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The American Spring: A Time for Occupy to Blossom
National Occupation of Washington, DC Will Bring Occupiers Together to Share Experiences, Educate Each Other and Build an Independent Movement to Shift Power from Concentrated Wealth Many in the …
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Waking Life: You Don’t Need a Clock to Know What Time It Is
With each passing day, the news grows increasingly grim. In recent weeks alone, we've seen women's rights under assault as reactionary forces seek to turn the clock back by …
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Birth Control McCarthyism
Climbing aboard the anti-birth control bandwagon, the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-2 on Monday to endorse legislation that would: a) give employers the right to deny health insurance …
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Sister, You’re an Addict: Empowerment Is Not Spelled C-R-A-Z-Y B-U-S-Y
In the early Seventies, I was the divorced working mother of three kids, a community activist, peacenik, teacher — and a fool for weak men. In those days, Redbook …
The Gender of Media Creators Affects What We See
For Women's History Month, "Ladydrawers" offers part two of our look at gender disparity in hiring practices across all media (see Mickey Zacchilli's first strip here), an issue underscored …
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Rush is Right
Rush is right. Young, single educated women are trying to take away his freedom. People like Sandra Fluke, who rationally explained the personal economics of obtaining a drug that …
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Where’s the Outrage?
Washington - How's this for political cowardice? Right-wing bloviator Rush Limbaugh launches a vile attack, full of sexual insults and smarmy innuendo, against a young woman whose only offense …
The Violence of Andrew Breitbart
If nothing else, Breitbart lived his work out loud.
Fired Up! A Call to Boycott “Repulsive, Misogynistic” Limbaugh and His Sponsors
Rush Limbaugh is a repulsive misogynistic blowhard. By now, no one should expect more than neanderthal grunts from him. But, his radio program is owned by a syndicator, premiere, …
Moyers & Campbell on Star Wars’ Mythological Influences
As public television stations around the country rebroadcast The Power of Myth — Bill Moyers’ groundbreaking conversations with mythologist Joseph Campbell — Moyers shares this compelling clip which draws …