October 31st, 2008
From the Guatemalan solidarity network NISGUA:
On 19 October at around 12pm a relative of Norma Cruz (whose name is withheld for safety reasons) was stopped by an unknown man driving a pick-up truck while walking home in Guatemala city. Norma Cruz’s relative offered the man a cellular phone thinking it was a robbery but was […]
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October 31st, 2008
Yet more evidence that the military is still not adequately addressing the problem of sexual assault in the ranks:
“About one out of seven female veterans of Afghanistan or Iraq who visit a Veterans Affairs center for medical care report being a victim of sexual assault or harassment during military duty, a study reports today.
More than […]
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October 30th, 2008
A recent think piece in the Washington Post declared that this has been “a transformative year for women in politics.” This pronouncement was based primarily on Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s attempt to brand herself as a feminist who happens to hold opinions contrary to traditional feminist values and important changes like women not […]
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October 30th, 2008
Every Halloween, I put in a lot of thought as to the scariest possible costume. Wearing a great big heart appeals to me–what after all is scarier than love. And this year, a McCain, Rove or Cheney costume would certainly be appropriate, but as long time readers of this blog know, I’ve longed […]
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October 30th, 2008
Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney’s website is currently down. Sources tell us that her campaign reports that the site was hacked. And that is all we currently know. Will post more when we know it.
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October 30th, 2008
I fully believe that when John McCain nominated Sarah Palin to be his Veep, he thought he would be viewed as gawd’s gift to women’s empowerment, never mind that he gets a flunking grade on the issues that most impact women’s lives. We totally heart the Daily Show’s Sam Bee for calling out […]
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October 30th, 2008
For the last several years, I have been spouting off about the hyper-commercialism and crass profiteering that has pinkified the month of October for the supposed purpose of finding a cure for breast cancer. No doubt about it, pink products galore are available at any retail establishment but it seems that things have been a […]
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October 29th, 2008
With gratitude to my sister Laura for this gem:
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October 29th, 2008
Editor’s note: For whatever reason, this post is getting way more than average hits. After you watch the video, I hope that you will take a minute to check out the rest of our blog! Also as noted below in the comments, this is a video that was on You Tube […]
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October 29th, 2008
Okay, perhaps not entirely politically correct on this blog, but she does a nice job nailing the old white guy-ness of the U.S. political system, enjoy:
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