gradientlair: getawaywithgifs: Viola Davis talks about the childhood hunger problem in the U.S. at Variety’s annual Power of Women luncheon. (X) Painful and powerful speech; I checked out the video of it as well.
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Diabetic people in low-income neighborhoods in California were up to 10 times more likely to lose a leg or a foot than diabetic patients in wealthier ZIP Codes, UCLA researchers have reported. Study: Poor people with diabetes 10 times more likely to lose limb – LA Times Data’s from 2009, pre-ACA. (via sexartandpolitics)
India’s Election: Farmers, Suicide, Protest, and Hate Speech
Sonora Jha calls attention to the protest by India’s formerly “most placid voter bloc: its farmers” during the current general election. In an op-ed published by the New York Times she writes: The protest is inflamed by rising attention to the shocking suicide rate on India’s hardscrabble farms. Since 1995, more than 290,000 farmers have …
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Why Paul Ryan Is Wrong to Blame Black Culture for Poverty | Demos
Matt Bruenig for Demos uses statistics and history to point how just how wrong Paul Ryan’s inner city comments are.Why Paul Ryan Is Wrong to Blame Black Culture for Poverty | Demos
It is one thing to be a brave, precarious little boat when you are surrounded by the Coast Guard. It is quite another when you are surrounded by boats sinking faster than you are, looking to you for help. “Hi, I’m right here”: An open letter to Paul Ryan about poverty and empathy – Salon.com …
Paul Ryan and Dignity
Paul Ryan, former running mate of Mitt Romney and still Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st district, spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) yesterday. He elaborated on his war view on the poor. Paul Krugman quotes two striking passages. First, on dignity: “The left is making a big mistake,” Ryan predicted. “What they’re offering people is …
They introduce themselves as pro-life. And I say, ‘Oh, I’m so glad. You must be fighting for healthcare for the poor.’ And they look at me like I’m bonkers. Sheila Walsh, a Catholic nun
Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything. Mostly sourced as unknown, but probably by Kamari aka Lyrikal
Strangely, it was for dreams like these—the simplest dreams of rest, of feeling, of safety—that I first began to look at taxes. Taxes are the tool that makes these dreams of ours possible. Shelter for everyone, food for everyone, taxes ensure public safety. And what about love? Love is given and received. Love is not …
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. John F. Kennedy (via thinkprogress) Great quote. It still feels relevant now. But there is one thing I wanted to point out: He did not mean the US-American poor. The quote is taken from his inaugural speech 1961: …
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