More child rape victims for anti-choicers to torment
*UPDATED BELOW* The story of a 14-year-old Polish girl known only as Agata made headlines abroad last week when her plight stemmed controversy in her home country. The problem? The girl was raped at school, become pregnant, and wanted an abortion — but the “pro-lifers” in Poland wanted to force her to continue the pregnancy [...]
...read moreStrategery
I’ve been thinking for a long time about what would be most effective in helping us make progressive change. There are probably a lot of answers to that question, but lately what keeps coming up for me is this: we need to start getting strategic. No, I don’t mean strategic like Linda “won’t somebody think of the [...]
...read moreCrazytime!
“Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.” – Gandalf, the movie version. The above phrase is what I comfort myself with when I wonder as to why I have psychological problems. Was I “meant” to have them? I don’t [...]
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As usual, too much good stuff to write about and not enough hours in the day. Since Torts calls, I give you a link round-up: Various writers tackle women and work. Some of my favorite excerpts: Dana: Over the course of a century in which women’s roles outside of the home expanded radically, mothers continued [...]
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Let This Be a Lesson
Just in case anyone is somehow surprised by this, let me explain very carefully: if you take a man who was fired from being a radio host for saying racist and misogynistic things, and give him a new job as a radio host, chances are that when given the opportunity, he will say more racist [...]
...read moreMy Mourning Dress Is Tight
Tree hugging, maple syrup loving, beaver cuddling Cannuck that I am, I should probably refrain from commenting on American politics, but I am so irritated that I cannot stand it anymore. All over the blogosphere, HRC supporters are declaring themselves to be in mourning for her loss of the democratic nomination. They speak about shattered [...]
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