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Connecticut Abolishes the Death Penalty

The Guardian reports Connecticut has abolished the death sentence for all future cases, becoming the fifth state in five years to repeal the ultimate punishment as the... Read more

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The Color Pink

I volunteer at the children’s service at my synagogue on Shabbat (the Sabbath). Every week, the kids walk around with kid-sized Torahs, some of which are stuffed toys. The Torahs... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

Sunday Times Rich List 2012 - NEW RECORD - Coincides with Second Global Recession

In March of 2011, I wrote the blogpost 'how many people have to suffer for each billionaire', and that in itself made for sad, SAD reading.But it gets worse! Read more

The 29 April 2012 by Freeplanet
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Woe Unto Some Muslim Women

Yesterday the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia announced that the kingdom’s girls are, in the eyes of men and Allah, ready to marry at the age of 10 or 12. Read more

The 24 April 2012 by Cris
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Feminist Harry Potter

from: http://feministharrypotter.tumblr.com/ Since I’ve been a die-hard Harry Potter fan since I was ten, I immediately followed Feminist Harry Potter on... Read more

The 06 April 2012 by Juliez
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Thor's Hammer Embed'd in Cretaceous Rock?

I think this is a possibly-contentious but extremely-interesting discovery that (as ludicrous as this sounds) has the potential to show a Human Timeline... Read more

The 14 April 2012 by Freeplanet
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The Changing Value of Money

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.How much is money worth? This might seem like an odd question since we tend to measure the worth of things in terms of money. Read more

The 30 April 2012 by Realizingresonance
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Constitution - Freedom of Speech - A VERY BAD THING

I can't quite work out what the BBC's trying to say* here: How free speech can get you fired and I quote:In America, everyone has the right to free speech. Read more

The 11 April 2012 by Freeplanet
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Is That Really a Compliment?

What has age got to do with beauty?Today a guest post from New Zealand writer Pam Finnie as she discusses the sensitive topic of attractiveness and aging in... Read more

The 23 April 2012 by Imogenl
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To Educate A Girl

I’ve often wondered if those who are provided with less, make more with what they are given. A few weeks ago, I went to a screening of a documentary called To... Read more

The 04 April 2012 by Juliez
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Armed While Old and White, Flabby and Crabby 4

Reposted from Penigma: One of the testosterone replacement guys There is a very distinctive NRA demographic, old and white, and grumpy, and well........ Read more

The 25 April 2012 by Mikeb302000
Gareth Williams Inquest - Dr David Kelly - Dr Richard Holmes

compound mysterious death issue:1) THE INQUEST BEGINS into the wonderfully inventive death of MI6/GCHQ 'hacker' aka coding genius and health nut Gareth... Read more

The 23 April 2012 by Freeplanet
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