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- Mitt Romney Calls Roe v. Wade 'One of the Darkest Moments in Supreme Court History' (135 comments)
- Rape is worse when it happens to men, reports the New York Times | Radfem Hub (69 comments)
- Editorial: IRS Must End Jester Tax Fraud (4 comments)
- Fun-Hating Legislator Proposes Ban on Eating Aborted Human Fetuses (10 comments)
- Just say no (to awful sex) | WEEKEND | Yale Daily News (18 comments)
She Dialed 911. The Cop Who Came to Help Raped Her
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:46 PM EST ()
A young woman in Milwaukee called the cops when someone threw a brick through her window. One of the cops who came to help raped her. Her revulsion in the aftermath was so visceral that she vomited as she ran outside.
Rape is worse when it happens to men, reports the New York Times | Radfem Hub
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:26 AM EST ()
Recently, the New York Times reported that rape is worse when it happens to men than when it happens to women.“There is no arena in which rape takes place between men and women that it does not take place between men and men[.]“Like women, men who are raped feel vio …
Three years ago today President Obama signed his first law and fairness prevailed
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:13 AM EST (The Charlotte Observer)
On the third anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, the bill's namesake wrote a special article describing the events that led up to President Obama's signing it into law. Below is an excerpt. Click here to read the entire piece.
'Angry Brides' Takes on India's Dowry Culture - India Real Time - WSJ
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:59 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
“We wanted to raise awareness about the ills of dowry, a tradition that is still very closely related with marriage,” said Ram Bhamidi, head of online marketing at Shaadi.com, a popular website that helps individuals and their families find a suitable partner. Mr.
Editorial: IRS Must End Jester Tax Fraud
Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:34 AM EST
The first thing out of my mouth after watching the state of the union rebuttal by Gov.
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Fun-Hating Legislator Proposes Ban on Eating Aborted Human Fetuses
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:33 PM EST (Jezebel: Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for Women. Without Airbrushing.)
Let's take a moment today to salute a brave American hero. A man who saw through the amoral haze of today's society and who had the courage to stand up for what's right, even in the face of an unstoppable tide of modernity and vice. That man is Oklahoma legislator Ralph Shortey.
Just say no (to awful sex) | WEEKEND | Yale Daily News
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:24 AM EST ()
Guys at Yale are bad in bed. I know Yale has taught us to discuss issues with nuance and complexity, but I feel really comfortable with this blanket statement: Guys at Yale are bad in bed. Like, really bad. Like, I’d-laugh-if-I-weren’t-crying bad.
Santorum Trashes Public Colleges, Then Stumps at One | Mother Jones
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:46 PM EST (MotherJones.com)
Speaking at one of the state's premier public universities—rocked by fiscal shortfalls and a Republican-dominated state government that's gutted the humanities—Santorum's message on education was notably different than just one day prior.
Vesica Pisces
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:28 PM EST ()
The Vesica Pisces is easily one of the most profound geometrical images of ancient and modern times. (5/31/05) It is, for example, considered to be an integral part of the Ark of the Covenant, as described and shown figuratively by ka-gold's version of the Vesica Pisces.
Sidesaddles and suffragettes - the fight to ride and vote | Horsetalk - equestrian feature articles
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:40 PM EST ()
In an age when many women take their political freedoms for granted, they would do well to recall that for nearly a thousand years their mounted ancestors enjoyed neither political nor equestrian equality.One piece of equipment, the sidesaddle, represented this social, politica …
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