There are a couple of reasons this disturbs me: First of all, I don’t want to be anywhere near a sentence that pairs “eats” and “trash” and doesn’t involve the phrase “trash compactor.” Second, what are we really deciding is unimportant when we just toss our plastic bottles and stuff, instead of recycling them? Read…
Hint: It’s not running the country. Read more: http://upworthy.com/what-does-congress-spend-half-of-its-time-on
The Violence Against Women Act, which has been law since 1994 and a consistently easy bill to renew each year, was prevented from coming to a vote on the House floor at the end of the last session because some members of Congress were uncomfortable with additional language protecting Native Americans, LGBTQ people, and undocumented immigrants. I’ll…
These are the kinds of facts that remind me how strong the confident women in my life are, and how unfairly difficult that has been for some of them to achieve, given how many parts of society seem to be determined to make them feel awful about themselves all the time. Let’s be real —…
We already have personal “communicators” and “PADD” devices, but those aren’t the only “Star Trek” technologies scientists and engineers are currently working on. In case you were wondering why investing in science and technology is so important … well, who wouldn’t want a cloaking device? Or a replicator? Or, you know, the ability to get…
If you find yourself contemplating the occasional catcall or wolf whistle (and you are not a literal wolf), print this out and keep it in your wallet for emergencies. Read more: http://upworthy.com/its-not-never-ok-to-catcall-a-lady-this-flowchart-helps-you-figure-out-the-2-times-its-fine
Note: This #UpChat has concluded, but don’t worry! You can check out our recap of the discussion below and here. This might not be news for some of you. For others, this might be the first time you’ve ever seen the facts on this issue. But this is real: Too many kids in the United…
I know there are still people out there who think President Obama is Muslim, but this is even worse. If you’re gonna be wrong about the president’s religion, at least be consistent about it … … and not quite so blatantly bigoted. Read more: http://upworthy.com/i-dont-know-which-part-of-this-chart-makes-me-most-uncomfortable
Sitting in class as a student, one of the last things you think about is where all of the classroom supplies came from. The school fairy, maybe? But realistically, at least some of them probably came out of the teacher’s own wallet. The perks of being a teacher (educating future generations!) might outweigh the cost…
So this is the kind of change Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan feel we so desperately need — paying more money for less health care and fewer years of coverage. You know … freedom. If corporations are people, does that mean we can take away their money when they get old too? Read more: http://upworthy.com/if-you-plan-on-ever-getting-old-andor-sick-you-need-to-see-this
I seriously had to look up “chemical manufacturing engineers” on Wikipedia. Am I the only one? Read more: http://upworthy.com/one-of-the-highest-paid-jobs-you-can-get-out-of-college-is-one-ive-never-even-thought-twice-about-5