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When It Comes to U.S. Militarism, Elizabeth Warren Is No Progressive

There's one important issue on which Warren has not veered far from the Democratic establishment.

“Once Warren’s foreign policy record is scrutinized, her status as a progressive champion starts to wither. While Warren is not on the far right of Democratic politics on war and peace, she also is not a progressive“

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After 8 Years of Expanding Presidential War Powers, Obama Insists They Are Limited

Anticipating that Donald Trump might try to fulfill his promises to “bomb the shit” out of terror groups, President Obama on Monday summarized his administration's views of the limits to presidential power.

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We Can’t Beat Climate Change Under Capitalism. Socialism Is the Only Way.

The changes needed to avert environmental catastrophe are incompatible with capitalism.

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Sooo you just gon go against the grain and skip thanksgiving? 😕🤦🏾‍♀️

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How to create candy-coloured photos

Add a candy colour to your photos, with tips from Matt Crupp. Add bright and pastel color over your photos before sharing to Instagram.

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Why I Worship the Weight Watchers Founder Jean Nidetch

Break out the cantaloupe! A lifetime yo-yo dieter finds new inspiration in the entrepreneur’s ambition, moxie and discipline.

Marisa Meltzer’s words never fail to amaze me. I had the pleasure of working along side her for a summer while I was in college. 

If you’ve ever spent time thinking about your relationship with food, read this article. 

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For the writer and her sister, the family's tendency to talk about food choices in moral terms triggered an unhealthy obsession with eating and a skewed sense of self-worth.

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Stop calling vegan food “cruelty-free” : Ecorazzi

The unapologetic vegan perspective

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Hertha Berlin players 'take a knee' before match against Schalke

Hertha Berlin's players and officials "take a knee" to show their support for "an open-minded world" before their 2-0 loss against Schalke on Saturday.

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I have worked at Greenpeace Russia as a forest engineer for the past two years, focusing on monitoring logging activities by FSC certificate holders in the Boreal forest zone. I strongly believe that the FSC system is now in its deepest ever crisis, although I doubt whether the FSC fully realises this. My impression is bas

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Here’s a handy guide to 10 of the worst things about FSC. We look forward to reading your suggested additions in the comments. In 2006, when we started FSC-Watch, we wrote that, “whilst…

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Tips That Can Save Your Kid’s Life.

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THIS IS IMPORTANT 

When I was a child, from the time I was about four and could understand things, my mom told me and my brother that we should have a secret word. That way, if we were ever in trouble or felt unsafe and we didn’t want the people around us to know we needed her to come get us, we could let her know. So she let us pick the word and my brother and I chose the phrase “peanut butter cups.” (I’m happy to share the phrase now since both my brother and I are adults now). 

I used the phrase twice in my life. Once, I was at a friends house when I eight years old. Her dad got really drunk and was throwing things against the wall. I was really scared and I didn’t want to draw attention to myself on the phone when I called my mom to come get me because I didn’t know if he would get more violent if I asked her to come get me. So I called her and was calm and after a couple minutes I asked “Hey mommy, did you get me those peanut butter cups from the store?” And she said “I’ll be right there.” And she came and got me within minutes. 

Second, I was a teenager spending the night at a friends house. Her brother and dad were drinking and they started talking about things that made me uncomfortable - ie: what they liked to do to women. My friend didn’t seem perturbed and said that was normal for them and that I shouldn’t worry. But I was worried because they were really drunk and I was 15 and the only ‘woman’ around that wasn’t related to them. I went in my friends room, told her I needed to call my mom and say goodnight. Before I hung up with her I asked “Next time we go to the store, can we get some peanut butters cups? I’ve been craving them.” And she came and got me, just like that. 

Two incidents, one as a young child, one years later as a teen. Don’t discredit this stuff, it fucking works. My brother used it a few times too. Let your child pick the word and no never, ever, ever, ever get mad at them for using it no matter what it is. 

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DO NOT SCROLL PAST THAT.

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Off topic, but very important! I was taught to yell “this is not my mom/dad.” A young kid freaking out in public is likely to be ignored out of embarrassment, but a kid telling you right out that they don’t know who is messing with them? That will turn heads.

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VERY IMPORTANT!! 

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disabled women of color are capable and deserve to be recognized and respected

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A hero without a cape

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Her name is Theresa Kachindamoto, and she is a senior chief - political leader of a region with a population of about 900,000 people.

She didn’t run for election; she was appointed, without her knowledge, while she was living and working in a completely different part of the country. She just received a call one day telling her to come back to her childhood home, because she was in charge now.

So she did; and when she arrived, she discovered widespread sexual abuse of children. She browbeat 50 uncooperative local leaders into accepting her decision to annul all the marriages. She then fired four of them when they continued to allow children to be married off in their areas. She still faces widespread opposition from parents who consider it their right to sexually abuse their daughters if they want to; but Kachindamoto very evidently does not give a fuck, and is continuing to use political and legal means to protect children in the region.

She’s not just an anonymous do-gooder; she’s an effective political leader despite incredibly difficult circumstances. Theresa Kachindamoto.

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