Thanks To The Abortion Restrictions Ohio Enacted Last Month, Clinics Are Already Closing Their Doors

Thanks To The Abortion Restrictions Ohio Enacted Last Month, Clinics Are Already Closing Their Doors: The governor added his signature to the anti-choice legislation at the end of June, and it's already getting harder for Ohio women to access abortion services. Women's health advocates warn this is probably just the beginning.

5 Million Could Be Kicked Off Food Stamps Under Republican Cuts

5 Million Could Be Kicked Off Food Stamps Under Republican Cuts: Food stamp cuts proposed by Republicans could boot over 5 million people off of the program and create health problems that would cost the country more than the cuts save, according to a new analysis by the Health Impact Project.

Bombshell: Plutocrats Brazenly Collude to Hurt State Economies and Screw Working People | Alternet

Bombshell: Plutocrats Brazenly Collude to Hurt State Economies and Screw Working People | Alternet
"Illinois fatcats discuss plan to sabotage state bond ratings in scheme to destroy pensions."

President Obama's New Offer To Republicans

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The Case To Raise The Minimum Wage

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Kansas Conservatives Hope To Use Special Session To Push Through A Radical Six-Week Abortion Ban

Kansas Conservatives Hope To Use Special Session To Push Through A Radical Six-Week Abortion Ban: Texas Republicans recently used extra lawmaking sessions to force through unpopular anti-abortion legislation that couldn't have passed otherwise. Now, abortion opponents in other states are hoping to do the same thing.

Republicans Would Cause 760,000 More Abortions Per Year By Defunding Family Planning

www.politicususa.com/2013/07/30/republican-policies-lead-abortions-publicly-funded-family-planning-averted-760k-abortions-2010.html
"Family planning saves the public $10.5 billion, so it’s the fiscally conservative approach to the federal budget, and it reduces abortions."

30 Percent Of Women Struggle To Afford Diapers For Their Children

30 Percent Of Women Struggle To Afford Diapers For Their Children: Diapers make up a huge expense yet few programs aid low-income women in purchasing them.

N.C. Attack on Women Signed Into Law | Common Dreams

N.C. Attack on Women Signed Into Law | Common Dreams
"North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law Monday a sweeping new state attack on women's rights to abortion, infuriating reproductive justice advocates who have rallied at the capitol, pressured their representatives, and organized their communities for months demanding reproductive rights not be eroded."

The Banks' Mafia: Robbing Your Fully Paid Home

Rights Rollbacks Put North Carolina In Civil Rights Spotlight

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How Doctors and Hospitals Help Corporations Cash In On a Diaper Scam | Alternet

How Doctors and Hospitals Help Corporations Cash In On a Diaper Scam | Alternet
"The longer kids stay in diapers, the more money for companies—but at what cost to children's health?"

Why Janet Yellen Is A Qualified Choice For Fed Chair Beyond Her Gender

Why Janet Yellen Is A Qualified Choice For Fed Chair Beyond Her Gender: Janet Yellen isn't just a woman: she has strong experience and a good track record.

Boycotters Win As Cumulus Media Plans On Dumping Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity

www.politicususa.com/2013/07/28/boycotters-win-cumulus-media-plans-dumping-rush-limbaugh-sean-hannity.html
"The main reason why Cumulus would even think of dumping Limbaugh and Hannity is that the boycott has made their shows much less profitable. Forty eight of the top 50 advertisers on Cumulus asked that their ads not be played on Limbaugh and Hannity’s shows."

REPORT: Nation’s Second Largest Radio Broadcaster Planning To Drop Rush Limbaugh

REPORT: Nation’s Second Largest Radio Broadcaster Planning To Drop Rush Limbaugh: "Cumulus, according the POLITICO report, will also drop Sean Hannity. In 2012, nearly 100 advertisers also dropped the Hannity show, which features a similar brand of caustic right-wing talk.
Limbaugh recently acknowledged difficulty selling ads, complaining ad buyers are “are young women fresh out of college, liberal feminists who hate conservatism"."

10 Things North Carolina Republicans Have Done To Embarrass Their Own State

www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/29/10-things-north-carolina-republicans-have-done-to-embarrass-their-own-state/
"8. NIPPLE LAW

Republicans in North Carolina even wanted to pass a law against breasts. In an effort to thwart women from holding topless protests in the state, lawmakers decided to pursue a bill making it a minor felony, punishable by 30 days in jail, to show your nipples in public. But it only got more outrageous from there. Accidents happen, sometimes a wardrobe malfunction occurs. To prevent these, one male Republican (of course) suggested women duct tape their breasts to avoid accidental slippage. Why do Republicans hate women and their breasts so much?"

Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/29/10-things-north-carolina-republicans-have-done-to-embarrass-their-own-state/#ixzz2aS5GLUrz

A Winning Agenda That Meets Women’s Economic Needs

A Winning Agenda That Meets Women’s Economic Needs
"“In short, a Democratic agenda focused on pay, opportunity, and support for working moms outperforms a Democratic agenda that does not include these policies — and far outperforms the dominant Republican agenda,” the survey concluded."

Feinstein: Woman as Head of Fed Would be 'Very Positive Thing' for Obama Administration

Feinstein: Woman as Head of Fed Would be 'Very Positive Thing' for Obama Administration
"We've already discussed here some of the reasons why Larry Summers would make a terrible choice for head of the Federal Reserve. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, among others have signed a letter backing his rival for the position, Janet Yellen instead, and this Sunday, her colleague Sen. Dianne Feinstein voiced her support for Yellen as well."

Rep. Lee Invites Mother On Food Stamps To Testify Before Paul Ryan

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Ruckelshaus: Prepaid Cards Are 'Not A Good Deal For Workers'

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Ready, Get Set, Enroll! Catholic Health Association of the United States

Growing Number Of States Are Reporting Lower Than Expected Health Care Premiums

Growing Number Of States Are Reporting Lower Than Expected Health Care Premiums: Health premiums in Maryland’s exchanges will be “among the lowest of the 12 states that have available proposed or approved rates for comparison,” the state’s exchange —Maryland Health Connection — announced Friday. The news comes just as New York,Oregon, Montana,California, and Louisiana are also reporting lower than expected premiums.

Maryland Touts Low Obamacare Health Insurance Premiums

www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/obamacare-premiums-maryland_n_3661017.html
"Health coverage sold on Obamacare's health insurance exchange in Maryland will be among the cheapest in the country, state officials said Friday."

North Carolina Passes the Country's Worst Voter Suppression Law | Common Dreams

North Carolina Passes the Country's Worst Voter Suppression Law | Common Dreams
"The legislation should be a wake-up call for Congress to get serious about resurrecting theVoting Rights Act and passing federal election reform. Six Southern states have passed or implemented new voting restrictions since the Supreme Court’s decision last month invalidating Section 4 of the VRA, which will go down in history as one of the worst rulings in the past century."

GOP Sacrificing Constituents To Sabotage Obamacare

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BREAKING: North Carolina Governor To Sign Abortion Restrictions Into Law, Breaking Campaign Pledge

BREAKING: North Carolina Governor To Sign Abortion Restrictions Into Law, Breaking Campaign Pledge: North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) will sign new abortion restrictions into law despite a campaign pledge he made last year promising not to enact anti-abortion legislation./p

NC Ends Legislative session With Bonanza Of Radical Bills

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Rick Snyder Gives Congressional Republicans A Road Map To Killing Your Retirement

www.politicususa.com/2013/07/26/rick-snyder-congressional-republicans-road-map-killing-retirement.html
"If any American has any doubts about what Republicans have planned for Social Security, or retirees expecting promised pension and health benefits they paid into throughout their working lives, take a long, hard look at what Rick Snyder and turnaround specialist Kevyn Orr intend doing to pensioners in Detroit because it foreshadows Republicans in Congress intent for Social Security."

Endless Delays May Doom Paid Family Leave In Washington State

Endless Delays May Doom Paid Family Leave In Washington State: The state has pushed back implementing its paid family leave program so many times that it may never become reality./p

Ohio Woman Wants Her Stuff Back After Bank Steals From Wrong House

Ohio Woman Wants Her Stuff Back After Bank Steals From Wrong House
"Officials from the bank refused to appear on camera regarding the incident, however, the bank president told 10TV News that the bank is trying to come to terms with Barnett."

Republicans Sabotaging, Not Governing. This Is Who They Are Now. | Common Dreams

Republicans Sabotaging, Not Governing. This Is Who They Are Now. | Common Dreams
"For President Obama’s entire first term Republicans obstructed every effort to boost the economy. They blocked badly-needed additional stimulus. They blocked infrastructure projects because they would employ people. They blocked the Bring Jobs Home Act. They blocked everything. Then they campaigned by saying the economy isn’t better, so vote for them.
Republicans are now sabotaging the new immigration bill. The reason? They say that Hispanics who get citizenship might vote for Democrats."

6 Ways Rabid Republicans Are Declaring War On America | Alternet

6 Ways Rabid Republicans Are Declaring War On America | Alternet
"The GOP, the party led by angry white men and libertarian corporatists, is ratcheting up its political warfare against everyday Americans with unmatched brazenness."

President Obama's Second Term Vision

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Alison Grimes Fires a Brilliant Warning Shot at Mitch McConnell

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07/25/alison-grimes-warning-shot-kicks-sen-mitch-mcconnell-hard-gut.html
"Wow. If you’ve been waiting for the war on women to backfire against Republicans, allow me to introduce you to Alison Grimes, the Democrat running against Senator Mitch McConnell for a Kentucky Senate seat."

Republicans Launch A Campaign to Convince The Uninsured NOT to Buy Health Insurance

www.politicususa.com/2013/07/25/republicans-launch-campaign-convince-uninsured-buy-health-insurance.html
"Republicans have moved beyond obstructing the legislation. They’ve blown past trying to obstruct the implementation of the law. Republicans are literally trying to convince individual Americans that healthcare is bad them."

Personhood Advocates Are Trying Again in Colorado

www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/07/personhood-advocates-colorado-anti-abortion-laws
"Colorado was the birthplace of the "personhood" movement, so it's perhaps not surprising that it's where advocates are now trying yet again."

Job Gains For Women In Recovery Are Mostly From Low-Wage Work

Job Gains For Women In Recovery Are Mostly From Low-Wage Work: Women have added far more low-pay jobs than men during the recovery period./p

Irish Justice Minister Calls His Country’s Abortion Restrictions ‘Unacceptable Cruelty’ To Women

Irish Justice Minister Calls His Country’s Abortion Restrictions ‘Unacceptable Cruelty’ To Women: On Wednesday, Irish Justice Minister Alan Shatter called his country’s restrictive abortion laws “unacceptable cruelty” to women and urged reform./p

15 Republicans Who Will Shut The Government Down If They Don’t Get Their Way

15 Republicans Who Will Shut The Government Down If They Don’t Get Their Way: A shutdown would likely cause 800,000 federal employees around the country to be furloughed, disrupting public services even further than sequestration cuts alreadyhave. A shutdown would also freeze many government programs like small business lending and environmental assessments for construction projects, exacerbatingsequestration’s damage to the economy.

Congresswoman: College Affordability ‘Is Not The Role Of The Congress’

Congresswoman: College Affordability ‘Is Not The Role Of The Congress’: Foxx’s comments, which can be viewed in full at the 42:00 mark of this video, make perfect sense given her connections to for-profit education. Foxx receives substantial campaign support from the for-profit education companies that would stand to gain from eliminating the federal government’s role in higher education.

Right-Wing Media's History Of Attacking The Minimum Wage

www.mediamatters.org/research/2013/07/24/right-wing-medias-history-of-attacking-the-mini/195026
"If The Minimum Wage Reflected Increases In Worker Productivity, It Would Be Nearly $22 Per Hour. Citing a study done by the Center for Economic and Policy Research"

With Voting Rights Act in Shambles, North Carolina Kicks Voter Suppression Into High Gear | Common Dreams

With Voting Rights Act in Shambles, North Carolina Kicks Voter Suppression Into High Gear | Common Dreams
"Limit disclosure requirements for issue ads and calls for a study into eliminating 48-hour campaign finance reporting requirements, further cloaking election spending in secrecy."

Government Spending On Children Declines For Third Year In A Row

Government Spending On Children Declines For Third Year In A Row: Meanwhile, the country was already failing many children before the latest round of budget cutting. The U.S. ranks second-to-last among 35 countries when it comes to childhood poverty. And even as the economy shows signs of recovery and unemployment declines, poverty among children has continued to increase.

Conservatives Gear Up For War To Keep Top Women’s Rights Attorney Off The Bench

Conservatives Gear Up For War To Keep Top Women’s Rights Attorney Off The Bench: Two years ago, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned that her historic work for the ACLU to achieve constitutional equality for women “would probably disqualify me” from confirmation if she were nominated to the bench today. Twenty-three years after Justice Ginsburg became a judge, President Obama nominated another top women’s rights attorney to the court where [...]/p

The GOP's Plan B to Kill Elizabeth Warren's Consumer Watch Dog

www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/07/gop-plan-b-kill-elizabeth-warrens-consumer-watch-dog
"Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) declared victory when the Senate confirmed Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the consumer watchdog agency that she conceived and helped launch. For years, Republicans had been fighting tooth and nail to kill the infant agency, which is charged with protecting Americans from abusive practices by banks, payday lenders, mortgage-servicing companies, and debt collectors. Originally, the GOP planned to cripple the agency by blocking it from ever getting a director. That didn't work, so now Republicans have to turn to Plan B."

Five Reasons To Raise The Minimum Wage Right Now

Five Reasons To Raise The Minimum Wage Right Now: A higher minimum wage would boost the economy, lift people out of poverty, and help women and people of color./p

Missouri Lawmaker: Abortions To Save A Mother’s Life Are ‘A Matter Of Convenience’

Missouri Lawmaker: Abortions To Save A Mother’s Life Are ‘A Matter Of Convenience’: Missouri Senate Majority Whip Brian Nieves (R) recently got into a testy exchange with a commenter on his Facebook page in which he claimed that abortions to save the life of a mother are “a matter of convenience.” Nieves made the remark in a comment thread for a picture of a gun that he had [...]/p

Pink Flamingos Send A Message To NC Republican Legislators

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Federal judge blocks ND abortion law

American Women Pay More To Give Birth Than Even British Royalty, But They Receive Worse Care

American Women Pay More To Give Birth Than Even British Royalty, But They Receive Worse Care: The royal birth cost far less than what American mothers pay for maternal care. But moms in the U.S. don’t receive better treatment for their money./p

House Republicans Ready To Burn The Economy To 'Save' It

House Republicans Ready To Burn The Economy To 'Save' It
"This clip of John Boehner carrying water for his ultra-conservative paymasters is but one indication of how incredibly depraved the Republican party has become."

North Carolina On Cusp Of Passing Worst Voter Suppression Bill In The Nation

North Carolina On Cusp Of Passing Worst Voter Suppression Bill In The Nation: A significant roadblock to the legislation was removed last month when the Supreme Court guttedthe Voting Rights Act

ALEC in 2013: Rightwing Legislative Group Fuels Race to the Bottom in Wages and Worker Rights | Common Dreams

ALEC in 2013: Rightwing Legislative Group Fuels Race to the Bottom in Wages and Worker Rights | Common Dreams
"At least 117 bills introduced in 2013 fuel a "race to the bottom" in wages, benefits, and worker rights and resemble "model" bills from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), according to a new analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), publishers of ALECexposed.org."

Group Focused on Goverment Ethics Puts Scott Walker on List of “Worst Governors in America”

Group Focused on Goverment Ethics Puts Scott Walker on List of “Worst Governors in America”
"The criteria CREW used when assessing the nation’s governors were the following: corruption, transparency, partisan politics, pressuring public officials, cronyism, self-enrichment, scandal and mismanagement."

The Republican Plan for Women: Barefoot, Pregnant, and Economically Dependent

www.politicususa.com/2013/07/22/republican-plan-women-barefoot-pregnant-economically-dependant.html
"Republicans are so terrified of the power women have gained they could not care less how they control them, but forcing them to be perpetually pregnant, unable to earn an education, and incapable of economic independence forces them to be in subjection to men’s will and if successful, Republicans will have won the war on women."

Former US Olympian Escapes Christian Sect's Ideology of Fear

Former US Olympian Escapes Christian Sect's Ideology of Fear
"Preying on her addiction, this former Olympian found herself a member of a Right Wing Christian cult."

Swarthmore College Announces Big Changes In Sexual Assault Policy Ahead of Federal Investigation

Swarthmore College Announces Big Changes In Sexual Assault Policy Ahead of Federal Investigation: Swarthmore College announced on Thursday that it would make several changes in its approach to sexual violence and harassment on campus, including hiring a victims’ advocate as a resource for rape survivors and mandating that incoming students take a sexual violence prevention course. The announcement comes ahead of a major federal investigation into Swarthmore’s sexual [...]/p

Ken Cuccinelli Reaches National Joke Status Thanks To The View

www.politicususa.com/2013/07/22/view-va-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-ken-cuccinelli.html
"This is super bad news for Ken Cuccinelli, whose biggest task in the upcoming election was to keep voters ignorant of his extremism. Even the Republican business community warned him that he was too extreme."

War on Women Is Alive and Well

‘The View’ Ridicules Ken Cuccinelli: ‘He Wants The Government On My Back And My Husband Off Of It!’

‘The View’ Ridicules Ken Cuccinelli: ‘He Wants The Government On My Back And My Husband Off Of It!’: The hosts of The View ridiculed Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli for his push to reinstate the state’s Crimes Against Nature law on Monday, a measure that would make felons out of consenting married couples who engage in oral or anal sex in the privacy of their own homes. The act was struck down [...]/p

Secrets of the Right: Selling Garbage to Your Fans | Alternet

Secrets of the Right: Selling Garbage to Your Fans | Alternet
"The premium for the racketeers is always on the crazy and hyperbolic, because that’s what sells. “The problem,” as Pareene insightfully noted, is that these hucksters “exert massive influence, and they only ever push the Republican Party to get more extreme…[so] you should still worry about the influence of the scammers.” In other words: if you don’t particularly care about conservative activists wasting their money, it may be time to start."

Melissa Harris-Perry Slams 'Professional Troll' Hannity for Reaction to Obama's Speech on Race

Melissa Harris-Perry Slams 'Professional Troll' Hannity for Reaction to Obama's Speech on Race
"As our friends over at News Hounds noted, Hannity is the #1 race-baiter on that network. He was one of the worst, chasing after the Rev. Jeremiah Wright nonsense from day one and he hasn't gotten any better since.

Congratulations on helping the GOP with that minority outreach program of theirs Hannity. You and Rushbo just keep on being their spokespeople if you want to make sure that no one other than angry, racist old white men want to vote for them."

Texas’ Tough New Abortion Restrictions May Send Women To Mexico In Search Of Care

Texas’ Tough New Abortion Restrictions May Send Women To Mexico In Search Of Care: Last Thursday, Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) signed the state’s stringent new abortion restrictions into law. In addition to banning abortions after 20 weeks, the law is expected to shutter 90 percent of the state’s abortion clinics by imposing costly new building codes — a result that will likely prevent low-income and rural women from receiving [...]/p

Ted Nugent, Spokesperson For Hate & The NRA (He also has a few words for women and Hillary Clinton)

STUDY: Men Are More Likely To Be Given Flexible Work Schedules

STUDY: Men Are More Likely To Be Given Flexible Work Schedules: Managers are more likely to grant male employees’ requests for flexible work schedules, a new study published in the Journal of Social Issues reports. Meanwhile, women in any job positions requesting flextime for either career development or family reasons were unlikely to be granted their requests. The study found that managers are most likely to [...]/p

Unlike American Parents, Prince William Gets Paid Paternity Leave After The Royal Baby Is Born

Unlike American Parents, Prince William Gets Paid Paternity Leave After The Royal Baby Is Born: You’d have to live under a rock to miss the news that Duchess Kate Middleton went into labor on Monday morning. As the world keeps its eyes on the British royal couple, waiting with bated breath for the arrival of the third-in-line to the throne, Prince William can look forward to a brief respite once [...]/p

See what this anti-choice protestor says about sex, babies and life

www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/18/1224684/-Must-See-See-What-Anti-Choice-Protestor-Says-About-Sex-Babies-life-VIDEO
"Women as was demonstrated in Austin from an organic grassroots movement have been mobilized. They are making their voices heard like never before in Texas. Such behavior is likely to be contagious throughout the entire nation. When it coalesces, there will be a new day in the country’s body politic as women assert their power."

Anti-Choice Woman Demonstrates Illiteracy By Proposing Bill Giving The State Right To Kill Women

www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/21/rep-laubenberg-bill-no-different-than-weapon-used-by-a-murderer/
"This representative revealed her incompetence and ignorance when, on the House floor, she said that rape kits used by law enforcement to collect evidence can prevent pregnancy. She played the part of being unaware of the ultimate consequences of her bill."

Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/21/rep-laubenberg-bill-no-different-than-weapon-used-by-a-murderer/#ixzz2ZnD44xfI

Texas Democrats Want Their GOP Colleagues To Study How Access To Birth Control Can Reduce Abortions

Texas Democrats Want Their GOP Colleagues To Study How Access To Birth Control Can Reduce Abortions: The Democratic caucus in the Texas Senate is asking lawmakers to study the impact that family planning and comprehensive sex ed can have on reducing the abortion rate. The state senators have submitted a letter to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) requesting to study how much money currently goes into family planning, and how much [...]/p

The Women’s Economic Agenda: A Path to Increased Opportunity and Stronger Economic Growth | Common Dreams

The Women’s Economic Agenda: A Path to Increased Opportunity and Stronger Economic Growth | Common Dreams
"Corporate profits have done well in the lopsided recovery and the stock market is hovering near record highs. Working women and men have been left behind, however, as companies have failed to translate these improvements into robust job growth, rising wages or improvements in the quality of jobs. Income gains since the economy bottomed out in July 2009 have all gone to the top 1 percent of households."

Thanks To Better Sex Ed, California’s Teen Birth Rate Has Plummeted By 60 Percent

Thanks To Better Sex Ed, California’s Teen Birth Rate Has Plummeted By 60 Percent: But progress in this area isn’t uniform across every area of the country. While states like California are making huge gains, the teen pregnancy rate remains stubbornly high in the South. Adolescents there tend to receive ineffective abstinence education, and they’re more likely to lack access to birth control resources.

University Of Colorado Boulder Faces Federal Investigation For Being Too Lenient On Rapists

University Of Colorado Boulder Faces Federal Investigation For Being Too Lenient On Rapists: The University of Colorado Boulder is facing a federal investigation to determine whether it has violated Title IX, a gender equity law requiring colleges to provide equal access to education that is free from sexual assault or gender-based harassment. The investigation comes in response to one student’s complaint that CU Boulder was too slow to [...]/p

There's Nothing About Abortion in the Bible -- So How Do Right-Wing Christians Justify Their Crusade Against Women? | Alternet

There's Nothing About Abortion in the Bible -- So How Do Right-Wing Christians Justify Their Crusade Against Women? | Alternet
"The modern religious right is trying to bring back the Bible's teaching that women are inferior and should be the possessions of men."

Clinic Closures Likely As Perry Signs Anti-Abortion Law

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Texas Legislators File Radical ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Bill To Ban Abortion After Just Six Weeks

Texas Legislators File Radical ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Bill To Ban Abortion After Just Six Weeks: On Thursday, three Texas Republicans filed a measure that would criminalize abortion services after a fetal heartbeat can be detected — which typically occurs around six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they’re pregnant. The Texas legislature is currently in the midst of a special session that was convened specifically to give lawmakers [...]/p

President Obama highlights middle class savings under Obamacare

www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/18/1224703/-President-Obama-highlights-middle-class-savings-under-nbsp-Obamacare
"About 8.5 million people are going to get a check from their insurance company this summer. Yes, you read that right: Health insurance companies are actually sending money to subscribers. That's because of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that insurance companies hate more than just about any other: the medical loss ratio. That just means that there is a cap on how much of your premium dollars the insurance companies can spend on administrative costs and keep as profits. Under Obamacare, 80 percent of your payment has to go to your care."

Texas’ Latest Anti-Abortion Law Isn’t The First Time Rick Perry Has Tried To Shut Down Clinics

Texas’ Latest Anti-Abortion Law Isn’t The First Time Rick Perry Has Tried To Shut Down Clinics: On Thursday morning, Gov. Rick Perry (R) officially approved a controversial anti-abortion bill morning that will likely force 90 percent of the state’s abortion clinics to close their doors. Perry has disputed that particular statistic about the impending clinic closures, saying he doesn’t believe the new law will actually have that wide of an effect. [...]/p

Most Media Coverage Ignores Premium Drop, Focuses On GOP Effort To Undermine Obamacare

Most Media Coverage Ignores Premium Drop, Focuses On GOP Effort To Undermine Obamacare: Early on Wednesday, as House Republicans prepared to vote for a delay of the Affordable Care Act’s employer and individual mandates, New York state officials announced that health care premiums in the new exchange will plummet by at least 50 percent as a result of the law. For reform advocates, the story represented a reprieve [...]/p

McDonnell scandal metastasizes to real estate deal with appointee

Rick Perry Officially Signs Texas’ New Abortion Restrictions Into Law

Rick Perry Officially Signs Texas’ New Abortion Restrictions Into Law: Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) signed a controversial abortion bill into law on Thursday morning after weeks of ongoing protest against the measure. HB 2 will criminalize abortions after 20 weeks and impose harsh regulations on abortion providers that will force the vast majority of them to close their doors. The governor added his signature [...]/p

Prices Drop as the Affordable Care Act is Implemented | Economic Policy Institute

Prices Drop as the Affordable Care Act is Implemented | Economic Policy Institute
"The health insurance premiums announced today for the new health insurance exchanges for New York were far lower than their current individual health insurance market. This is great news for the thousands of New Yorkers who will see their premiums fall, and for the many more thousands who will be able to find affordable coverage when they couldn’t before."

OB-GYNs Slam North Carolina’s Proposed Abortion Restrictions: ‘Get Out Of Our Exam Rooms’

OB-GYNs Slam North Carolina’s Proposed Abortion Restrictions: ‘Get Out Of Our Exam Rooms’: The two leading groups of women’s health experts in North Carolina have officially come out against the proposed abortion restrictions currently moving through the GOP-controlled legislature. Republicans in the state have attached the abortion measures to an unrelated bill about motorcycle safety in an attempt to push them through. But the two coalitions of doctors [...]/p

The Other Health Care Reform Law Of Obama’s Presidency Is A Runaway Success

The Other Health Care Reform Law Of Obama’s Presidency Is A Runaway Success: It’s not talked about too often, but Barack Obama actually signed two health care reform bills in his first term. Obamacare may get all the media attention — but the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, passed as part of the stimulus bill in 2009, also took important steps to fix [...]/p

Elizabeth Warren Takes Her Fight for Glass-Steagall To CNBC

Elizabeth Warren Takes Her Fight for Glass-Steagall To CNBC
"I do love me some Senator Elizabeth Warren, especially when she stands tall against big banks. In her short time as Senator so far, she has managed to actually move the ball down the field."

Thanks To Obamacare, New Yorkers’ Health Insurance Premiums Will Plunge 50 Percent

Thanks To Obamacare, New Yorkers’ Health Insurance Premiums Will Plunge 50 Percent: Health care premiums on the individual market will tumble by at least 50 percent as a result of the Affordable Care Act, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The state joins Oregon, Montana, California, and Louisiana in reporting lower than expected rates in the law’s new health care marketplaces. Economists expected the law to [...]/p

Racists Versus Reform Make Stark Choice For Boehner On Immigration

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Tea Party: Impregnated Rape Victims Who Abort Should Be Jailed As Long As Their Rapist (VIDEO)

www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/17/tea-party-raped-women-no-abortion-or-jail-time/
"instead of protecting the rights and health of raped women, the GOP is choosing to protect the vile interests of the rapist."

Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/17/tea-party-raped-women-no-abortion-or-jail-time/#ixzz2ZKBEJX4k

Elizabeth Warren fights to rewrite a wrong

Women Roar and Power Democrat Terry McAuliffe To A 4 Point Lead In VA Governor Race

www.politicususa.com/2013/07/16/women-vote-matters-mcauliffe-leads-based-7-point-advantage-women.html
"McAuliffe leads based on his 7 point advantage with women, which is a great victory for women given Cuccinelli’s very Republican, very anti-women stances. This is a great example of when the women vote matters, and why the Republican Party is making a mistake writing off women votes in order to appease the old, white men known as their only reliable base."

Sen. Warren Celebrates Victory In CFPB Confirmation

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Austerity Is Leaving Children Sick With Lead Poisoning

Austerity Is Leaving Children Sick With Lead Poisoning: Back in March, the House passed a budget written by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) that cuts overall domestic spending even further than sequestration. But the consequences of that budget are only now becoming clear, as the House writes specific spending bills for next year. Just one of the critical programs that would fall victim to [...]/p

Keynes can save us yet

Keynes can save us yet
"Austerity has been a dreadful failure. A return to sensible Keynesian policies is the first step to restoring prosperity."

Wisconsin Lawmaker Revives ‘Personhood’ Push To Grant Embryos With All The Rights Of U.S. Citizens

Wisconsin Lawmaker Revives ‘Personhood’ Push To Grant Embryos With All The Rights Of U.S. Citizens: This year, Wisconsin has already enacted harsh abortion restrictions that have been temporarily blocked by a federal judge who says they go too far to restrict reproductive access. But that doesn’t mean abortion opponents are ready to give up the fight. Now, one Wisconsin lawmaker is pushing for an even more extreme abortion-related measure: a [...]/p

Student Activists Demand Stronger Punishment For Colleges That Fail To Address Sexual Assault

Student Activists Demand Stronger Punishment For Colleges That Fail To Address Sexual Assault: Dozens of students rallied outside the Department of Education headquarters on Monday morning, many of them wearing their college T-shirts, to deliver a petition with nearly 120,000 signatures demanding that the Department hold colleges accountable in preventing sexual violence on their campuses, as required by federal law. The “ED Act Now” rally and petition asked [...]/p

North Carolina voters are seriously pissed at extremist Republican agenda on abortion, unemployment

www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/16/1224111/-North-Carolina-voters-are-seriously-pissed-at-extremist-Republican-agenda-on-abortion-unemployment
"The anti-abortion bill pushed through the North Carolina state House is not popular with voters, to say the least. Public Policy Polling asked voters about the bill, which was attached to a motorcycle safety bill and brought to a vote without warning"

Misogynist Right-Winger Erickson Jokes About Coat Hangers After Texas Abortion Bill Passes

www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/15/misogynist-right-winger-erickson-jokes-about-coat-hangers-after-texas-abortion-bill-passes/
"Considering the fact that the GOP in Texas kept harping that the bill was important to making sure that abortions were safe, a comment like Erickson’s just goes to show that there is no truth to that argument at all. When you make fun of the coat hanger, you are simply saying that women’s health means nothing to you."

Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/15/misogynist-right-winger-erickson-jokes-about-coat-hangers-after-texas-abortion-bill-passes/#ixzz2ZEIY07vm