February 2012
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tryna figure my life out instead of writing this...
The only conclusion is that I am dumb.
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the freedom, and perils, of living alone →
this article was really interesting! you should read it if you want to.
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It's FRIDAY.
This is a great thing.
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Increasing Minimum Wage Does Not Increase... →
jonathan-cunningham:
This was a 16 year study on a county-by-county basis. Rather than an increase in unemployment (as so many big business advocates and libertarians would have you believe), it did nothing to unemployment, but rather decreased employee turn over. The poorest people in those counties were better paid, had a higher standard of living and kept their jobs longer- all because the...
“They say that President Obama is a Muslim, but if he isn’t, he’s a secularist...”
– E.J. Dionne Jr. (via washingtonpoststyle)
Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort... →
socialismartnature:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She should be mentally prepared to conceive, continue the same and give birth to a child. The unwanted pregnancy would...
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The Format- Tie the Rope
So you run away for no...
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7 worst international aid ideas →
“Maybe their hearts were in the right place. Maybe not. Either way, these are solid contenders for the title of “worst attempts at helping others since colonialism.””
ESPN.com's "Contact Us" Gives Option To Hate...
fuckyeahfeminists:
[via Complex.com]
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“Sex-negative messages don’t keep people from having sex. They keep people from...”
– Sex-Negative Education and the Spectre of Rape « Sex Positive Activism (via anorable)
Yawning wealth gap at top of higher education... →
socialismartnature:
Vast inequality in America’s privatized, higher education system …
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For the 99% of colleges, it was a pretty good fundraising year.
For the 1% of super-wealthy elite, it was a much better one that catapulted them even farther ahead of the pack.
The latest annual college fundraising figures out Wednesday show donations to colleges and universities rose 8.2% in fiscal...
“What an amazing time to be alive, and doing what we’re doing. Isn’t it?”
– Anthony Shadid, who died yesterday in Syria, to fellow foreign correspondent Jon Lee Anderson last year in Libya. (via washingtonpoststyle)
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sick day totoro sweatshirt no pants chicken soup...
