Someone who is 90% perfectly progressive is still a thousand times more valuable than a Sinema or Manchin for pushing a progressive agenda. Someone with the political skills of AOC is incredibly valuable. And she’s so much better than the average Democrat. It must be incredibly stressful to deal with the blowback that…

My father lived in a poor neighborhood in Memphis along with some other well-meaning white liberals who *tried* to be a caring, helpful presence in the neighborhood. They ran a community-oriented coffee house among other things. I remember him telling me about how there was a great kid who looked like he was going…

I really appreciate the acknowledgement that technology is not going to solve all our problems. It seems like there are a lot of people who don't acknowledge that.

Depending on manners and assertiveness, a woman would be very likely not to bolt, but to handle it later in a more indirect way. There are many reasons: fear, not trusting yourself (as someone mentioned), fear of confrontation, fear of being rude. It takes a lot of nerve to walk out on someone in the middle of a…

The Times Free Press is from Chattanooga, so that Georgia town must be just across the border. Just got back from visiting Chattanooga and had an awesome time at the Tennessee aquarium, eating, and walking around. Chattanooga is a bright spot in Tennessee.

Ria, she needs her own TV show.

I wonder why Facewash flagged Johnathan Kozol? It showed me some text (which is not his current Facebook bio) that seemed completely inoffensive. "Jonathan Kozol Jonathan Kozol is a non-fiction writer, educator, and activist, best known for his books on public education in the United States..." goes on like that. …

Totally agree. When I see one of those I think "gift with purchase".

Lots of posters are saying "get an MRI" but where I live they won't let you have an MRI unless you have a mammogram first. I did have breast cancer and it was missed by mammograms, ultrasounds, thermograms, and physical exams until it was 4 cm. *Then* they finally let me have an MRI. In my case I don't know what I…