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Two more terrible bills about allowing murder in the name of protecting fetuses.

Ann breaks down why even Neko Case can’t get laid.

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Speaking of labor rights and immigration, check out this amazing performance art project.

And you thought “the box” haircut was just silly 90s shit.

Two more terrible bills about allowing murder in the name of protecting fetuses.

Ann breaks down why even Neko Case can’t get laid.

“i am not a good enough feminist is an exhibition and publication ...

Breaking: Racist anti-choice SoHo billboard will be taken down

Victory!

According to PPNYC the Women of Color Policy Network, Lamar advertising has agreed to remove the offensive billboard ad.

It is with great joy that I write to report that Lamar Outdoor Advertising has agreed to pull the billboard on 6th Ave and Watts depicting an African-American girl with the disturbing tagline “The most dangerous place for African Americans is in the Womb” TODAY.

Following a letter to Peter Costanza, Vice President and General Manager of LaMar Billboards, written by the Women of Color Policy Network, NYU Wagner, Mr. Costanza responded affirmatively that they would remove the billboard. I truly believe that our collective ...

Victory!

According to PPNYC the Women of Color Policy Network, Lamar advertising has agreed to remove the offensive billboard ad.

It is with great joy that I write to report that Lamar Outdoor ...

Quick hit: International Anti-Street Harassment Day

Holly Kearl over at Stop Street Harassment has declared that March 20, the first day of spring for those of us in the northern half of the world, will be the first annual International Anti-Street Harassment Day. She writes:

Street harassment occurs year-round, but, without fail, each spring the warmer weather and longer daylight hours bring an increase in street harassment. With spring, we see more men congregating in public places, sitting on porches or door stoops, lingering at bus stops or street corners, and driving with their windows down. Too many of these men think it’s okay to whistle, hoot, holler, follow, and grab the girls and women they see. During spring, Mardi Gras, Spring Break, festivals and ...

Holly Kearl over at Stop Street Harassment has declared that March 20, the first day of spring for those of us in the northern half of the world, will be the first annual International Anti-Street ...

Assange ordered back to Sweden

A British judge ruled today that Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations. The Wikileaks founder’s lawyers said they would appeal the ruling.

Judge Howard Riddle dismissed Assange’s arguments, which sound a lot like media hype, including that Assange would then be extradited to the U.S. where he might be executed. His lawyers also claimed the charges would not amount to rape in other European countries. I’m glad to have a legal ruling saying that’s not the case.

We’ve said it over and over again – you can recognize the politics behind the sexual assault charges against Assange, while also recognizing it’s a good thing that sexual assault charges are being taken seriously. Assange has turned ...

A British judge ruled today that Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations. The Wikileaks founder’s lawyers said they would appeal the ruling.

Judge Howard Riddle dismissed Assange’s arguments, which sound a ...

It’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Are you aware that more than 10 million American women and more than 1 million American men suffer from an eating disorder? Once you add in binge eating disorder, eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) and subclinical disordered eating, that figure shoots up alarmingly.

Are you aware that 40% of new anorexia cases are in girls between the ages of 15 and 19? Most eating disorders begin as diets – diets are good, right? Everybody diet to be skinny, er, I mean healthy! – and spiral out of control.

Are you aware that the vast majority of people who suffer from EDs don’t get adequate treatment? Treatment, when it is available, is frightfully expensive and often not covered by insurance. There is ...

Are you aware that more than 10 million American women and more than 1 million American men suffer from an eating disorder? Once you add in binge eating disorder, eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) and subclinical ...

Wow John Boehner, wow

Yesterday John Boehner, who’s already been busy as Speaker of the House trying to defund Planned Parenthood and attacking abortion, had this to say about President Obama’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) decision:

While Americans want Washington to focus on creating jobs and cutting spending, the President will have to explain why he thinks now is the appropriate time to stir up a controversial issue that sharply divides the nation.

No seriously? Is he trying to make a joke? I mean, really?

President Obama instructed the Justice Department to stop defending DOMA. That’s less work for government to do! And I think we’ve all learned by now that gay marriage won’t lead to people sleeping with their plants and the ...

Yesterday John Boehner, who’s already been busy as Speaker of the House trying to defund Planned Parenthood and attacking abortion, had this to say about President Obama’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) decision:

While Americans want ...

New racist anti-choice billboards show up in NYC

The huge billboard featured above recently went up in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Sponsored by the Texas group Life Always, this billboard is just one in a series of similarly targeted billboards that have gone up around the country. This one is conveniently located around the corner from the NYC Planned Parenthood.

Responses from the organization behind the billboard specifically talk about targeting Planned Parenthood and the rates of abortion among African-American women.

Reproductive justice advocates are livid.

From Sistersong and the Trust Black Women Partnership:

Yesterday, racist billboards went up in Soho attacking black women and our human rights by claiming “the most dangerous place for an African American child is in the womb.” SisterSong, ...

The huge billboard featured above recently went up in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Sponsored by the Texas group Life Always, this billboard is just one in a series of similarly targeted billboards ...

Reflections on the losses of online revolution

My relationship to the country has transformed. People never used to talk to one another. This has been broken, and this is why I now want to stay — because I have a right to be here, I have a right to my identity, I have a right to this place.

This is a quote from Omar El-Zuhairy, a 22-year-old film director, told to a New York Times reporter about how he was changed by the revolution in Egypt. While reading the deeply moving piece, in which he was featured, I began to think about a conversation I had last week with a group of diverse feminists in a St. Louis living room while on a speaking trip. Bear with ...

My relationship to the country has transformed. People never used to talk to one another. This has been broken, and this is why I now want to stay — because I have a right to be here, ...

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