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Akin Roadtrip: Our Quest to Bring Sex Education to the Man Who Invented “Legitimate Rape“
When we heard Todd Akin's remarks about legitimate rape, we knew immediately: that guy needs some accurate, evidence-based words and pictures about gender and sexuality, stat.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Sandra Fluke Paints a Picture of What America Would Look Like if GOP Wins, and More
In today's On the News segment: The night featured Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke painting a picture of what America would look like for women if Republicans win in …
Lisa and Me: Birthdays and Republican-Style Medicare
Unless the pre-existing condition nightmare is clearly and permanently eliminated from all health care situations, all of our health care will suffer.
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Four Ways Romney and Ryan Would Roll Back the 20th Century
As Paul Ryan's budget plan threatens to drastically reduce public services, this election will decide the future of our welfare state
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The Great Medicare Switcheroo
The RNC in Tampa asserts the GOP as the party of Medicare. Its possible that someone might want to check their history on that one.
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Akin for the Truth: How Are US Religious Fundamentalists Any Different Than Middle Eastern Ones?
Are we to believe that a fundamentalist in a suit is less scary than a fundamentalist in a beard, even if both are spouting hatred against women?u00a0
International Overdose Awareness Day Is August 31st
Drug overdose remains a leading cause of accidental death in the US. The Drug Policy Alliance is coordinating events nationwide to remember lives lost.
Todd Akin’s “Legitimate Rape” Comment Sheds Light on Paul Ryan’s Extreme Stance on Abortion
In 2011, Ryan and Akin co-sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which attempted to redefine rape by introducing the term “forcible rape.”
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How Author Malcolm Gladwell Shilled for the Health Care Lobby … and Got Away With It
Gladwell has carried water for the health insurance companies in his articles, while getting paid for numerous speaking engagements to the industry.
Midwives Say Limiting Their Freedom to Practice Hurts Mothers, Children, Low-Income Families
At the turn of the 20th century, more than 95 percent of newborns entered the world at home, with the aid of midwives.