Under the Wire…
Belledame over at Fetch Me My Axe is hosting the next Carnival of Feminist Sexual Freedom and Autonomy. Some thematic suggestions (suggestions only) for this edition: -Halloween: “Trick or treat,” or “come as you aren’t.” Costume, role-play, illusion, trickery, sugar: what roles do any of these play in sexuality? Make it personal or political or [...]
...read moreIt’s Crunch Time in South Dakota
The good news is that a new South Dakota poll on Initiated Measure 11, the proposed abortion ban, shows the public is opposing the ballot initiative. The bad news is that we’re only ahead by a hair: On behalf of Daily Kos, Research 2000 conducted a South Dakota Poll about Initiated Measure 11 from October [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
You know the drill: Post a short summary of a post or posts you’ve written this week, along with the links. Don’t just post a link to your whole blog; make it specific.
...read moreStay of Execution For Troy Davis
I just got this email from Amnesty International, filled with delightful news: I am delighted to share some good news with you! Troy Davis received a stay of execution based on a new last-minute appeal filed this past Wednesday to the federal appeals court in Atlanta. As a result, he will not be executed on [...]
...read moreActually, People Who Bomb Abortion Clinics Are Messengers From God
Liss has the transcript if you’re looking for some additional context.
...read moreWhen Self Defense Doesn’t Count
A 16-year-old girl has been sentenced to 2 to 2 1/2 years in a juvenile detention center for the manslaughter of a 49-year-old man. This sounds like nothing special until you start to look at the details: Seated between her attorneys in juvenile court, the diminutive 16-year-old shook her head no Tuesday when asked if [...]
...read moreBe Bold: Wear Red on October 30, 2008
Via Document the Silence: In October 2007 people all over the United States gathered physically and in spirit to speak out against violence against women of color. Some of us wore red all day and explained that we were reclaiming and reframing our bodies as a challenge to the widespread acceptance of violence against women [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten
It’s Friday, so that means it’s time for the FRT. Set your MP3 player to shuffle and post yours in the comments. And if you want more great tunes tonight, come by the AuH2O show. First, a song I’ve been obsessed with for weeks now and cannot stop playing on repeat on my way to [...]
...read moreWhy Work and Politics Don’t Mix
SCENE: I am helping a client while a TV silently plays the local news in the background. Obama is slated to appear in Indianapolis today and the Indy newscasters are mouthing the pros and cons of an Obama presidency. CLIENT: Who do you want to win this thing? Obama or McCain? ME: (lying for the [...]
...read moreAn Honest McCain Campaign Slogan: Unequal Pay for Equal Work
James Surowiecki takes on equal pay in the New Yorker — and the article is well worth a read. He recounts the Ledbetter case, wherein Lily Ledbetter worked for Goodyear Tire for years, and in the mid-nineties received an anonymous note telling her that all the men at Goodyear were being paid more than she [...]
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