30 Empowering Children’s Books for Girls | Timbuktu

30 Empowering Children’s Books for Girls | Timbuktu:

Bedtime story is key to inspiring young girls to dream big. The books we read as children have a great power in shaping who we eventually become as adults, which is why promoting children’s books that empower young girls is crucial to raising the next generation of trailblazing women. So, please, next time you share a bedtime story with your daughter (or your niece, or your friend’s child!), make sure it’s a story that will inspire her for a lifetime. Here’s a list of 30 empowering children’s books for girls that celebrate extraordinary women. Pick one!

Joe Conason: GOP Debate Mendacity Shocks Even the Conservatives - Truthdig

Joe Conason: GOP Debate Mendacity Shocks Even the Conservatives - Truthdig:

For people who so often accuse Hillary Clinton of lying, the Republican presidential candidates seem to feel perfectly free to bend, twist and shred the truth at will. Unsurprisingly, that is just what several of them were caught doing in their free-for-all CNBC debate. They prevaricated about themselves, their policies and their opponents, without blinking an eye—and for the most part, they got away with it.