Not the Only One

In these situations, evidence shows that populations marginalized by poverty, loneliness and unresolved life suffering seek MAiD, with twice as many women as men being euthanized for psychiatric disorders. This is the same ratio of women to men who attempt suicide when mentally ill but who, absent the 100 per cent lethal means of MAiD, survive the attempt and do not try again. Yet, despite lack of evidence that MAiD can responsibly be provided for mental illness, MAiD expansionists blindly f...

Lots of "how to be 10X more productive" lists flying around. None I've seen make any mention of things like looking after children, elder care, needing to manage long-term disability, etc. "Take control of your time" feels pretty privileged to people who have to spend hours in line at a government office sorting out botched immigration paperwork or a weekend fixing leaky pipes because the landlord knows it'll take years for any complaint you make to reach a tribunal.

Students who do not meet the prerequisite racial category are automatically ineligible for the scholarship. "Discrimination against white applicants is just as unlawful as discrimination against black or other non-white applicants," complaint writers, civil rights attorney Ameer Benno and Cornell University law professor William Jacobson, said.

@nullagent you know, I lived in Boston when the Red Sox finally won a World Series again. People were setting stuff on fire and vandalizing cars and acting completely insane. I don’t remember the Police beating anyone up. I don’t remember any police violence against people committing actual crimes at all

Today in Labor History January 28, 1914: The Edmonton, Canada city council caved in to the IWW, agreeing to provide a large hall to house the homeless. They also agreed to pass out three 25-cent meal tickets per day to each man, and to employ 400 people on a public project. On December 27, 1913, IWW workers in Edmonton had begun a rebellion to force the city to house 400 unemployed during winter.

White privilege is White artists getting to just be artists. I don't want to be an activist, but I HAVE to be in order to continue making work. It's like having two full time jobs.

Regional areas used to be places where people with low- to middle-income jobs like hospitality, retail, nursing or aged care could reasonably expect to find a home. Four Corners takes a first-hand look at the housing crisis that is forcing workers into cars and motels.