Michael Moore on Rachel Maddow: “If you don’t want to have an abortion, don’t have one!”

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 15:38 | Category : Pop Culture
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I thought this was a really interesting interview. Moore and Maddow discuss Moore’s new film, the Stupak Amendment, the hesitation of Democrats to get things done, and more. Its too bad more people can’t be as bold as these two.

Stupak: It’s Hard Not to Take it Personally

Friday, 5 March 2010, 8:54 | Category : Abortion, Guest Writers
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Guest writer Sarah Warren is a professor of modern art history at Purchase College, SUNY. She is currently writing a book about the interchange between the nationalism and the avant-garde in pre-Revolutionary Russia. She lives in New York City. These are her words. I have had two abortions. In both cases I had planned to [...]

Not a RIGHT, but an obligation, to fight.

Our predecessors risked everything to protect a woman’s right to choose. If we want, we can defeat the Stupak amendment. I am reading an inspiring book, Wherever There’s a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California. From free speech rights to the gay rights movement, the book recounts numerous [...]

Federal Taxes and GOP Hypocrisy

Friday, 13 November 2009, 16:59 | Category : Abortion
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So this isn’t really the high road as far as opinions go, but here it is: the GOP is really pissing me off! Thankfully, I take blood pressure meds, so I haven’t had a stroke or anything. But they really, really, really make me mad! Of course, they have for a while. Lately, though, there [...]

Health Care Bill Sidelines Women’s Reproductive Rights

The news of a health care bill making its way through the house yesterday turned out to be a giant failure. Yes, the bill includes a public option. The bill encompasses a plethora of other much-needed benefits as well, however; the religious right, along with a slue of spineless democrats, managed to push through the [...]