Link Me Up, Scotty - Time Poverty Edition

Melinda Gates on the concept of time poverty and the role of women in unpaid work. I've heard this referred to in feminist circles as 'emotional labor,' but the concept is the same. Even in enlightened households, women bear a disproportionate percentage of unpaid work.

H/T Brother Steve
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Commentary on the trouble with the Israel/Palestine conflict. The deep-rooted emotional reactions at the heart of the their disagreement take a sustained, consistent application of will to change. And I don't see that either side has that will.

H/T Brother Steve
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The CIA is hiring...librarians. In context this makes perfect sense. The core of intelligence operations is information, and librarians excel at information management. It just struck my funny bone.

H/T NeuronDoc
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My platonic celebrity boyfriend Matt Taibbi on why young people love Bernie and don't support Hillary.

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This article written by the sister of someone who lost their life to depression and suicide made me cry. I, too, will tell the truth.
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Video of my Heart: A story about horses, the inner city, and hope and redemption.

H/T Brother Juan