Fewer students repeating grades? Less interaction with the criminal justice system? Less reliance on government entitlement programs? Parents capable of working? We would be stupid NOT to do this. Read more: http://upworthy.com/sorry-kids-but-mommy-and-daddy-cant-afford-a-car-because-the-government-hung-them-out-to-dry-12
You’ve got to love this “Vogue”-era throwback interview of Madonna doing what she does best … speaking the truth. In fact, I don’t remember hearing the word “ageism” much at all back then. Once again, she’s helped pave the way towards equality. Read more: http://upworthy.com/a-reporter-asks-madonna-a-question-everyone-else-was-afraid-to-she-gives-a-kick-ass-reply
Misty Copeland is so talented and intelligent that it’d pretty much take all day to list all of her amazing qualities. Apart from her dancing ( OMG her dancing…), there’s her powerful voice. She often speaks about the need for diversity and inclusion in ballet. As the first black principal ballerina for the American Ballet […]
It was the kick to the face heard ’round the world. Ever since the shocking knockout of then-undefeated mixed martial arts champion Ronda Rousey by Holly Holm last month, Rousey has been humiliated and in hiding. Until now. One of the punches before the final kick, which was so graphic, I refrained from posting. Photo […]
Vanity Fair published a list of the most successful “news disrupters” — people who are transforming journalism as we know it. It sounds innocent enough, right? But see why it struck such a sour chord with their audience. A quick glance at the list is really all it takes to see what’s missing. Alicia Menendez […]
Here are the Economic Policy Institute’s top 10 charts of 2014. Could the economy really be on the upswing? Take a look and decide for yourself. 1. Income inequality is flatlining the middle class. This isn’t as rosy a picture as we’ve been getting from the news. But hope should not be lost. According the […]
Using the WhiteHouse.gov tax receipt calculator and inputting his reported income tax bill of $162,074, you can see exactly where President Obama’s money went. Although I’m still wondering which “additional government programs” he funded with 7.9 percent of his taxes. Read more: http://upworthy.com/what-government-programs-did-president-obama-spend-his-162074-tax-dollars-on
Alice Guy-Blaché was a woman of firsts. She did so many awesome things for movies and as you’ll see, just about no one has heard of her. That’s a travesty. The fact that this woman who made history was completely forgotten made me emotional for a full 8 minutes, much to the consternation of everyone […]
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There’s a lot wrong with sex education in schools — namely that the lessons are largely based in outdated messages of abstinence and sex only after marriage — but it’s obvious that kids and teenagers are going to have sex anyway. So, if you ask me, what’s missing the most from sex education is what […]