Monthly Archives: November 2010

Cotton Candy and Slavery at the State Fair

Change.org | November 18, 2010

This story from New York illustrates how wage theft cases can go way beyond docked pay to become major human rights abuses — and how the practice can be stopped.

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Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Bad News for Poor New Yorkers

Change.org | November 15, 2010

A piece of legislation under consideration by the New York City Council could have a profound impact on poor women facing unplanned pregnancies.

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When You’re Forced to Cheer for the Man Who Raped You

AlterNet | November 12, 2010

The story of a high school cheerleader from Texas who was forced to cheer for her rapist has become a horrifying Rorschach test for how our culture views rape and rape victims.

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Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity and O’Reilly Are at the Apex of Newsweek’s Most Powerful/Highest Paid Pundits and Politicians List

AlterNet | November 4, 2010

What does it mean that right-wing blowhards have been deemed the most powerful people in the country?

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