Republicans Cry Benghazi – A Poem
Republicans Cry Benghazi Mother earth just keeps getting hotter Superstorms can’t be held at bay Drought is spreading all across the midlands Time for action fast slipping away … Read more
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God Particle Found in DNA of Boston Nun
DNA test: God particle could be lesser known Jesus particle Sister Mary Catherine Ruth McTierney of Boston, Massachusetts, has found herself smack dab in the middle of a … Read more
Marine Biologist Discovers Unhappy Clam
Clam bakes no fun either, says mollusk A small team of researchers exploring and monitoring sea life along the eastern seaboard stumbled upon the rarest of finds last … Read more
The Power of Organizing
Organizing for workers’ rights pays off Hard work, we’re told, always pays off. Sure it does — ask a farmworker, a roofer, or a home health aide. In … Read more
Lost Journal: Boxing and Bathrooms and Books – Oh My!
Journal entry: January 8, 1977 (age 7) – Boxing and Bathrooms and Books Last weekend, I was forced (for the fifty millionth time) to box with my older … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 5/12/14
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
Tiger Mom: “Get into Harvard, then come tell me Happy F#%ing Mother’s Day”
Tiger Moms not impressed by standard Mother’s Day This mother’s day weekend, Yale Law Professor, Amy Chua, co-author of the well-known book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, … Read more
Corporate Lobbyists Challenged by a Growing “Populist Lobby”
“Populist lobby” hopes to have impact Imagine a bold headline blaring, “An Army of 1,500 Lobbyists Swarms Capitol Hill.” But that wouldn’t be news, since it happens every … Read more
Hillary Clinton Asks Woman to Throw Second Shoe, Matching Handbag
Shoe-lover Hillary Clinton would like more, please. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as everyone knows, had a shoe thrown at her a little less than a month … Read more
Lost Journal: The Bard is for the Birds
Journal entry: The Bard “I want everyone to pair up with someone in the class who you don’t know.” It was the first day of my first acting … Read more
