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pleinair's Journal"the noose has tightened around the death penalty"
from TPM:
" both internationally and within the United States, fewer and fewer credentialed experts have been willing to involve themselves with state mandated executions. Pharmaceutical companies have become more aggressive in making sure their drugs are not used to kill people. "
complete article at: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-death-penalty-chaotic-end
Rape-Culture-Smashing Website
From ThinkProgress.org:
http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2014/07/25/3464149/rape-culture-smashing-website-stands-in-solidarity-with-victims/
Last Thursday, Lindy West (writer at Jezebel) launched the Tumblr called “I Believe You | It’s Not Your Fault.” -- because "there are huge numbers of young women who never hear about these concepts, who don’t have the vocabulary for what’s happening to them."
Excerpt: "The idea is to be a really candid safe, space for people to talk about things that have happened to them and women who have been through those things to respond. We’ve gotten a lot of that: women wanting to know that they’re not alone. There’s so much pressure to not tell, especially if it’s a family member who has abused you, or someone that you love, despite the abuse. And people don’t want to ruin their family. So that’s been really, really hard to read but really powerful."
A much-needed and powerful site: http://ibelieveyouitsnotyourfault.tumblr.com/
Why Today's Obamacare Ruling (in the Appeals Court) Is Such A Big Deal
Who wants to bet that if it goes to the Supreme Court, they will gut this law, to the detriment of every citizen who recently became eligible for health care...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/obamacare-subsidies-case-supreme-court
excerpt: "On Tuesday, two Republican-appointed judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the text of the Affordable Care Act permits only state-run exchanges — not the federal exchange — to provide subsidies. The ruling, if it stands, would cripple Obamacare as the federal subsidies are essential to the law."
more from http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/obamacare-s-road-back-to-supreme-court-peril-20140722
" If the Supreme Court wants to avoid the Obamacare fray, there's a way out. But, after Tuesday, if the justices are determined to have another shot at President Obama's signature legislative achievement, they can."
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