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Michelle Obama And Healthy Food Affordability
March 9th, 2010 · Uncategorized
“For the first time in recorded history, today’s younger generation will live shorter lives than their parents. Yet parents, and this is, I believe, the most alarming statistic that we found, do not recognize the problem.”
There are many contributing factors to our poor eating habits– not the least of which is accessibility and affordability of healthy food. The price of fruits and vegetables has skyrocketed in the last ten years, while the pay of most Americans has leveled out significantly. This is a serious problem, one that I am glad this administration is taking on.
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President Obama Speaking About Health Care Today In Pennslyvania
March 8th, 2010 · Democracy, News, Politics
Barack Obama Is Silas Lynch, Part One: The Color Of Fear
March 8th, 2010 · News, Political Fringe, Politics, Racism, Republicans, america
For those who haven’t seen the seminal film The Birth of a Nation, it remains to this day revered by some as a significant cinematic achievement– because of its usage of technical innovation– the usage of lighting, editing and close-ups was ahead of its time. It’s also despised for its graphically stereotypical portrayals of Black people, as everything from sex-crazed beasts, to mammies, sambos and toms.
Quite frankly, I cannot quite grasp the technical achievements of the film, due to the overwhelming urge I get to wretch every time I see one of Griffith’s black characters cross the screen. But in unearthing this American “classic” over the weekend, I noticed one particular black character– whose motivation and behavior in the film conjured a host of metaphorical imagery for me relating to today’s political culture: His name was Silas Lynch.
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Maureen Reed Speaks To Delegates In Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
March 8th, 2010 · Democracy, Democrats, Elections, Politics, america
wrightandleftreport’s candidate for the sixth congressional district in Minnesota, Dr. Maureen Reed, speaks at the Senate District 14 Convention. Dr. Reed is challenging incumbent Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann.
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Sunday, Bloody Sunday
March 7th, 2010 · Democracy, News, Racism, america
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the march From Selma to Montgomery, Alabama:
On March 7, demonstrators start a 54-mile march in response to an activist’s murder. They are protesting his death and the unfair state laws and local violence that keep African Americans from voting. Led by SNCC activists John Lewis and Hosea Williams, about 525 peaceful marchers are violently assaulted by state police near the Edmund Pettus Bridge outside Selma.
We strive to make progress in the face of terrific odds, and amidst terrible injustice. We persevere because of the strength of our will, and the power of righteous thought.
To learn more about the Selma March, please go here.
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President Obama, Keep Your Promise to the Whales
March 6th, 2010 · News, america
I’ll be doing a separate piece on the issue of commercial whaling later this week. For now, enjoy the beauty and majesty of earth’s greatest creatures.
Unemployment Is Steady, Jobs Still Scarce
March 5th, 2010 · News, Politics, america
According to this cool, albeit mind-bending graph, the unemployment rate held at 9.7%, and the economy shed 36,000 jobs during the month of February. While the news is slightly reassuring–this is the fewest jobs shed by the economy during the recession– hiring is still moving very slowly.
A View From Inside
March 5th, 2010 · News
In keeping with the touch screen idea from earlier in the week, here’s a startling new iPhone made from cutlery:
Sold through our favorite iPhone accessory store, Etsy.com, the ForkedUpArt iPhone stands can be customized if you want, and according to the artist, “I’m making these guys as fast as I can.”
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