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QUESTION: looking for provocative quotes: universal healthcare and right to organize at work

Submitted by Anonymooose on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 4:48pm
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I am trying to gather a number of provocative quotes about two topics:

1. The need for universal healthcare, everyone's moral obligation to care for one another, and the need to address health disparities
2. The importance of workers having the right to organize at work, workers having a voice at work

These quotes are going to be given to several artists who will use the quote to paint a picture. The quotes and pictures will be put into a social justice calendar.

I am looking for a variety of voices: everything from dead prez lyrics to something margaret cho said to a blogger. It would be great if you could send me actual quotes with citations or even sources that I should peep out. Thanks

QUESTION: media coverage of 1991 riot at P4W (Prison for Women) in Canada?

Submitted by Anonymooose on Sun, 07/27/2008 - 1:15pm
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In 1991, women at P4W (or Prison for Women, Canada's only federal prison for women) rioted. Their riot was sparked by the 4th suicide of a Native woman within a 16-month time period. They barricaded themselves in the recreation room. The state responded by sending in prison guards with tear gas and attack dogs.

Where would I find media coverage (if any) of this event? (This is NOT the same as the 1994 P4W riots where a riot squad violently "extracted" sleeping women from their cells after a physical fight between the women and guards)

QUESTION: My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: California and ssdi/medicare

Submitted by Anonymooose on Sat, 07/26/2008 - 4:39pm
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My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: California.

Can SSI/Medicare/Medical/Hud Section 8 - look for repayments of benefits paid to date, when I am no longer elegible for benefits going forward?

At this time I have no outstanding debt/or balances owed to any of the above parties as far as I am aware.

If I now purchase property with the help of a low intersest loan from my parents can they attach this asset/mortgage?

I have no savings to date and would like to start saving now? Is any money I now try to save subject to debt repayment/collection in the future. Are benefits paid to date viewd as debt?

I am currently receiving Medicare & Medical and anticipate that this will be cut off shortly due to my income level now. (So far I do not have an alternate means of medical benefits, but that is a whole other issue).

For the past 10 years I have been permamently disabled and received SSI Payments until last year.

I have started back to work

I am currently working part-time and my income is about $30,000 pa.

I am renting an apartment and receive Section 8 co-payments to date, but am at the cut -off threshold.

I am still partially disabled but want to continue working and supporting myself.

I would like to buy an apartment/condo, since my current rent exceeds what my payments would be on a purchase.
I would also like to have the savings vehicle and security of
owning a property for my retirement.

QUESTION: Cori check policy in MA

Submitted by Anonymooose on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 6:21pm
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Can an applicant answer no to, have you been convicted of a crime as long as it did'nt happen in the last five years

QUESTION: Dubious Jefferson quote by U.S. Senator Jim DeMint

Submitted by LD50 on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 9:49pm
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Sen. DeMint wrote an article for RealClearPolitics recently that contained this alleged quote from Thomas Jefferson. It sounds plausible but the language seems unnatural for Jefferson. Perhaps it is paraphrased but I'd like to know for sure.

Since the dawn of our nation, Americans have resisted government control over their daily lives. Unlike Europeans who have mortgaged their futures in the name of nationalized health care, we have an innate distrust of big government schemes. We have seen time and time again that the greatness of our nation comes from its people, not from the government. Perhaps most importantly, we understand, as Thomas Jefferson understood, that "Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have." Jefferson went on to explain that "the course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

QUESTION: biographical information

Submitted by Anonymooose on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 4:35pm
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I am writing a curriculum for volunteers doing service in the Global South and am including some excerpts from popular books about international development. For all sources I try to include information about the author, including dates of birth (and death if applicable). I cannot find the dates of birth for Paul Collier (author of The Bottom Billion) or William Easterly (author of The White Man's Burden). Can you please help me find them?

QUESTION: (de)/commodification

Submitted by Anonymooose on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 1:53pm
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hey there!

i've been looking for a solid definition of decommodification (in direct relation to commodification as well as processes of commodifying and decommodifying) and haven't found one other than wikipedia and esping-anderson's three world's of welfare capitalism. can you point me towards any resources?

QUESTION: Alternative subject thesauri

Submitted by Anonymooose on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 1:10pm
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I'm not sure if this is an appropriate "Radical Reference" question but I'll give it a try. I'm currently cataloguing a zine collection for the Anchor Archive Zine Library in Halifax. Each zine record has a broad category plus multiple subject terms/keywords describing the content. Assigning subject terms to each zine is challenging, and I think it would be a lot easier if I had a thesaurus of subject terms to refer to, such as Library of Congress Subject Headings but for collections of alternative media. I've tried looking up online catalogues for other zine libraries and alternative bookstores for lists of subject headings, but I haven't found anything yet. Most don't seem to index their content by subject, which is probably smart considering how time consuming it is. I've also posted a message on the Zine Librarians Yahoo Group listserv but I didn't get many responses. Do you have any other suggestions of where I could find alternative thesauri, for alternative media in general or in specific subject areas, such as feminism and anarchism? I would really appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks!

QUESTION: money transfer business owners

Submitted by Anonymooose on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 2:44pm
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I am looking for information about money transfer businesses (like check-cashing and pay-day advance places). Specifically I am looking to see who owns these businesses. Any suggestions? I am most interested in ones located in Oakland CA, but any help would be useful.

QUESTION: 1930's state fairs

Submitted by Anonymooose on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 5:54am
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How would I find out what the cost of various items would have been at the Ohio State Fair in the 1930's? I am looking for the cost of items such as food and games/rides.