February 2012
Australian nurses banned from striking by the... →
Nurses in the state of, Australia have been involved in an eight month dispute with the government over pay, and staffing levels. They have now been banned from striking by ‘Fair Work Australia’, an alleged independent arbitration service, and potentially face fines and prison should they strike. After months of selling out the workers, the Australian nurses federation has bowed to...
A note for those who want to change the system...
akagoldfish:
If you want to be able to affect the direction of the system from within, you have to be absolutely amoral. Read The Prince. Memorize it. That’s your only ethical code now. Anything else is a liability.
Honesty is your enemy. Become a pathological liar as earlier as possible. The truth will never set you free. Always tell power what it wants to hear. You will be rewarded for your...
“The pro-choice movement opposes forced ultrasounds because they override the...”
– The ultrasound fallacy (via iamdrtiller)
100,000,000 workers grind India to a halt in one...
taringanjing:
One of the world’s largest ever strikes began at midnight on Monday 27th Feb and will end at midnight tonight. Up to 100,000,000 Indian workers from different sectors and industries are calling for a national minimum wage, permanent jobs, and much more.
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“Conditions are never perfect. ‘Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams...”
– Tim Ferriss (via internal-acceptance-movement)
“It is shocking that in 2012, Brown and his Republican colleagues would try to...”
– In the Boston Globe, Elizabeth Warren rightly notes that Scott Brown (R-MA) and his GOP colleagues are not men who trust women. (via unquietmindofamy)
“The ones who close the path for peaceful revolution, at the same time open the...”
– Hugo Chavez (via iwanttheairwaves)
“It is a degradation to a human being to chain him to an oar and use him as a...”
– Dr. Norbert Wiener, the “Father of Cybernetics” (via therikeone)
the bad dominicana: Hey New Yorkers: Stop Police... →
latinosexuality:
Hey New York-based HIV PJA’ers - please take part in this action opportunity from our allies in your state!
Please support bill A1008/S232 by signing this petition! This bill would stop police and prosecutors from using possession of condoms as evidence that…
“If I’m left without contraception, how can I plan my pregnancies? If I can’t...”
– The (Not) New War on Birth Control - we’re talking about it today. (via myplannedparenthood)
“Closing your eyes isn’t going to change anything. Nothing’s going to disappear...”
– Haruki Murakami (via afterbite)
