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What is the Top Priority for the LGBT Community? Survey Says... : A new survey has revealed that, out of all the issues facing the LGBT community, LGBTs appear most concerned with workplace rights and employment protections. How should this inform political action, what is the danger in this kind of survey?

Maybe this is how democracy ends - The election of Donald Trump has triggered as much wonderment abroad as it has in the United States. David Runciman, a professor of politics at the University of Cambridge, has written in the  London Review of Books  a provocative reflection on the nature of democracy in the age of Trump: “Is this how democracy ends?” There is much to praise in his essay, including his heavy qualification that we really don’t know for sure if what we are seeing is the end phase of mature Western democracies since we do not have the appropriate historical precedents to be certain. Runciman is correct; as an admirer of Karl Popper, I believe that there is no such thing as historical determinism, either in the form of the Marxist dialectical process, or in the guise of its mirror image, the invisible hand of  laissez-faire . Accordingly there is no surefire way to tell in advance whether Trump, Marine Le Pen or Geert Wilders would spell the end of democracy as

Trump's Budget Is a Blueprint for a Banana Republic - The Trump Administration has officially unveiled its proposed budget to "Make America Great Again," and by all accounts it’s a total flop. Most news outlets are ignoring are the greater implications of what is proposed in the budget itself—the society America would become if the Trump budget became official. The specific elements of the proposal highlight severe cuts to programs that support the middle class and the poor, like the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps), a move that is worthy of disdain on its own. However, the general sentiments of the proposal suggest a perspective and intention that is far more disturbing and could transform America's constitutional Republic into a de facto military junta. Is this Trump’s true vision for American greatness?

This is What Is Still Holding Us Back from the Creation of a Fair Society  - This is What Is Still Holding Us Back from the Creation of a Fair Society ... In postulating “The idea of original, clear-cut, and permanent inequality  ...

What Is The American Family Act Of 2017? It's Grabbing Potential 2020 Candidates' Attention - Child poverty is a very real problem in the United States. The National Center for Children in Poverty reports that 21 percent of all American kids live in ...

This is the post-election meme Hillary Clinton likes best - In her first interview since losing the presidential election to Donald Trump, Clinton told interviewer Nicholas Kristof that she is “doing pretty well all things considered.” The sting of losing the biggest race of her life, despite winning the popular election, has been eased by long walks in the woods and laughing at the Republicans epic failure to successfully replace Obamacare. “I will confess to this: having listened to them talk about repeal and replace for seven years now, they had not a clue what that meant. They had no idea,” she said. “I don’t know that any of them had ever even read the bill – read the law, understood how it worked. It was so obvious. Health care is complicated, right? They don’t know what to do, and I do admit that was somewhat gratifying.”

What Is the Real Risk from Terrorism in America ?  - For example, the poverty rate in 2010 was the highest in 17 years, and more Americans numerically were in poverty as of 2011 than for more than 50 ...

Robin Williams's suicide -- what is the link between creativity and mental illness ?  - This however, reignites the old debate about the link between creativity and mental illness . Various studies seem to suggest that people who have a ...

What is the state of children's mental health today?  - The research also found that between the ages of five and 10, boys were twice as likely to have a mental disorder as girls - a pattern that seems to ...

This NSFW lesbian romp is the No. 1 song in anti- gay Russia right now  - What is less clear is what the women are doing in this video , which looks to be some sort of lesbian romp but almost certainly is nothing of the sort.

What Is the Connection Between Personality and Mental Illness ? - One of the cruel things about mental illness is how randomly it can strike. There's often no rhyme or reason to it: Some people endure almost ...

The Stigma of Mental Illness - However, I still hate the term “mental illness.” Those are not words anyone wants to own and it focuses on what is wrong. It is riddled in stigma because it comes from the legal world, the criminally insane, and bad movies that paint the mentally ill as evil or dangerous. I have no problem saying I’m dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, mental health challenges etc., but I’m never going to proudly raise my hand to the term mentally ill. I prefer to work on my mental wellness, which is something every human being can get behind. We can have mental wellness challenges in stead of mental illness diagnose s and labels. There is no battle or suffering when the focus is on your wellness. I find mental wellness and mental health as much more tolerable terms , even empowering.

Sugar is the 'alcohol of the child ', yet we let it dominate the breakfast table - Sadly, as the National Diet and Nutrition Survey found, what you’re really doing is giving your children a huge sugar load while sending them on their way: half of their daily intake on average. There’s a reason that the World Health Organisation and the United States Department of Agriculture have provided upper limits of sugar – because dietary sugar fries your kids’ liver and brain; just like alcohol.

Inequality is not inevitable, it's a policy choice, says Oxfam - In the US , you have stories of poultry workers wearing diapers to work. Athia: What is the aim of launching this report in Davos [at the World Economic Forum]?. Max: The main reason for launching this report around Davos is not because we think that the problems of the inequality crisis would be solved ...

What is the state of children's mental health today?  - We know that current levels of provision are inadequate to meet children's mental health needs. Since the last survey was published, children's lives ...

What is the title and author of this book? | raestate : "Question : Did anybody else see this Los Angeles cops take on notorious Mexican Mafia street gang ? LOS ANGELES – A notorious street gang accused of terrorizing a neighborhood for years and killing a sheriff's deputy was the target of a ...

What Is the State of Health For Dallas County's Children ?  - More than 13 percent of all Dallas County children are currently without any form of health insurance, a rate nearly double that of the country as a whole, but still  ...

What is the Nashville Statement and why are people talking about it? - Since it was released Tuesday morning, the Nashville Statement has received both praise for its clarity and has been denounced as harmful to LGBT  ...

What is the Spirit saying about female and LGBTQ clergy? - Imagine my astonishment, then, when attending the first-ever Affirming Network breakfast for CBF folks who support LGBTQ inclusion. This was an ...

What is Cotard's syndrome? The rare mental illness which makes people think they are dead  - It is not classified under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) but is recognised as a "disease of human health" in the ...