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Meet the Badass Peshmerga Women

Posted on August 10, 2017 by jnfrAugust 10, 2017

From Samantha Bee at Full Frontal: I have enormous admiration for these fighters and their culture. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Middle East, Resistance | Tagged kurds, philosophy, politics, women

Je suis Charlie

Posted on January 8, 2015 by jnfrJanuary 8, 2015

via banksy ETA: Original image was created by Lucille Clerc. … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Media, Terrorism | Tagged culture, philosophy, violence

The Republican Party’s governing philosophy

Posted on October 26, 2010 by jnfrOctober 26, 2010

Seriously, the Republicans in Congress don’t have one. What drives them is a pure lust for power, and money for their corporate backers. They have no actual ideas about how to grow the economy, how to raise wages, how to … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Republicans | Tagged elections, philosophy, republicans

Watch them burn

Posted on October 4, 2010 by jnfrOctober 4, 2010

The most shocking story of the day is up at Think Progress: Tennessee County’s Subscription-Based Firefighters Watch As Family Home Burns Down . Seriously, Obion County has a subscription-based fire department that only covers those who subscribe, rather than the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Economy, Philosophy, Taxes | Tagged philosophy, policy, republicans, taxes

Unions and the Tea Party are united on trade

Posted on September 30, 2010 by jnfrSeptember 30, 2010

When it comes to free trade treaties, workers in this country are very skeptical. In fact a new NBC/WSJ poll finds that 65% of union members and 61% of Tea Party sympathizers say that free trade has hurt the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, International, Labor | Tagged economy, jobs, philosophy, trade

Stephen Colbert speaks truth to power

Posted on September 28, 2010 by jnfrSeptember 28, 2010

I am not a religious person, but I know Colbert is, so I suspect that his study of gospel informed this profound moment in his Congressional testimony on migrant workers last week. Despite our different frames, I found this bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Economy, Farms and Food, Labor | Tagged food, immigration, labor, philosophy

Restating the obvious

Posted on September 27, 2010 by jnfrSeptember 27, 2010

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. From Anatole France … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality | Tagged equality, philosophy

More on income inequality

Posted on September 15, 2010 by jnfrSeptember 28, 2010

Annie Lowrey at the Washington Independent points us to a report on income inequality from the Senate’s Joint Economic Committee. She highlights several graphs and conclusions that show the remarkable way that the wealthy have become even more so over … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Labor, Politics | Tagged economy, equality, labor, philosophy, politics
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