I was awake in the middle of the night so I watched a few episodes about survivalists, zombie preppers, doomsday preppers and so on. Brought back memories from my life with my ex (who thought nuclear war was coming any day). The only ones I could get behind were the people who just wanted a basic storm shelter. I have earthquake supplies myself but ( Read more... )

I am soliciting comments about relating to people who grew up with a different class background or may still be in a different socioeconomic class than yourself. I have had such friendships but only from the perspective of the one in the lower class-status. I'd like to hear perspectives from both sides. It has always seemed to me that while we ( Read more... )

Writer and researcher Matt Taibbi has been expertly tracking the crimes and misdemeanors of the Wall Street plutocrats for several years. He's got some excellent advice about the demands the Occupy Wall Street movement should make on them. In brief ( Read more... )

I am always amazed that Americans can resent poor welfare moms SO MUCH and yet corporations who get away with not paying taxes and at the same time keeping wages and benefits low while paying their CEOs so much seem to skate by with little or no resentment. Close their tax loopholes and make them pay their fair share ( Read more... )

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-18-2011/world-of-class-warfare---the-poor-s-free-ride-is-over?xrs=playershare_fb (via shareaholic ( Read more... )

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/29/40000-caesars-palace-pool-villas-among-strips-late/Read more... )

Personalized Medicine 4.0: Pharmacogenomics and Consumer Genetic Testing is a conference I attended in May. I wrote an account for Synchronized Chaos. There are a lot of issues of concern to working-class people about equal access to the advancements in genetic-based medicine. I also provide a link to a site that will do a genetic profile for you ( Read more... )

http://danariely.com/2010/09/30/wealth-inequality/Read more... )

I have happily passed on donation information for others who are chronically ill while struggling to figure out which beans to cook today and adding a scrap of vegetable that I have left in a vain attempt to make it more interesting. I have urged people to contribute towards getting medication for others while my own medications go unfilled. I have ( Read more... )

It seemed like a no brainer to me. A young, pregnant mother is missing and ought to get some serious coverage and some kind of reward fund, right ( Read more... )