Category: Politics
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Quotes: Discrimination
No comments on Quotes: DiscriminationI ran away from home. I ran away from St. Louis, and then I ran away from the United States of America, because of that terror of discrimination, that horrible beast which paralyzes one’s very soul and body. — Josephine Baker Discrimination isn’t a thunderbolt, it isn’t an abrupt slap in the face. It’s the slow […]
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Back from Norwescon!
As mentioned on Twitter, I was at Norwescon this weekend! One of the most delightful parts was the interview session with special guest Seanan McGuire, who is also Mira Grant. I don’t have that to share with you, but I do have this from her book tour last fall for her book Parasite (which IS about […]
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Music Monday: I Made My Bed & I Sleep Like A Baby
This song’s been around for quite a while now, but given the ongoing death threats going around the net it seems a bit timely. And how in the world Can the words that I said Send somebody so over the edge That they’d write me a letter Saying that I better shut up and sing Or […]
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Labor Day
I created this blog 5 years ago. Thanks for reading :) Today is also Labor Day in the US. I work in a field that is very un-unionized and I know unions aren’t perfect, but I was raised by union members and I support organized labor. Growing up I didn’t see much like my family in […]
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QOTD: USian Healthcare
From currently unemployed teacher Diana Wagman, writing in the LA Times: Some 700,000 Americans every year declare bankruptcy because of medical bills. The number in Japan? Zero. The number in Germany? Zero. And the kicker? It could be worse. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, my new insurance company can’t deny me because I had […]
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Things to Read
Some links I thought worth sharing: Lara Frater on the word “fat”. Grief moves at its own pace, despite the “rush to normal” common in our society. You know how kids will bulk up a little before a growth spurt? That’s now a strange thing to be studied, not a normal thing. Swimming laps & […]
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People Get Ready
73-year-old Lester Chambers dedicates “People Get Ready” in memory of Trayvon Martin. A white woman jumps on stage and assaults him. If you aren’t familiar with the song, here’s a recording of Aretha Franklin singing it: Imagine how folks would’ve reacted if Lester had sung Springsteen’s “American Skin (41 Shots)”.
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US: Where Your Taxes Go
It’s tax season in the US. It feels like it’s always tax season, since we’re always debating taxes, but now’s when we’re actually doing our own personal returns. Last year the White House put up a calculator to show the breakdown of where taxes go in the system. It’s still up, even if it’s a […]
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Wealth Inequality
You may have seen this chart on the actual, perceived, and ideal distributions of wealth in the US. Wealth inequality refers to this unequal distribution of financial assets among US residents. It’s related to income inequality, but refers to what you keep as opposed to what you get. Income inequality has also been increasing in the US. If […]
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Five Things Make A Post
1) I am sooo looking forward to tomorrow morning, when Mark Reads will post the second-to-last chapter of Deadline. Mark Reads reviews books a chapter at a time, progressing through books every other weekday, and it’s been building to this OMG HUGE second-to-last chapter for weeks. (Need I say “spoilers”?) Some of the books he’s […]
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QotD: Inauguration
“It is now our generation’s task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law for if […]
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