Carefully look at the list. See the absence of one key demographic? The ACLU continues to be up its own arse whenever it has to deal with rights issues that effect half of the population. Helen Lewis writes in her article in The Atlantic of a solution grounded it pragmatic
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Tackling Loneliness: For Love, Money or Qualifications
Two stories in the news this week caught my eye. The first was really an OpEd in the Guardian (UK) paper, penned by the Head of Policy at a very good charity for the deaf/blind called SENSE. Sue Brown titled her piece “Tackling Loneliness is a Job for Professionals, Not
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Corporate Fantasy Fulfilled
While much has been written of late about the proliferation of precarious work and unpaid internships, the latter the perfect opportunity for employers to exploit the desperation of young people, it may come as a surprise to some that even The Atlantic is expecting the same from many of its
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Fact-Checkers Be Damned
It would be comforting to think that the disdain for facts apparent in the current U.S. Presidential campaign ads were confined to that country. Unfortunately, experience with the Harper propaganda machine suggests otherwise. H/t Ryan McGreal Recommend this Post
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