President Obama signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Equal pay for equal work. Why did Reagan Bush, and Candidate McCain oppose it? According to Mom’s Rising women today sans kids make 90 cents to a man’s dollar, moms make 73, and single moms make only 60.

Why I’m Glad Obama Is Not Gay

But although bigotry took a hard kick to the gut on November 4, 2008, it caught its breath quickly and assuredly in America that day when voters banned gay marriage in California, Florida, and Arizona and banned adoptions and foster parenting by unmarried couples in Arkansas. So, while I’m glad Obama happens to be black, I’m grateful he is not gay because he would not be our President (-elect) if he were.

Clean Coal’s Dirty Little Secret

The mining process generates liquid waste called slurry, a mix of carcinogenic compounds and heavy metals. The slurry is stored in open lagoons that, of course, sometimes break and flood. This is even more likely during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding (such as during global warming).