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Phew! Head Start shut down but Gym for Congress Members is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

Let freedom ring! Only in America, ladies and gentleman. USA! USA! Great news guys! You may have heard that the government shutdown GOP decision to shutdown the government because it really doesn’t want people who aren’t wealthy to have access to health care, means that non-essential programs like, say, early education for children, cancer treatment, domestic violence services, salaries for government workers are on hold. But, thanks to the leadership and orders of John Boehner,  certain very essential things, sacred things, cannot be touched by a government shutdown. Like the exclusive House Member’s Gym, which provide members of Congress with a swimming pool, basketball courts, paddleball courts, a sauna, a steam room and flat screen TVs. ...

Let freedom ring! Only in America, ladies and gentleman. USA! USA! Great news guys! You may have heard that the government shutdown GOP decision to shutdown the government because it really doesn’t want people who aren’t ...

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More Weiner, Less Boehner.

The Amazingly Queer Race for Economic Justice is as amazing as it sounds.

On the Community site, an extremely moving (albeit upsetting) story told by an incredibly brave young person about his recent experience as the subject of a hate crime.

Dillard’s department store is holding a fundraiser for the media company that is responsible for creating the racist anti-choice billboards across the country — sign the petition to get them to cancel the event.

Registration is open for Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richard’s Feminist Summer Camp!

A lot of readers have been asking me lately about the role feminism can play in environmental justice — ...


More Weiner, Less Boehner.

The Amazingly Queer Race for Economic Justice is as amazing as it sounds.

On the Community site, an extremely moving (albeit upsetting) story told by ...