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Hadiya’s Wound Cried Out ~ Revised

  • Posted on June 22, 2013
  • by Cat

This is a revised version of the April 15th post. Additional information has been added. (Note: The Constitutional Carry Law referred to here did not make it out of the Senate in SC. However, the SC Legislature did pass a…

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Hadiya’s Wound Cried Out

  • Posted on April 15, 2013June 22, 2013
  • by Cat

The New York Times’ blogger, Joe Nocera, has been running a feature column on his blog at NYTimes.com. He calls it “The Gun Report” and it contains a daily selection of reports of gun violence in the media. He has…

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Rachel Maddow talks ‘Hubris’ with Ed Schultz and David Corn

  • Posted on February 16, 2013April 15, 2013
  • by Cat

Rachel Maddow talks ‘Hubris’ with Ed Schultz and David Corn – The Maddow Blog The Ed Show on MSNBC Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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The Ad Hominem Attack is Alive and Well on the Internet and in Politics

  • Posted on November 6, 2012
  • by Cat

I just did something that I never do, which is comment on a website where people are mostly posting crazy, ad hominem attacks, but it was about the election and who would win and some woman had posted that we…

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The Real Facts Behind Recent Attack Ad Against President Obama

  • Posted on November 4, 2012November 6, 2012
  • by Cat

The Washington Post fact-checked the original attack ad against Obama showing that all of the claims in that ad were false. This is a statement from the campaign giving the actual facts. Whether you are an Obama supporter, a Democrat…

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gay rights are human rights

  • Posted on February 13, 2012
  • by Cat

Gay rights are human rights, and this woman tells us how.  

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Speaking Truth to Power about Gay Marriage

  • Posted on January 25, 2012
  • by Cat

This video is inspirational on its own, but it is especially informative to those who oppose gay marriage and the raising of children by gay couples. I’d be proud to be the parent to a son like this.  

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when “love” is expressed through violence and what we can do about it

  • Posted on September 24, 2010September 24, 2010
  • by Cat

Pride and sadness fill my heart. After reading BlogHer blogger Liz Henry‘s post, Domestic Violence: I called the cops. Where were my neighbors?, I couldn’t help but feel a strange combination of pride and sadness. Pride for the blogger and…

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bell hooks and the challenges of teaching in higher ed

  • Posted on February 23, 2010February 25, 2010
  • by Cat

Though the month is nearing its end, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge some of the amazing African-American thinkers and visionaries who have influenced my life. It’s unfortunate that we need to designate a month to ensure that…

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apparently I am researching a myth

  • Posted on February 9, 2010February 9, 2010
  • by Cat

According to a recent book by Susan Clancy, The Trauma Myth, childhood sexual abuse is not traumatizing. In fact, according to Clancy, children may even enjoy it. Let me begin with this caveat: I have not actually read Clancy’s book.…

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