by request of my line sisters, here's a recap of favorite links/posts from today.
Uninsured Like Me is an article from Salon.com. Interesting quote:
From the beginning, attempts to create a universal welfare state in the U.S. have been thwarted by the fears of voters that they will be taxed to subsidize other Americans who are unlike them in race or ethnicity or culture. Read more...
we've talked quite a bit caster semenya, an athlete who has undergone lots of scrutiny for possibly being intersex. someone from twitter shared this piece about it. money quote: "only she can decide her gender – nobody else can." personal clarification - it's true, gender is socially constructed. sex, on the other hand, is biological.
the house passed a resolution to disapprove of joe wilson's behavior during POTUS speech. read more about it here.
jimmy carter discussed the racist tone around Obama's presidency and how it was an abominable circumstance. check out what he said here.
if you wanted to hear POTUS off the record, here it is. i saw this all day on the twitterfeed but never listened or shared it until now.
Keith Olbermann was really funny tonight. Rachel, good as always. To watch, you can download today's podcasts from itunes or visit the www.msnbc.com. click on the individual shows and you can choose clips by date.
thanks for reading!
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