Left Side of the Aisle #179

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of October 16-22, 2014

This week:

A note about sources

Good News: more on marriage justice
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/10/1781-good-news-now-there-are-30.html
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/oct/08/supreme-court-justice-kennedy-allows-gay-marriage-/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/idaho-gay-marriage_n_5978802.html
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/oct/13/idaho-attorney-general-drops-opposition-stay-gay-m/
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2014/10/12/federal-judge-strikes-down-alaska-marriage-ban/3S9kWxupVjRrg9GipcNzuO/story.html
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walker-says-state-will-recognize-june-same-sex-weddings-b99370354z1-279048011.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/catholic-church-gays-_n_5976134.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/vatican-relatio-gay_n_5976794.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Florida-asks-state-justices-to-rule-on-gay-unions-5821532.php

Good News: House of Commons supports Palestinian state
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/british-palestine-statehood_n_5979436.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-hearst/the-brake-come-off-in-the_b_5984930.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/east-jerusalem-settlements_n_5976930.html?cps=gravity
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/10/1775-outrage-of-week-netanyahu-says.html

Unintentional Humor: NH State Rep. Steve Vaillancourt
http://www.nhinsider.com/rep-steve-vaillancourt/2014/10/10/if-looks-really-matter-where-does-that-leave-kustergarcia-ra.html
http://miscellanyblue.com/post/99855292987
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/steve-vaillancourt-ann-kuster_n_5977090.html

Update: Protests continue in Ferguson
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hundreds-march-ferguson-police-station-26160595
http://www.aol.com/article/2014/10/13/police-more-than-30-arrested-in-ferguson-protest/20977389/

Update: voter suppression continues
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/north-carolina-strict-voting-law-cleared-midterms-supreme-court-orders
http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-blocks-wisconsin-voter-id-law-011808277.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/09/wisconsin-voter-id_n_5962698.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/09/texas-voter-id_n_5962674.html
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/texas-voter-id-preclearance

Clown Award: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2014/1010/Satya-Nadella-apologizes-What-s-Microsoft-s-record-on-women
http://gracehopper.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper
http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-ceo-says-he-was-completely-wrong-on-womens-pay/
http://time.com/money/3490037/satya-nadella-microsoft-raises-women/

Outrage of the Week: the sick rich
http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/22/news/economy/long-term-umemployment-survey/
http://www.app.com/story/inthemoney/2014/09/22/rutgers-heldrich-center-study-shows-great-recession-lingers/16055689/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/poverty-household-income_n_5828974.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/10/1328621/-The-Wall-Street-Journal-cries-about-the-poverty-of-making-400-000-a-year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Real_Household_Median_Income_thru_2012.pdf
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/walker-minimum-wage-has-no-purpose