Moyers on Today’s Abortion Debate
(h/t: Farah Diaz-Tello) (26)
The 113th Congress Will Be The Most Diverse in History
From ThinkProgress: Though Congress remains whiter, older, and more male than the nation as a whole, the incoming class will be the most diverse in history. The 113th Congress will be more representative of the United States from race to religion, and from gender to sexual orientation. It will look…
GOP Misogyny: Republican Embrace of Rape Culture
“A rape culture is a complex of beliefs that encourages male sexual aggression and supports violence against women. It is a society where violence is seen as sexy and sexuality as violent. In a rape culture, women perceive a continuum of threatened violence that ranges from sexual remarks to sexual…
Next Stop: The Twilight Zone, GOP Ignores 7.8% Unemployment and Net Positive Job Creation, Romney Channels Shania Twain: That Don’t Impress Me Much
I love Sunday mornings and episodes of the Twilight Zone. To borrow and paraphrase New York State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Shack’s words, who wrote the following about former foreclosure mill Steven J. Baum, the GOP narrative ignores reality, as if existing in a parallel universe:
Watch Frontline’s “The Choice 2012” Full Episode Online
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to tell their own stories, but in “The Choice 2012,” FRONTLINE goes far beyond the headlines on a journey deep into their worlds, among their friends and family, critics, and closest colleagues, to understand what drives these men.…
Paul Ryan Endorses Wisconsin Lawmaker Who Claims ‘Some Girls Rape Easy,’ While Romney Vows to Overturn Roe v. Wade
From TP: A Wisconsin state lawmaker endorsed by Paul Ryan has come under criticism for suggesting that “some girls rape easy.” While discussing a case in which “a 17-year-old high school senior was charged with sexual assault for having sex with an underage girl in the school’s band room,” State…
Ninth Circuit on the Unconstitutionality of Criminalizing Women’s Self-Abortion
From ConLaw Prof Blog: In its opinion in McCormack v. Hiedeman today, a panel of the Ninth Circuit considered the constitutionality of Idaho’s “unlawful abortion” statutes, making it a felony for any woman to undergo an abortion in a manner not authorized by statute. McCormack had been charged with a…
Mitt Romney Thinks His Tax Returns Deserve More Privacy than Your Vagina
Now that the GOP’s Racist Demagoguery Hatefest is over, let’s get back to the business of strengthening the middle class, increasing socio-economic mobility, and preserving the rights of women, people of color, the disabled, working families, and LGBTQ folk. (9)