Everyone, go read “How to Read Articles About Health and Health Care.” It’s ok, I’ll wait.
Have you read it yet?
No?
Go read it. Seriously, I’ll wait.
Ok, on with the other links of interest for the day:
Ok, y’all, I keep my finger on the pulse of Congress, and this flew right past me, probably because it’s been moldering in committee for months: Kucinich has introduced a bill calling for single payer health care. Have I mentioned lately how much I love Kucinich? HR 676 isn’t quite the form of single payer I want, but, you know what, I will take what I can get, homechickens. Americans, run, don’t walk, to your nearest Congresscritter and find out if ou’s a cosponsor. If ou isn’t, ask why.
Once again, Amanda Hess hits the nail on the head.
The Deal With Disability is a totally awesome site written by a 26 year old women with cerebral palsy, talking about her day to day interactions with the rest of the world. If you are at all interested in disability issues or in knowing how to behave around/with people with disabilities, read it! Also, she’s hella funny.
Speaking of exclusionary language, let’s talk about “illegal” and the way in which this word is abused.
Kate Harding writes about what actually goes on at a photo shoot (before photoshop magic even starts to happen).
Apparently “child rape” is actually just a “sex tryst” in the minds of the editorial staff at the Huffington Post. And it’s not the “intent to rape,” it’s the “intent to have sex with.”
A quote from 1995 suddenly seems remarkably timely. Why is it that people who whip up public sentiments refuse to take responsibility for the results of their actions?