I'm gonna take a minute to step out of my personal life bubble here and address this:

Texas passes sweeping abortion restrictions

Okay, I have a lot of rage-y feelings about this particular thing, mostly because I have a lot of feelings about women's rights in general. As a daughter of a poor minority single mother, I have a LOT of feelings ( Read more... )

Video Showing the Huge Gap Between Super Rich and Everyone Else Goes ViralBy Bruce Watson Posted 1:09PM 03/04/13 ( Read more... )

I'm so excited, because I found a link where you can watch this doc online! I honestly think this is a documentary that everyone should see when they're in middle school or high school, especially young girls, as they are increasingly susceptible to this kind of advertising ( Read more... )

Thank you to everyone who voted, people who are still waiting to vote - you are all spectacularly awesome!


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New law in Arizona states 'pregnancy begins two weeks before conception'

A new law was signed by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and went into effect on Thursday that has abortion advocates up in arms. The new law, titled Women’s Health and Safety Act deems a woman pregnant 2 weeks before conception.According to Planned Parenthood of Arizona lobbyist ( Read more... )

If It Walks Like a Duck and Talks Like a Duck: Racism, Bigotry and the Death of Respectable Conservatism

Although conservatives accuse those of us on the left of thinking that all critiques of President Obama are rooted in racism, this has certainly never been my argument. Indeed, I’ve written two books highly critical of Obama’s positions on a ( Read more... )

Republican Senate Nominee: Victims Of ‘Legitimate Rape’ Don’t Get Pregnant

Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri who is running against Sen. Claire McCaskill, justified his opposition to abortion rights even in case of rape with a claim that victims of “legitimate rape” have unnamed biological defenses that prevent ( Read more... )

When I read The Handmaid's Tale in high school, it made me extremely uneasy, a lot uneasier than 1984, though I really couldn't pinpoint why at the time. It's all too obvious now why The Handmaid's Tale struck such a chord in me - because, even then, when I knew or cared almost nothing about politics, I still understood that the society I lived in ( Read more... )

If you haven't heard yet, Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned ParenthoodNice backtracking, Komen, but it's too late, Lois Lane is still dead ( Read more... )

Hey to all my f-list, it's been a while ( Read more... )