February 2012
108 posts
susan g komen defunds planned parenthood because... →
morninggloria:
Not to toot my own horn, but I think this is important for people to know.
The Susan G Komen foundation has announced they’ll cease providing grants to Planned Parenthood, which uses the funds to provide mammograms to low income women. Komen claims that they’ve ceased funding because PP is under investigation by Congress, but the reality is the new VP of Policy is rabidly...
BOMBSHELL: Here's A Tape Of Newt Gingrich... →
Blogger Morgen Richmond unearthed a May 2009 conference call today, that was hosted by Siemens Healthcare, in which Gingrich comes out unequivocally in support of the individual mandate, the most hotly-contested provision of Obamacare, which requires every American to buy health insurance.
“We believe…that everyone must have health-insurance,” Gingrich says. “Or if you are an absolute...
January 2012
55 posts
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
– A bit of good advice.
Leo Tolstoy (via moldavia)
The 10 Most Racist Moments of the GOP Primary (So... →
Racism is an assault on the common good. Racism also does the work of dividing and conquering people with common interests. While the 2012 Republican candidates are stirring the pot of white racial anxiety, this is a means to a larger end—the destruction of the country’s social safety net, in support of vicious economic austerity policies, and protecting the kleptocrats and financiers at...
The Most Dangerous Man in China →
“Hispanics understand, either personally or through close family members, what it...”
– Jeb Bush • In an Op-Ed for the Washington Post today. The full piece is well worth reading, as it recognizes a fact which has been blindingly obvious to political science types — changing demographics in the American electorate have given Hispanics a much greater influence than ever before, and that...
Tiger Beatdown: This Is Terrorism: Anti-Abortion... →
eachwildidea:
randomactsofchaos:
Instead, the vile tactics of the anti-abortion movement have been tolerated for an extended period of time, and this has given members of the movement a considerable degree of boldness and bravery. Dr. Tiller was shot in broad daylight in church. This is terrorism. And it’s time for everyone, not just the reproductive justice movement, to start talking about...
Marcus Amerman - Choctaw
contemporarynativeartists:
Interview by Judy Fleming
March 2010
I was drawn to Marcus Amerman’s beadwork immediately. I was intrigued with his use of traditional technique in contemporary modes, addressing political and social issues regarding his Choctaw Nation heritage. While the objects themselves are deeply rooted in meaning, taken out of context they remain shockingly beautiful in both...
Erica Lord - Inupiaq / Athabaskan
contemporarynativeartists:
Interview by Dasha Shleyeva
March 2010
The idea of one’s identity is a very complex thing. It not only changes constantly throughout our lives, but we also want to understand it, to know it, to explain it. It is one of the things I have been exploring within my art, poetry, writing and music ever since I can remember. When I first heard of Erica Lord’s approach to...
Sterilizing Words: Media responsible for collapse... →
The artist who keeps office hours at her show |... →
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith - Salish/Kootenai
contemporarynativeartists:
Interview by Shilo George
Winter 2011
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Salish/Kootenai, French Cree, Shoshone, enrolled member of the Flathead Nation, born 1940 at the St. Ignatius Jesuit Mission on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Reservation in Montana.
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s artwork is multi-layered, complex, and deeply personal. The more time I spent looking...
