I have been focused on teaching, job hunting and the like, so have kind of dropped the ball on my usual news roundup. BUT, there are a lot of things I can push this week, so I will do a short round up. Hope everyone finds it helpful.
First off, a reminder, I am largely freelance right now, other than teaching one class a week as an Adjunct Professor.
Anyone need help with editing, tutoring, college essay writing, resumes, etc. please contact me either directly or through University Tutor: http://brooklyn.universitytutor.com/...
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Sorry for the self-promotion, but need the help. Now, below is my weekly roundup...
Shana Tova: For my fellow Jews, here is a reminder that Jews are a very diverse groups. In honor of Rosh Hoshanna, blowing the Shofar in Ivory Coast:
TOP SCIENTIST SMASH...smashes climate change deniers: http://www.dailykos.com/...
CLEAN ENERGY BONDS: Isn't it time we fight for our children's future as hard as we fought in WWI and WWII. It is time for Clean energy victory bonds: http://action.greenamerica.org/...
Speaking of Carbon Footprints...a bit of humor: http://www.clickhole.com/...
A Public Service Notice from George Takei: http://www.attn.com/...
WINNING THE SENATE: To my NYC readers, we have a real chance to help Democrats win nationwide. MoveOn.org has a phone bank in NYC. This has been an amazingly effective tactic in the past. Please join in. Give a few hours and spread the word. Go here to kick GOP ass: http://www.writenowny.com/...
FRACKING FUCKS WITH SEX HORMONES: One of my students is doing an article for an assignment that caught my eye. You want a good argument against fracking, how about the fact that the waste products released into our water supplies can directly affect human estrogen and testosterone receptors: http://press.endocrine.org/... (PDF)
Speaking of Fracking, corrupt NY State Senator Marty Golden SUPPORTS fracking...his opponent Jamie Kemmerer opposes it:
You can help stop fracking by electing Jamie Kemmerer and other excellent NY State Senate Candidates by donating here: https://secure.actblue.com/...
OBAMACARE SAVING OUR HOSPITALS: One of the issues I have focused on over the years is the fact that our healthcare system, by maintaining such a high rate of uninsured citizens, puts an impossible burden on our hospitals. Uninsured people HAVE to rely on ERs for basic healthcare, and it is in the ER that hospitals lose most of their money. This drives hospitals into bankruptcy. Politicians then close hospitals down, driving the uninsured to other hospitals, putting further strain on THOSE hospitals. It is an endless cycle of hospital failure because of our system's large number of uninsured citizens. Obamacare is stabilizing our hospitals, breaking that cycle for the first time in many years: http://www.dailykos.com/...
League of Conservation Voters endorses Staci Appel for Congress: http://appelforiowa.com/...
Staci is one of my top candidates for this election cycle. You can donate to her campaign (and many other excellent candidates) through my Act Blue Site: https://secure.actblue.com/...
We all can help win Georgia this year...Phone bank from home: http://www.michellenunn.com/...
Rockefellers divest from fossil fuels: http://www.bbc.com/...
YOU CAN DIVEST YOUR HOME FROM FOSSIL FUELS AS WELL: http://epa.gov/...
And I leave you with the Ig Awards: http://www.bbc.com/...
