huffingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
In September, Ketzel Levine, a senior correspondent for
National Public Radio, came up with an idea for...
a series about how Americans were handling economic pressure. Called "American Moxie: How We Get By," it began in early December. The subjects were people like an Illinois farmer who loved ...
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Ketzel Levine, NPR Reporter, Laid Off While Reporting ...
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Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Okay … I got Holiday ‘cabin fever’ … so what?
(Bad quality, but you get the point)
It Rubs the Lotion on Its Skin...
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...or "Silence of the Times"
I'm from the government and I'm here to help you!
Maynard helpfully interprets a Tammy moment
If anyone was listening to the Tammy Bruce Show on Thursday (and I assume some of you do), you might have heard Tammy highlight the New York Times assertion that Michelle Obama's wardrobe will save the world through its positive message. Tammy briefly pondered the "message" conveyed by Michelle's infamous black widow dress, which is suggestive of cannibalism (although the term "cannibal" is judgmental and xenophobic; we should acknowledge that one man's ...
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by Shaker Alexmac, a transgender woman studying at the University of Florida. [Part 4 in an ongoing series. Part 1 is here; Part 2 is here; Part 3 is here.] [Trigger Warning] In this post I am going to deal with the intersection of transphobia and traditional sexism which impacts trans women most strongly. Julia Serano terms this intersection to be trans-misogyny. This synergistic (in a bad way) relationship can be seen in the pay gap between MTF and FTM transsexuals. You can also look at the much higher death rate for trans feminine spectrum people versus trans masculine people at the ...
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