December 2011
Five pieces of fiction that will have you up all... →
Federal workers may be in for a rough holiday: A government shutdown is looming once again as debate over a payroll-tax extension threatens to derail a separate, government-funding compromise. While Republicans and Democrats have mostly agreed to terms on a deal to fund the government through September, Democrats are withholding their signatures until a compromise is made on the payroll tax....
The state of North Carolina ran a Eugenics Board... →
mohandasgandhi:
inothernews:
31 other states did this to their residents.
Jesus H. Christ.
See: Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927)
P.S. Buck v. Bell has never been overturned.
you know, it’s absolutely horrific what happened and there’s absolutely no doubt about that. but the thing of it is, our state is absolutely struggling. the poor are getting poorer and the government...
“A published report says the remains of many more U.S. troops have been dumped in...”
– Report Reveals More Troops’ Remains In Landfill : NPR
I really don’t have any words. Lots of expletives and tears… but very little else.
(via bunnyvictorious)
“It might be argued that I’ve been out of school too long, that if I’d actually...”
– When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
“When businesspeople take credit for creating jobs, it is like squirrels taking...”
– Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators: Nick Hanauer - Businessweek
simply the best, most logical explanation of things i’ve ever read.