“Women do tend to negotiate less than men do, and some researchers suggest that’s because they justifiably fear they’ll violate societal norms of demure, communal female behavior—and be punished for it.”

Exactly. It’s clear we have different values. I was just calling you out for trying to pretend yours are something they are not. At least have the courage to speak plainly about your values and what they mean for your community.

Of course no one ever says it - that would play terribly on TV - but what exactly do you think is going to happen under these “reforms? What do you think happens under a system where we leave it all to the market, let people choose between that iPhone and health insurance, which is what Republicans have said they…

I remember an article many years ago about how even just going through the steps of what you would do if crisis X happens increases your odds of surviving, because you are less likely to freeze up. It wasn’t this ABC article but the ideas are the same. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=6663837&page=1

Funny, in a sad way: I am an American living in Vienna. I’m supposed to be moving back to the US soon and I’m terrified that me or a family member is going to get shot somewhere once we go home. I’m genuinely scared of the violence in the US after being overseas and living in such a safe city, removed from it all for…

This must be killing him. He tried so, so hard to take down the Clintons, impeaching Bill for lying about his affair with Monica, and it blew up in his face. Years later he’s basically up against the Clintons again and the attacks that failed him then are now working against his own candidate. The Clintons again come…

But you are not just existing, you are existing in a society that guarantees certain health care services and has an interest in keeping you healthy. Not everyone needs a car, but everyone needs health care - when you’re born, getting vaccines, seeing a doctor so you don’t walk around with communicable diseases,…