Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The Associated Press reports that healthcare.gov–the flagship site of the Affordable Care Act, where millions of Americans have signed up to receive health care–is quietly sending personal health information to a number of third party websites. The information being sent includes one’s zip code, income level, smoking status, pregnancy status and more. An example of…
close shareTools WASHINGTON — President Obama claimed credit on Tuesday for an improving economy and defiantly told his Republican adversaries in Congress to “turn the page” by supporting an expensive domestic agenda aimed at improving the fortunes of the middle class. Released from the political constraints of a sagging economy, overseas wars and elections, Mr….
Three-year-old Saria Amaya waits with her mother after receiving shoes and school supplies during a charity event in October to help more than 4,000 underprivileged children at the Fred Jordan Mission in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles. Children from low-income families now make up a majority of public school students in the nation,…
You know what, I’m sort of irritated at the never ending list of gifs, articles and blog posts about Obama throwing shade or giving no f*cks in his SOTU address. I understand that America loves a man who gives the finger to The Man, so we applaud say… a flight attendant who gives the finger…
Our economy is growing. The Afghanistan war is over. The State of our union is strong. Congress, here’s what you can’t do: shut down the government, repeal health insurance, or unravel new Wall Street rules. Or you’ll hear from my veto. Now, on to the middle class. We’re going to help them afford child care,…
Barack Obama Is Out Of Fucks If you’re a liberal this paragraph from the end of Obama’s State of the Union has to excite you: I have no more campaigns to run. My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I’ve had since the day I swore an…
Since 17 people were murdered in the Paris terror attacks that started with a massacre of cartoonists, staff, and police at Charlie Hebdo magazine almost two weeks ago, The New York Times has not deemed fit to print even one caricature by the French satirical weekly, citing Muslim sensitivities. But today the Times opened up her august…
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about community college education during a visit to Pellissippi State College in Knoxville, Tennessee, January 9, 2015. Obama wants to make two years of community college free and universally available, a proposal he said on Thursday he would flesh out in his State of the Union speech later this month….