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Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:02 PM

Barbara Ehrenreich

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Name: Barbara Ehrenreich
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents
The American way: Smile if you're insecure
We hide our fear of failure with a positive outlook.Six years ago, during a trip to the Middle East, I asked an Israeli playwright what his country's cinematic equivalent was to the American happy ending. He immediately understood what I meant. No matter ... [Los Angeles Times - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents
Carol Orsborn: Boomer Women: Beliefs In Transition
In case you thought the recession has dampened Boomer womens' spirits, guess again. If anything, results of a recent survey by VibrantNation.com (the largest online community for women 50+) reveals that our coping strategies and belief systems ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)
Behind the Mammogram Controversy
As luck would have it, I had my first mammogram right before the new federal guidelines appeared stating that women my age might as well skip the whole thing for another decade.Like most women my age, I know too many people who have been diagnosed with ... [Progressive Magazine - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)
Optimism as a US Public Health Problem
The Swine Flu Vaccine Screw-upIf you can't find any swine flu vaccine for your kids, it won't be for a lack of positive thinking. In fact, the whole flu snafu is being blamed on 'undue optimism' on the part of both the Obama administration and Big Ph ... [Middle East Online - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 2 Documents
Lefties Fundraise For Tasini
Here's an invite to a fundraiser that was held in LA last night at the home of Betty and Stanley Sheinbaum on behalf of Jonathan Tasini, who is so far the lone 2010 primary challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.From the host list, it's clear to see Tasini ... [New York Daily News - 11/12/2009]
First Reported 11/13/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 1 Documents
Joel Osteen serves up recession-themed positive thinking
Pastor Joel Osteen's 2004 book 'Your Best Life Now' has sold more than 4 million copies -- buoyed in part by one uplifting and irresistible message: Positive thinking and faith will lead to material success and happiness. Now he's back with a new book ... [WalletPop - 11/13/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Healthcare Reform - Privilege or Right?
Healthcare Reform - Healthcare ReformAmerica currently spends 1/6 of its GDP on healthcare, more than any other industrialized nation in the world.Now many agree our current healthcare is broken, yet Obama's healthcare reform is stalled because of confusion, ... [Medicexchange.com - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents
Need To Read: November 4, 2009
Today's must-reads went forth and multiplied:GOP sweeps gubernatorial races , Dem wins in N.Y. 23 (Politico)David Corn: Sarah Palin's Purity Problem (MoJo)Is the Tea Party Over ? (MoJo)Republicans want to make the insurance industry more like the credit ... [Mother Jones - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents
Lessons from the Edge
One of the best things about being invited to present at conferences and events is that I get to meet the other speakers, and usually talk with them in at least a semi-relaxed setting. Generally speaking, at a good conference I can count on meeting at ... [Energy Bulletin - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Obama and Organizing: One Year Later
VideoNation : One year after young voters and organizers helped propel President Obama to victory, are "Obama's youth" still active?Elizabeth Méndez Berry: The 2008 election galvanized young voters and organizers. One year later, where are they?Elizabeth ... [The Nation - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents
Bright-Sided: Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich presents a sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism.Americans are a 'positive' people -- cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: this is our reputation as well ... [FORA.tv - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents
Why Too Much Positive Can Become Negative
I think very highly of fellow journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, so when I saw her being interviewed a few weeks ago on The Daily Show about her most recent book, I didn’t expect my blood pressure to rise.But escalate it did when she and Jon Stewart dished ... [FOXBusiness.com - 11/05/2009]

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...Ehrenreich quotes the New York Times saying, "it's as if every household in the bottom 80 percent is writing a check for $7,000 every year and sending it to the top 1 percent." Every working stiff in the bottom 80 percent should be outraged and politically motivated to force change...
The impotence of positive thinking [St. Petersburg Times - 10/18/2009]

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Behind the Mammogram Controversy [Progressive Magazine - 11/18/2009]
The American way: Smile if you're insecure [Los Angeles Times - 11/16/2009]
Joel Osteen serves up recession-themed positive... [WalletPop - 11/13/2009]
Lefties Fundraise For Tasini [New York Daily News - 11/12/2009]
Why Too Much Positive Can Become Negative [FOXBusiness.com - 11/05/2009]
Bright-Sided: Barbara Ehrenreich [FORA.tv - 11/05/2009]
Obama and Organizing: One Year Later [The Nation - 11/05/2009]
Optimism as a US Public Health Problem [Middle East Online - 11/04/2009]
Lessons from the Edge [Energy Bulletin - 11/04/2009]
Need To Read: November 4, 2009 [Mother Jones - 11/04/2009]
Healthcare Reform - Privilege or Right? [Medicexchange.com - 11/04/2009]
Stealing My Convictions [Chronicle of Higher Education - 11/03/2009]
Don't Know Nothing About Poverty [Forbes.com via MSN Money - 11/02/2009]
Neither pretty nor pink: musings on cancer [Medical Device Daily - 10/30/2009]
It's All About the People: Meet the AlterNet Pe... [AlterNet.org - 10/29/2009]
The U.S. recession ends, but not for you [Reuters - 10/29/2009]
Time to discard our delusions and get real [Irish Times - 10/29/2009]
Feminism cannot be blamed for making women unhappy [SmartBrief - 10/28/2009]
Author Barbara Ehrenreich on "Bright-Sided... [Democracy Now! - 10/26/2009]
Perils of Positive Thinking: Author Ehrenreich ... [Care2 - 10/25/2009]
Bright-Sided: Smart Analysis Or Missing Something? [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 10/22/2009]
Nominee Praised Polygamy [Catholic Online - 10/21/2009]
Democrats, Poverty, and Schools [Chronicle of Higher Education - 10/21/2009]
Why positive thinking may be overrated [Yahoo! Canada - 10/20/2009]
Author says positive thinking is ruining our co... [Seattle Post Intelligencer - 10/19/2009]
Enough With The Positive Thinking [IMPO - 10/19/2009]
The impotence of positive thinking [St. Petersburg Times - 10/18/2009]
The Pessimism Beat -- By: Lisa Schiffren [National Review - 10/16/2009]
Lose a house, keep your pride [The Age - 10/16/2009]
"Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotio... [SmartBrief - 10/16/2009]
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Carol Orsborn: Boomer Women: Beliefs In Transition [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/16/2009]
In case you thought the recession has dampened Boomer womens' spirits, guess again. If anything, results of a recent survey by VibrantNation.com (the ...
John O'Kane: Media Muddle [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/16/2009]
Ann Pettifor asked on Huffington Post recently whether all those "top stories" in the media these days are just for "top people." Citing surveys at the ...
Lefties Fundraise For Tasini [The Daily Politics - NY Daily News Blogs - 11/12/2009]
Here's an invite to a fundraiser that was held in LA last night at the home of Betty and Stanley Sheinbaum on behalf of Jonathan Tasini, who is so far the lone 2010 ...
Why Do Those People On The TeeVee Seem So Inter... [Progressive Bloggers - 11/11/2009]
TheConsequencesOfTheUnintendedVilleLast night I had to go to a fundraiser and do some science-geek work.In some circles at least it was probably considered a pretty ...
Michael Sigman: The Fear Of Magical Thinking [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/09/2009]
"Do You Believe In Magic?" --Lovin' Spoonful A little magic never hurt anyone. I don't mean the delusional "spiritual therapy" practiced by Lynn, one ...
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