"Before the Civil War, Southerners in Congress blocked progressive legislation like the Homestead Act, the Pacific Railroad Act and the Morrill Act for land-grant colleges. They haven't been much better since they got back into the Union, although back then they were Democrats and now they're Republicans. Without the South, we'd probably enjoy decent passenger rail service, improved public education and single-payer health insurance. Our federal taxes would be lower, as many of the old Confederate states enjoy...
Taken with picplz.
Taken with picplz at Möllebacken in Malmo, Sweden.
via buzzfeed.com Of course she hasn't sounded like this for years, but what a voice.
Obama Punks the GOP on Contraception By Amanda Marcotte | Posted Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at 1:04 PM ET inShare28...
via youtube.com Not my favorite arrangement of the anthem, but her vocals are undeniably amazing and yet effortless.
via talkingpointsmemo.com This is what the long arc of the moral universe bending toward justice looks like.
via gizmodo.com For realz.
via buzzfeed.com Too right.