Exploring the Conservative Blogosphere

A Review of RedState

The result is a massive ideological and conceptual rift between participants in a given political debate, one that makes reaching a consensus on issues a difficult -- but not impossible -- task. To help bridge this ideological chasm, Munger suggests that we should “recognize each other as members of different ...
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Why I am Jewish

It’s Political

I do so for political reasons. I feel it is important for all Jews to now stand up and say they will not be intimidated by the hate crimes that are being inflicted on their synagogues and cemeteries, their homes and their persons. For me, proudly proclaiming my Jewish identity ...
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I Will Not…

The Day Without an Immigrant on February 16 did not have much impact here in immigrant-filled Southern California, so I initially held out little hope for the Women’s Strike. That is when I realized that I needed to organize something public for myself. I chose an impromptu beach clean-up. Recent storms ...
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If You Get Sick in Utah

Don’t Call Representative Jason Chaffetz

For example: let's take Representative Jason Chaffetz's (R-Utah) ideas seriously. Chaffetz suggested to his constituents last week that, should they feel unable to afford medical care under the new Trumpcare legislation being floated by the GOP, they could cancel their cell phone plans and buy health insurance instead. Did Chaffetz actually ...
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Blogging at The Establishment

Centering the Subjective is Reclaiming Power

The Establishment has an editorial staff that is entirely made up of women; most of the articles are written by woman and non-binary femmes as well. I was drawn into reading The Establishment because I’m a fan of the work that has been done by its Editor-at-Large, Ijeoma Oluo, a ...
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I Will Not…

Mi nombre es Marta Martínez, soy salvadoreña y llevo veintiocho años viviendo en Estados Unidos. Pertenezco a la cooperativa Golden Steps para el cuidado de ancianos, desde la cuál decimos “presente” al Paro Internacional de Mujeres. Trabajo con una señora de seteinta y tres años, la cuál es diabética, usa un ...
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I Will Not…

My name is Marta Martinez, I am from El Salvador and I have been living in the United States for twenty-eight years. I am a member of the Golden Steps cooperative for elder care and we say “present” to the International Women´s Strike. I work with a seventy three years old ...
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I Will Not…

I'm striking on March 8th to cast the light of collective action on the many feminized forms of labor on which we crucially depend but which are either devalued or not formally valued at all in our market economy. I'm striking on March 8th for the creation of a new grassroots ...
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I Will Not…

....Not shop at corporate or any stores controlled by men. I will go to our surviving lively & lovely women's bookstore, Antigone Books. I will wear purple. And a red scarf. I will keep wishing women I encounter a Happy International Women's Day, and a Happy March is Women's Herstory Month! I will tell our local "community" ...
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I Will Not…

I will not, however, keep this to myself. I will not admit I sometimes enjoy catcalls Because being a woman is tough and draining on my self esteem. I will not pretend I don't sometimes smile when I hear a stranger call me Beautiful. I will not stop dancing sexually or seductively and I will not ...
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