March 2011
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I love noam, this guy is “wicked” smart.
“Don’t just do something, sit there.”
“Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.”
– Paulo Coelho (via thresca)
“In the United States, the political system is a very marginal affair. There are...”
– Noam Chomsky (via cerebralthoughts)
“There was a time when the wealthy elite actually paid substantial taxes. The...”
– Class Warfare, the Final Chapter (via azspot)
The Remarkable Lives of Early Quakers: Mary Fisher →
As few will need reminding, it has always been a most difficult challenge to be born both poor and female, but the life of early Quaker, Mary Fisher (1623-1698), proves that it need not necessarily…
crewislife:
Then They Came for the Trade Unionists http://goo.gl/Iu979 (via @truthout) #p2 #GOP #criminalaction #Unions #Recall
“The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate...”
– Noam Chomsky (via cindyisabadass)
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Monbiot on the cuts →
“We know what you’re against. Now tell us what you’re for.”
Tory cuts to affect victims of domestic abuse →
Bastards!
The big fat truth about Gypsy life →
socialisimo:
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, the television series that ended last week and attracted nine million viewers, was designed to “throw an overdue light on a secretive, marginalised and little-understood segment of our society”, according to the blurb from Channel 4. But the show largely avoided the myriad of problems, such as discrimination, poor health and poverty faced by Travellers,...
