The Radical History of Mother’s Day | NationofChange
Enjoying the day here with the family, and thought this post was a good one for remembering the true intent of the holiday. Happy Mother’s Day to all! The Radical History of Mother’s Day | NationofChange.
Occupy Sexism
Most likely there is not a Personal Goddess who favors Her worshippers with good weather. April 22 was one of those ‘cruelest month’ days. The rally sponsored by the ‘Rhode Island Anti-Sexism League’ had been planned for City Hall Park, with a march through downtown, but rain changed the meeting place to the shelter of [...]
What Happens To 3 Out Of 4 Girls After Leafing Through A Fashion Mag For 3 Minutes?
In following up on Nancy’s post about unequal pay for women, here is a good video for considering the question of how to get more girls and women into leadership roles. What Happens To 3 Out Of 4 Girls After Leafing Through A Fashion Mag For 3 Minutes?
Men Have Needs
In fact, you might be having bad times. While they’re having good times. Doing things you don’t understand. And men have a special relationship with money that women just don’t get… Repealing the [Wisconsin equal pay] law was a no-brainer for state Sen. Glenn Grothman (R), who led the effort because of his belief that [...]
My Free Speech
Marti Rosenberg posted this on Facebook today– “As you can see, I’m incensed beyond belief by Limbaugh. Here’s the email I just wrote to WHJJ, at feedback@920whjj.com. Steal my format, make up your own – just let them see our rage in Rhode Island!” Hello – I have been outraged since hearing the Rush Limbaugh [...]
I’m Not a Doctor, But I Play One on TV
Via Democratic Underground, women tell their stories about times when birth control was not simple or cheap. No one has spun the issue better than Georgia Representative Tom Price, who claimed that no woman has ever been denied access to birth control because she could not afford it. “Bring me one woman who has been [...]
Gain a Child, Lose a Tooth
Pregnancy and childbirth are profound events in the life of women and families, no less physically than spiritually. ‘Gain a child, lose a tooth’, even in 2007, the New York Times Science section concludes that there’s some truth to this old saying. A recent poll shows that a majority of Catholics support including birth control [...]
Talking Dirty to Ron Paul
Remember Dan Quayle? He was the vice-president for George Bush I who was cruelly and sometimes unfairly mocked in the press for being really dumb. He did say things that were ignorant, and callous, too. Here is what he had to say about abortion in the case of rape… “My position is that I understand [...]
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