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Thousands March in Boston for Counter-Protest to 'Free Speech Rally' BOSTON — Tens of thousands of counter-protesters flooded the streets of Boston on Saturday to confront right-wing “free speech” demonstrators in a display of solidarity after the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend.

Thousands March in Boston for Counter-Protest to 'Free Speech Rally'

The counter-protesters gathered near Boston’s Malcolm X Boulevard, chanting "Whose streets? Our streets! " and "No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA.” They also held signs that read: "Resist," "Black Lives Matter," and "Get the hell off my lawn, you bigots. " The massive group of diverse demonstrators dwarfed the “Boston Free Speech Rally” in Boston Common, a downtown city park, where approximately 100 people attended.

The dueling protests, on a hot and humid day, quickly evaporated after the free speech rally, which was scheduled to begin around 10 a.m., ended at 1:30 p.m., according to the Boston Police Department. 10 Things I Use To Improve My Mental Health. How We Are Ruining America - The New York Times. A 5-minute iced coffee trick could save you $100,000 by the time you retire. Reuters/Alberto Lowe As a young man, Warren Buffett estimated he could save $300,000 over his lifetime by adjusting his haircut schedule.

A 5-minute iced coffee trick could save you $100,000 by the time you retire

Americans looking for ways to contribute to retirement funds can similarly look to their daily purchases — such as their morning cup of coffee — for potential savings, according to a Vanguard Blog for Advisors post by Frank Kinniry. Sciatica Exercises: 6 Stretches for Pain Relief. What is the sciatic nerve?

Sciatica Exercises: 6 Stretches for Pain Relief

Sciatic nerve pain can be so excruciating and debilitating that you don’t even want to get off the couch. Common causes of sciatica can include a ruptured disk, a narrowing of the spine canal (called spinal stenosis), and injury. Certified physical therapist Mindy Marantz says that sciatica pain can occur for a variety of reasons. She says, “Identifying what doesn't move is the first step toward solving the problem.” Often, the most problematic body parts are the lower back and hips.

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30 Young Adult Books for Activists-in-Training. 250 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free — Quartz. The 8 Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the world.

250 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free — Quartz

They include Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities, and the University of Pennsylvania. All eight schools place in the top fifteen of the U.S. News and World Report 2017 national university rankings. These Ivy League schools are also highly selective and extremely hard to get into. But the good news is that all these universities now offer free online courses across multiple online course platforms.

So far, they’ve created over 300 courses, of which around 250 are still active. Hide & Seek - Slim Leather Wallets by Bellroy. Jamal Billfold Wallet in Accessories Men at Brooklyn Industries. Uk.businessinsider. Uk.businessinsider. With so much learning content available, exploring only the best stuff on the web is crucial for your time and sanity.

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We’ve saved you all those hours of painful Google searching with this list of great knowledge sources, inspiring blogs, tools, communities and course platforms that will help you discover fresh ideas or master new skills. Knowledge media TED/TED-Ed— spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks Curiosity — hundreds of thousands of quality videos for your interests Investopedia — largest financial education website in the world Open Culture — compendium of free learning resources. Theaters Across the Country Are Planning Screenings of 1984. Over the last month (gawd, how has it only been a month?)

Theaters Across the Country Are Planning Screenings of 1984

, George Orwell’s 1984 has become all too relevant. The book’s resurgence at the #1 spot on Amazon, along with the play’s move to Broadway, aren’t surprising in the least, given how hard Orwell’s specific brand of dystopia hits at this moment. How to Get the Perks of Subscription Services for Free or Cheap. Internet safety: A mother's story of how a paedophile groomed her 11-year-old daughter online. You have many jobs as a parent: to provide, to educate, to show love.

Internet safety: A mother's story of how a paedophile groomed her 11-year-old daughter online

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2016 was the year the feminist bubble burst.

Ratcliffe/Getty Images Like many journalists who write about the intersections of gender and politics, I was asked to draft an essay in advance of election night about the meaning of Hillary Clinton’s expected victory. I felt a superstitious unease—despite the pollsters’ assurances, I had always been terrified about the outcome—but I banged something out. The piece, excruciating to read now, discussed the significance of Clinton running on an explicitly feminist platform and winning thanks to women’s votes. I wrote about her promise to assemble a half-female Cabinet. The Attorney Fighting Revenge Porn. One morning in March, in a courtroom in Newark, New Jersey, a young woman named Norma attended the sentencing of a former boyfriend, who had gone to grotesque lengths to humiliate her online.

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Four years earlier, when she was seventeen, she had met Christopher Morcos, who was then nineteen, at a Starbucks near her home, in Nutley. He was a business student at a local college, and Norma, who is soft-spoken, liked that he was outgoing. He was her first boyfriend, and they dated for two years. Like a lot of young men these days, he asked Norma to send him explicit selfies, and, like a lot of young women, she did.

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Redeem Offer. Feminist FrequencyAbout « Amazon. Powerful Comic Nails the Sexist Double Women Face When Wearing ... Everything. It's no secret that women are under constant scrutiny when they wear just about anything. They're either showing too much skin, not enough skin, too much makeup, not enough makeup. Hashtag campaigns like #rockthecroptop, #nomakeupselfies, #nobranoproblem and #hairypitsclub have brought this sexism into the spotlight. Alabama Official Refuses to Fly Flags At Half-Staff After Orlando Nightclub Massacre. Officials in Baldwin County, Alabama refused to follow a dictate issued by President Barack Obama and Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley to fly all flags in the state at half mast following a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida early Sunday morning that resulted in at least 50 deaths — including the shooter — and more than 53 people injured.

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