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25 Best Progressive Victories in 2012
Peter Dreier looks back at 2012 and 25 powerful progressive victories, including elections, ballot measures, court rulings, legislation and new waves of mobilization.
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In Search of Solidarity: Vastly Different Responses to Michigan’s “Right to Work” and Attacks on Right to Choose
Those who seek to dismantle unions and those who seek to deny women's bodily autonomy are not two separate groups with two separate motivations.
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GOP Extremists Continue to Push Repugnant Anti-Women Laws
Some Republicans are continuing to fight the same noxious battles, in some cases putting women's access at risk.
As Missouri Senate Race Tightens, New Details Emerge on Todd Akin’s Anti-Abortion Past
A recent report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has drawn new attention to Akinu2019s views on abortion, revealing that he was arrested at least three times during anti-abortion protests …
The Abortion Rights Looking Glass: Canada Reflects Women First
Across the Northern border Canada is the only country with no criminal laws related to abortion, a right that feminists worked hard for and still work to preserve today.
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Vote Anti-Choice or Your Soul Is in Jeopardy, Bishop Tells Catholics
The Bishop urged parishioners living in the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, to vote for candidates who follow the Catholic teachings on life and family issues or risk putting …
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Obama Administration Set to Sponsor Two National Health Insurance Options
The national plans will compete directly with other private insurers and may have some significant advantages, including a federal seal of approval.
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Texas to Shut Down Women’s Health Program if It Includes Planned Parenthood
HHSC Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek says he is confident the state could find providers to fill the gap left by the exclusion of Planned Parenthood,
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Onerous Requirements Under Virginia’s TRAP Law Could Force Closure of State’s Abortion Clinics
Broadcasting from Richmond, we look at a new law that could force many of Virginiau2019s abortion clinics to shut down.