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Dear President Obama, I voted for you as a citizen, not a daughter, wife, or mother

By Maya | Published: February 13, 2013
TweetI’ll have a longer post on the State of the Union speech later, but for now, here’s one nitpick. In making a plug for the Violence Against Women Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act, President Obama said: “We know our economy is stronger when our wives, mothers, and daughters can live their lives free from [...]
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Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

By Maya | Published: February 11, 2013
TweetApply for Feminist Camp! Is Taylor Swift a feminist? MoJo talks to the woman working to reopen Dr. Tiller’s clinic in Wichita, Kansas. An interesting read about online “dating” sites for people looking to find a co-parent. It’s the 50th anniversary of Sylvia Plath’s death. Kobe Bryant tweets that homophobia is “not cool.” An undocumented [...]
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State of the Union Tonight

By Miriam | Published: January 25, 2011
TweetTonight is the State of the Union. Folks are pretty anxiously awaiting his speech. President Obama is a notoriously good orator, but it’s also a seriously difficult time for him and for the country. Marc at Pandagon put together this video of all the things that might not be addressed in the SOTU, but should [...]
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