Will this vein of cheese run on forever?
Day: 2009-08-13
Femmostroppo Reader – August 13, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. This is the way the (working) world should be – “I’m not suggesting that 3 days… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger Deadly Sin #5: Envy; and Delurking Day!
It’s Delurking Day! If you’ve been reading along, give us a shout and let us know you’re there. You’re welcome to post your favourite macro, introduce yourself, or tell us what’s impressed or disappointed you lately. On to the sins,… Read More ›
WHO healthcare ranking: Britain 18th, USA 37th
The Guardian has an article about the misrepresentations, half-truths and outrights lies going on in the US partisan debate on healthcare: ‘Evil and Orwellian’ – America’s right turns its fire on NHS (they don’t mention the Stephen Hawking faux pas).
An old story: the cruel and unusual punishment of prison rape
The distinctively memorable phrase “cruel and unusual punishment” may only appear in the USA’s bill of rights rather than within our own legal system, but surely that is something that any prisoner should be protected from? What else is a routine expectation of sexual assault within prisons but cruel and unusual punishment?
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