they think matter in this campaign. And look at whose votes do not.
The Mirror Awards →
Terrific institution, but lady-nominees have been historically lacking. Let’s change that, shall we?
The Mirror Awards are the most important awards for honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Established by Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, the awards honor the reporters, editors and teams of writers who hold a mirror to their own industry for...
"What if Chris Brown had hit Taylor Swift that... →
Thought experiment, proposed by Sasha Pasulka at Hello Giggles.
Think about it for a bit.
This is just one excellent quote from her terrific article, which articulated the outrage so many were feeling Sunday night watching Chris Brown featured so glowingly at the Grammys, when so many of us still look at him and think, “This dude punched Rihanna in the face.”
I’m Not Okay...
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WatchApple is unstoppable.
“I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you...”
– Ellen DeGeneres addressing a Facebook group who no longer wanted her as a JC Penney spokesperson claiming most of the company’s customers “are traditional families.”
Read the ew.com article here to watch the video.
(via nancymurphy)
"This is particularly glaring at a time when there... →
Wow - California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the CA teachers pension fund, wrote Facebook a letter expressing their disappointment over the lack of diversity on the Facebook board. HUGE.
Why is it huge? Because suddenly this isn’t about social good, it’s about MONEY. The Money CalSTRS has put into Facebook - and the money it sees Facebook as giving up by not...
Planned Parenthood: Open Letter →
caro:
Breast cancer has ripped through my family so violently that I’m pretty much guaranteed to get it in a pretty nasty form down the road if I haven’t already managed to get mauled to death by rabid howler monkeys. But I have a good job, great health insurance, and an awesome doctor who is already helping me a lot with regard to prevention and early detection. A lot of women aren’t lucky...
Standing With Planned Parenthood.
I’m dismayed by this decision by the Komen foundation - as one who has donated, run, lost a loved one to breast cancer and cares passionately about women’s reproductive health and rights, it’s painful to see an organization I have supported so intensely break with one I consider a vital public good.
Backstory:
Why Did Susan G. Komen Pull the Plug on Planned Parenthood? [The...