Katha Pollitt on the Stupak Amendment and Catholic Church

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Emily

Last week in The Nation, Katha Pollitt (a favorite columnist of mine) hits it out of the park with her ruminations on the Stupak Amendment and the Democratic party. She describes how it feels for women to always have to ‘take one for the team,’ and have fellow Democrats brush it off, like protecting reproductive [...]

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“Because really, isn’t it still just about Love?”

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Mike

Last week, after the vote that eliminated same-sex marriage rights in Maine, I posted a letter by Kate Kendell, Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, that I thought was a particularly fitting description of the meaning of the loss. A friend of mine, Starla King, writes a blog called Starla’s Word Stew [...]

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A Letter on Yesterday’s Loss of Marriage Rights in Maine

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Mike

I thought the following letter from Kate Kendell, Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, was a particularly fitting description of the meaning of yesterday’s loss of marriage rights in Maine.  Please give it a thoughtful read. The Day After a Hard Night Déjà vu is welcome when it flashes us back to [...]

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French Immigration Minister Says Burqas Are Not Compatible with National Identity

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Mike

Here we go again. Echoing, in part, what Prime Minister Sarkozy said months ago, French Immigration Minister Eric Besson said on Sunday that burqas are “inacceptable” in France and are not compatible with France’s “national image.” (See for instance this report from Radio France Internationale.)  He departed from Sarkozy somewhat by saying that banning it [...]

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Congress to Add Gender and Sexual Orientation to Federal Hate Crimes Law

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Mike

After many attempts, it looks like Congress will finally add gender and sexual orientation to the federal hate crimes law.  Until now, the definition of hate crimes has only been those crimes carried out on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.  The bill that was approved yesterday will add “gender, sexual orientation, [...]

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Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Mike

Not only is Harry Reid ineffectual, but his actions toward Nancy Pelosi are sometimes cringe-inducing.  You have probably seen this clip, but shouldn’t Reid have advisers who tell him not to put a paternalistic hand on Pelosi’s shoulder?  And Pelosi’s moving away and eye-movements are priceless.

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Randall Terry and Joe Wilson: Birds of a Feather

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Mike

South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s Wednesday-night outburst has made him a hero of the right.  It has already been financially lucrative, pouring more than $200,000 into his coffers.  And similar-minded right-wing jerks are, not surprisingly, flocking to him.  For example, anti-choice nutcase Randall Terry visited Wilson’s office yesterday and said: “I came here to congratulate [...]

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Japan Elects a Record 54 Women to Its House of Representatives

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Mike

I missed this when the results were first announced for Japan’s recent election for the house of representatives, but a record 54 women were elected to the 480-member chamber.  That is an increase of 11 from the last election and is 11.3 percent of the total, exceeding 10 percent for the first time.  That is [...]

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McDonnell and the “Authority to Legitimately Discriminate”

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Mike

Since the story broke in the Washington Post about Virginia gubernatorial candidate Robert McDonnell’s graduate thesis, there have been many blogs addressing the issue.  Among other incredibly stupid and frightening statements, McDonnell said that working women and feminists were “detrimental” to the family, that government policy should favor married couples over “cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators,” [...]

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Strange Campaigning in the German Election

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Mike

There have been strange events as the action continues for the September 27 German parliamentary elections. Feministing had a post about a racist campaign poster for the Green party that, thankfully, was removed after the protests started coming in. There was the campaign of Vera Lengsfeld, the Christian Democratic Union candidate, that had a poster [...]

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