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Infuriating but Effective 26 Jun 2013 | 02:31 am
Two articles detailing GOP efforts to act out the Handmaid's Tale. They're getting steadily closer. GOP lawmakers escalate their war on women GOP Rep. says rape comments ‘taken out of context’
Women, Work, & Family 22 Oct 2012 | 10:38 pm
Mikaela says: Given the next installment about to hit our family, I had to archive this amazing article about women in the workplace trying to balance childrearing. This article is unapologetically w...
Class-based Hypocrisy from the Supreme Court 29 Jun 2012 | 06:48 am
Mikaela says: Had to archive this little gem from the Washington Post. It's so surprising that the rule came in favor of the universal healthcare mandate, although a somewhat cynical friend speculat...
So long dear Barb 20 Dec 2011 | 04:54 pm
marjorie says... Mikaela and I spent the day together yesterday, at one point touching on the idea of reviving our blogging here at m-pyre (it’s possible). Then, when I got home last night I heard ab...
Living in the Sprawl... 7 Dec 2011 | 06:15 pm
Mikaela says: Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains And there's no end in sight... Ah the ironies of listening to Arcade Fire's brilliant The Suburbs as I labor to create the plan...
Accountability 28 Oct 2011 | 06:46 am
Mikaela says: Albuquerque's Mayor, as part of his "accountability measures" decided to post the name & salary of every City employee in an online database. http://www.cabq.gov/abq-view (See Graded an...
2011 17 Aug 2011 | 05:02 pm
marjorie says... Been a long hiatus, eh? I got sidetracked by another site for awhile. Should we pick back up where we left off?
Silver Lining 6 Nov 2010 | 05:22 am
Mikaela says: This American Life did a brilliant show asking and answering a bunch of my questions surrounding mid-term elections, looking at liberal and conservative machinations (or lack thereof). ...
Duende Poetry Series 2010 - Margaret Randall & Suzanne Lummis 9 Sep 2010 | 04:00 pm
Mikaela advocates: A Poetry Reading Sunday, September 12th at 3PM at the Anasazi Fields Winery in Placitas, NM free to the public Margaret Randall Author of more than 100 books, will read from her n...
Right care, right time? 15 Jul 2010 | 09:09 am
Mikaela says: Okay, I have to post this letter from a local health care provider almost in its entirety or you won't believe it. Has it really come to this? Do that many people really drop everything ...
