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Undaunted, Republicans keep introducing anti-choice legislation
On Monday, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) on introduced legislation that would prohibit abortion after 20 weeks of gestation in Washington, D.C., as reported in the Salt Lake Tribune. Taking the law directly from the playbook of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), Senator Lee based his proposed bill on model legislation directly from the anti-choice [...]
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Republicans go all in on culture war
Unchecked and undeterred by the political ass-whooping brought to bear upon them during the past few weeks, Senate Republicans are pushing yet another bit of anti-woman, anti-choice, anti-birth control bit of legislation. According to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, in a statement to The Huffington Post, this particular referendum is again about the importance [...]
Also tagged Politics, Reproductive Rights, Sexism 7 Comments
Largest Bank Settlement Ever Reached: Help for Homeowners?
Today federal and state officials announced the largest bank settlement ever reached. The settlement totaling a whopping $25 billion dollars is the second largest state settlement of all time. The banks included in the settlement are Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Ally Financial. 49 States have signed onto the settlement [...]
FYI, BYU: Blackface and Black History Month is not a good combination
Okay, so I guess it needs to be said: Blackface is never okay. Not ever. Under any circumstances. Furthermore, it’s also not okay (even if the original intent might be good) to use blackface to pretend to be black in order to get Brigham Young University students to look foolishly racist on camera for kicks. [...]
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David Brooks’s New York Times sportswriter #Fail