February 2012
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Thought for Food: My abortion →
noraleah:
I read an article about Merle Hoffman, the activist who, at age 25 and two years before Roe v. Wade, opened a Long Island City abortion clinic that is still in operation. She urges us to stop treating abortion like a dirty secret. “I think it’s important to own it,” she said, “one out of three…
If Common Sense Was Used in Government and the...
Citizen: I don't believe in abortion.
Government: Then don't get one.
Citizen: I don't believe in birth control.
Government: You don't have to use it.
Citizen: I think gay marriage is a sin.
Government: Don't marry the same sex then.
Citizen: I want my kids to learn about creationism.
Government: Take them to church.
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“Thought is subversive and revolutionary. Thought is merciless to privilege,...”
– Bertrand Russell (via omchomsky) Creative Education added: This is exactly why political and corporate reformers want to replace critical thinking and creativity with standardization in public education! Progressive teachers have always been revolutionaries! That is why repressive...
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Top five regrets of the dying →
Read this before it’s too late to do anything about it.
