Elenbarathi has a whole bunch of links you might want to read.

[conuly]

I couldn't pick and choose, so here, read them all!

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[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

That post won't be remaining public, so here ya go:

Medicare is not a single-payer system, get it? (http://open.salon.com/blog/kanuk/2011/11/14/medicare_is_not_a_single-payer_system_get_it) - the clearest explanation of the whole single-payer thing I've seen so far.

Poor people are leeches and parasites! (http://open.salon.com/blog/kanuk/2012/07/08/poor_people_are_leeches_and_parasites) - what's up with the people who actually believe this?

US Republicans make the poor pay to balance the budget (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/04/us-republicans-make-poor-pay-budget): and the Democrats do nothing to stop them.

4 things politicians will never understand about poor people (http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-politicians-will-never-understand-about-poor-people/): "Poverty is a hot topic for politicians, but it seems like every time they open their mouths about the subject, stupid falls out."

10 Inconvenient Facts Both Parties Love To Ignore (http://listverse.com/2013/10/25/10-inconvenient-facts-both-parties-love-to-ignore/): what, only ten?

Why you should never take comfort for granted (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/nov/03/not-taking-comfort-for-granted): as chillingly true here as it is in the UK.

The Overtime Loophole (http://open.salon.com/blog/kent_pitman/2013/08/10/the_overtime_loophole): why are people who work two jobs still living in poverty?

Credit Cards: A Tax On 'Being Poor' (http://open.salon.com/blog/kent_pitman/2009/01/09/credit_credits_a_tax_on_ldquobeing_poorrdquo): how that works.

Wal-Mart USA (http://open.salon.com/blog/ted_frier/2013/11/02/wal-mart_usa): did you really think you were getting a deal there?

Enough (http://open.salon.com/blog/kent_pitman/2011/08/10/enough): why "sharing the pain" of taxes is bullshit.

Are Americans dumb? No, it's the inequality, stupid (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/09/americans-dumb-oecd-study-test-scores): why test scores keep falling.

See Dick Flunk (http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/6730): on the dire need for phonics-based reading instruction.

Time For Climate Action (http://open.salon.com/blog/kent_pitman/2013/09/27/time_for_climate_action): better really f*cking late than never, right?

Psychological Processes Mediate the Impact of Familial Risk, Social Circumstances and Life Events on Mental Health (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0076564): for those who want something weightier than 'pop' psychology.

[conuly]

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were privatizing it! I'll correct the link to recursively go to this comment instead.

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

That's okay. I privatize all posts; just I leave some of the least-controversial ones public for a little while, so that people who might like to Friend me have something to go by besides my admittedly-uninformative Profile. Feel free to gank my links whenever you want; would rather not have people I don't know directed to my Lj.