"GROSS: The goal of the mandated sonogram is to get the woman who is planning...
“GROSS: The goal of the mandated sonogram is to get the woman who is planning on having an abortion, to reconsider. What impact did the sonogram, and the recitation of the information that the...
View Article"GROSS: Since Texas has cut funding to family planning centers and to clinics...
“GROSS: Since Texas has cut funding to family planning centers and to clinics that provide abortions, where is the money for the Texas Alternatives to Abortion program coming from? JONES: The money...
View Article"Young people are stringing together multiple unpaid internships, and it’s...
“Young people are stringing together multiple unpaid internships, and it’s not always helping them find a job — breaking an implicit promise that has drawn a generation of workers into offering their...
View Article**Trigger warning for rape, sexual assault and abuse**
**Trigger warning for rape, sexual assault and abuse** : justinspoliticalcorner:GOP Congresswoman Blackburn: “I Opposed Domestic Violence Bill Because It Protected Too Many Groups”Rep. Marsha Blackburn...
View ArticleZimmerman drops ‘stand your ground’ defense in Trayvon Martin murder case
Zimmerman drops ‘stand your ground’ defense in Trayvon Martin murder case: illegalplumpudding:breanieswordvomit:bonjoursex:Lawyers acting for George Zimmerman, who shot dead the unarmed teenager...
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zuky: moniquill: bossymarmalade: I am really repulsed by this...
zuky:moniquill:bossymarmalade:I am really repulsed by this judgy, jingoistic new trend in calling food “clean”. Browsing Pinterest I saw a recipe for “Clean banana bread: with honey and applesauce...
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Racism 101: Are you a Racist?: Gee, I don't know how to research writing...
Racism 101: Are you a Racist?: Gee, I don't know how to research writing Characters of Color tastefully:: racismschool:missturdle:So You Want to Write a Fantasy: Writing Female CharactersSo You want to...
View Article"WHERE WILL YOU END UP IN MYSTICAL DRAGON LAND? If you are an unmarried...
“WHERE WILL YOU END UP IN MYSTICAL DRAGON LAND? If you are an unmarried woman, it is 100% certain that you will be raped or experience attempted rape (4/6: Arya, Sansa, Daenerys, Brienne). If you are...
View Article"One of the most frustrating arguments I’ve encountered is—If you hate it so...
“One of the most frustrating arguments I’ve encountered is—If you hate it so much, stop bitching and write your own. This naive position stems from the utopian capitalist belief that all markets are...
View Article"Now let me point out that I grew up speaking Marathi with my family, and...
“Now let me point out that I grew up speaking Marathi with my family, and Hindi with schoolmates and neighbours, but the only children’s books I read were in English. Less than a handful were written...
View Article"In his final report, the inspector general for Iraq reconstruction estimated...
“In his final report, the inspector general for Iraq reconstruction estimated the US wasted at least $8bn. Stuart Bowen put the “limited positive effects” down to corruption, poor security and...
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"I am trying to imagine a white president forced to show his papers at a...
“I am trying to imagine a white president forced to show his papers at a national news conference, and coming up blank. I am trying to a imagine a prominent white Harvard professor arrested for...
View ArticleCesarean Delivery Rates Vary Up to 15-Fold in US Hospitals
Cesarean Delivery Rates Vary Up to 15-Fold in US Hospitals: The authors note that cesarean deliveries cost considerably more than vaginal births and that Medicaid foots the bill for nearly half the...
View Article"Like the president, Michelle Obama’s appeal varies across party lines,...
“Like the president, Michelle Obama’s appeal varies across party lines, although less sharply so. An 88 percent majority of Democrats and a 64 percent majority of independents give her positive...
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gradientlair:This is my 37th Read This Week feature! Each week I recommend essays, articles and/or papers/journals that I’ve recently read; I recommend them based on your interest in the subjects on my...
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kohenari: A) It’s November 19. B) Stop it. Just. Stop. It. Do...
kohenari:A) It’s November 19.B) Stop it. Just. Stop. It.Do we have to go through this bellyaching from white men for every single instance of recognition being given to people who aren’t white men?
View Article"This idea that if you are “nice” to a woman – say hello, open a door, call...
“This idea that if you are “nice” to a woman – say hello, open a door, call her pretty – a man is entitled to time, attention, a phone number, a date, sex, whatever is woefully ridiculous as it...
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yagazieemezi: I guess Django was more interesting? Yeah,...
yagazieemezi:I guess Django was more interesting? Yeah, right.Bass Reeves, one of the first African Americans to become a Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River. He was born a slave,...
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