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Cleaners ‘worth more to society’ than bankers

Hospital cleaners are worth more to society than bankers, a study suggests. The research, carried out by think tank the New Economics Foundation, says hospital cleaners create £10 of value for every £1 they are paid. via BBC News – Cleaners ‘worth more to society’ than bankers – study.

‘Family values’ congressman says he’ll resign over affair | Raw Story

Whoops. Indiana Republican Rep. Mark Souder announced Tuesday he would resign from Congress, effective Friday, because he had an affair with a staffer. Souder said in a statement provided by his office that he has “sinned against God, my wife and my family by having a mutual relationship with a part-time member of my staff.”Continue reading “‘Family values’ congressman says he’ll resign over affair | Raw Story”

Texas schools board rewrites US history with lessons promoting God and guns | World news | The Guardian

One more for the “Against” column of my “Should I have kids?” list. “We are fighting for our children’s education and our nation’s future,” Dunbar said. “In Texas we have certain statutory obligations to promote patriotism and to promote the free enterprise system. There seems to have been a move away from a patriotic ideology.Continue reading “Texas schools board rewrites US history with lessons promoting God and guns | World news | The Guardian”

The CFPA: How a crusade to protect consumers lost its steam – washingtonpost.com

I’m shocked at how much big money is going into this. And these f*****s are throwing ads up on my site, too. Go ahead and click on one of the CFPA ads if you want to see some really intense astroturf (that’s fake grassroots) marketing. At a time when the country is deeply divided overContinue reading “The CFPA: How a crusade to protect consumers lost its steam – washingtonpost.com”