I’m not posting much around these parts, but I am still working at AlterNet. A few noteworthy pieces from over there, in AlterNet’s Repro Justice and Gender Section:
“Pro-Lifers” Protest Contraception
Sex Work vs. Trafficking: Understanding the Difference
Anti-Feminist Backlash Out in Full Force
“Dykes, Whores or Bitches”: One in Three Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse
Anti-Choice Zealots Chase After Patients’ Private Medical Records
Misdiagnosis: Reproductive Health and Our Environment
Men of the Cloth: The Vatican Isn’t So Far From Fundamentalist Mormonism
More here.
And from AlterNet generally:
The Human Rights Crime in Gaza, by Jimmy Carter
Meet Gus Puryear: Bush’s Latest Villainous Nominee for a Lifetime Judgeship
The Violent Language of Right-Wing Pundits Poisons Our Democracy
An Atheist Goes Undercover to Join the Flock of Mad Pastor John Hagee. This article is written by Matt Taibbi, which gives it a whole lot of sneering elitism and progressive entitlement to mock fat people, gays, women, Christians, and basically anyone Matt deems not as cool as himself. The story itself, though, is a good one.
Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now?
How Should States Deal with Polygamous Sects?
Enjoy. And in just three days, I will be done with finals and I’ll have time to read something other than AlterNet.
Take Back the Rights…
This is what I’m talking about when I say that pro-lifers are more interested in controlling women’s sexuality than they are in actually preventing abortions:
On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Griswold v. Connecticut d…
Ugh. Thanks for calling out Taibbi. I used to be a fan of his . . . and still think that he’s a wickedly funny and great writer, when he wants to be. Most of the people he mocks actually do have it coming. But why exactly does he have to mock them in ways that are totally juvenile, misogynist, homophobic, classist, etc.? Probably because he gained success for writing for Rolling Stone and therefore never had an editor willing to smack him upside the head and tell him to stop acting like an ass.
With the exception of a few cringe-worthy remarks, I also thought that was a good article, though.