Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about today.
- To Right-Wing Religious Leaders: ‘Can We Forgive You?’
Can we forgive you for your insulting and repugnant mantra “We love the sinner but hate the sin”? Can we forgive you in your efforts to deny me and members of my community the rights of self-definition and self-determination, and to deny us our integrity and our humanity by attempting to prevent us from maintaining our subjectivity, our agency, and our voice?
- Barack Obama has made America great again
Three public opinion charts demonstrate the effect of the Obama administration.
- 5 Big Meat Companies Produce A Combined 162 Million Tons Of Manure Each Year
Factory farms create hundreds of millions of tons of manure each year, and that is threatening some of America’s most vulnerable bodies of water.
- Transgender Americans Can Now Fight And Die For A Country That Doesn't Protect Them At Home
Transgender people are now allowed to serve in the military, according to a new policy announced by Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday. That means these individuals can go to war and bravely fight for their country without fear of being discharged or denied re-enlistment. But when they come home as civilians, it will be legal to fire them.