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politics

Misogyny and the Just World Fallacy: Together Again!

February 23, 2010

This is a guest post from the lovely Sara Amis, a woman possessed of a mind both bright and sharp. I would not want to cross her in a dark alley – or a women’s studies seminar. She was sufficiently motivated by the commenters on my US Airways post to write a lengthy response. I’m [...]

Tagged as: airline, blah blah blah, causality, critical thinking, fallacy, feminism, information, people, politics, women

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The Power of Small Change

February 5, 2010

Fakeplasticfish has a post up about conflict between couples about green living, in which she quotes my post from last week about making green choices together. Beth Terry, the woman behind Fake Plastic Fish, has gone to amazing lengths to cut plastic out of her life. Last year, she produced something like 4 pounds of [...]

Tagged as: activism, change, community organizing, cutting plastic, green, green living, life, life matters, personal change, politics, rosa parks, social justice

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Shame on you, Massachusetts!

January 20, 2010

I was supposed to write something coherent about the Senate race today, but we just had this conversation over breakfast: Rio: Who is Scott Brown? Me: A VERY BAD MAN! He should be in jail. But sadly for all of us, he just got a very important job in Washington instead. He’ll be helping to [...]

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Security theater at the airport

October 30, 2009

I’m in Georgia for the weekend at a retreat. Everyone is cooking a meal: I volunteered to make lentil soup. Because I was unsure of the grocery shopping situation on this end, I brought the ingredients with me. Which led to this conversation with a TSA agent: Me: I have a can of tomatoes in [...]

Tagged as: food, humor, politics

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Making carbon footprint part of a product’s packaging

October 23, 2009

Imagine having to face the climate impact of your greasy take-out as you place your order? Or seeing the carbon footprint of your cookies clearly labelled alongside the calorie count on the back of the package in the grocery aisle? The NYT this week reports on an experiment in Sweden doing exactly that. The Swedes [...]

Tagged as: food, politics

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MomsRising releases searchable database of safe products

September 20, 2009

MomsRising has released a searchable database of products you can check out to learn what contaminants or toxic chemicals are in your stuff – and your kids’ stuff. From carseats to designer handbags, they’ve got you covered. And they made this nifty widget to make it Super Easy to scare yourself with the knowledge. Get [...]

Tagged as: green, kids, politics

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Help Lia Grippo, a California mom punished for letting kids play

September 11, 2009

I first read Lia’s story on Free Range Kids a few months ago. In a nutshell, Lia ran a small, home-based childcare program not unlike the one I run. She lives in Santa Barbara, and took the kids on nature outings a couple times a week. One day, they were at the beach and she [...]

Tagged as: news, politics, wildflowers

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Conversation at Goodwill

September 2, 2009

This happened right before we left for camp. The events are a few weeks old, but the sentiment remains – me On the way home from an afternoon playdate, my five-year-old said she wanted to stop at Goodwill to buy a birthday gift for a friend. As we walked in, a woman approached me with [...]