On Anniversary Of Dr. Tiller’s Murder, Anti-Abortion Harassment Is Still Hurting Women And Doctors

On Anniversary Of Dr. Tiller’s Murder, Anti-Abortion Harassment Is Still Hurting Women And Doctors: Friday marks the fourth anniversary of Dr. George Tiller’s murder. Specifically because of his work providing women with reproductive health care, the Kansas-area abortion doctor was shot and killed by an anti-choice activist in 2009. His killer is currently serving a life term in prison. Dr. Tiller — who was one of the few medical [...]/p

Mika Blasts Fox Business as 'Caveman Central' Over Sexist 'Female Breadwinners' Meltdown

Mika Blasts Fox Business as 'Caveman Central' Over Sexist 'Female Breadwinners' Meltdown
"Fox News contributor Erick Erickson told host Lou Dobbs that the idea of female breadwinners went against nature."

Now Empirical Proof That Republicans Lie - A Lot

Radio Wingnuts Call for Armed 'Peaceful' Overthrow' Of U.S.

Radio Wingnuts Call for Armed 'Peaceful' Overthrow' Of U.S.
"The "Santilli" that he's talking to there is my old pal Pete Santilli, who made violent threats against Hillary Clinton just a couple of weeks ago and doubled down on them last week."

How to Protest Corporate Power | Alternet

How to Protest Corporate Power | Alternet
"The broad movement for peace and social, economic and environmental justice is here and you should be part of it."

Disheartening Spate Of Threats Mar Political Discourse

Thanks To Obamacare, Young Adults And Hospitals Saved $147 Million In 2011 Alone

Thanks To Obamacare, Young Adults And Hospitals Saved $147 Million In 2011 Alone: An estimated 3.1 million young Americans who would have lacked health coverage gained access to it thanks to an Obamacare provision that allows adults up to age 26 to remain on their parents’ health insurance. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that shift saved young people from paying — [...]/p

Issa Brings Back Summer Of Subpoena

Congress' Farm Bill Readies to Kick Poor Off Food Assistance | Common Dreams

Congress' Farm Bill Readies to Kick Poor Off Food Assistance | Common Dreams
"If the House GOP gets its way, the new Farm Bill passing through Congress will prove the perfect opportunity to make some of the nation's most poor and vulnerable even less secure."

How Obamacare May Help Make Health Care Cheaper By Forcing Insurance Giants To Compete

How Obamacare May Help Make Health Care Cheaper By Forcing Insurance Giants To Compete: More than 120 insurance plans want Americans to be able to buy their products on Obamacare’s new insurance marketplaces, one of the key provisions of the health law that will take full effect in 2014. The Obama administration is heralding that news as more proof that the Affordable Care Act is already doing its part [...]/p

Fox News Commentator Says Women Should Stick To Raising Children

Fox News Commentator Says Women Should Stick To Raising Children: Conservative commentator Erick Erickson earned himself a lot of detractors Wednesday night when, responding to the news that a record number of families rely on women’s income, he argued on Fox News that it was “natural” for men to take the “dominant role” and that women being the primary breadwinner for families is “hurting our [...]/p

Erick Erickson: Liberals Who Believe Men Should Not Dominate Women Are Anti-Science

Erick Erickson: Liberals Who Believe Men Should Not Dominate Women Are Anti-Science
"Lest you think that title above is hyperbolic, that is pretty much a verbatim quote of what Fox's Erick Erickson said yesterday on Fox Business News with Lou Dobbs. A new study by Pew Research that showed women were the primary bread winners in 40% of American households was the cause of this uproar."

Economic policy is largely being driven by obstructionism, not economic advisers | Economic Policy Institute

Economic policy is largely being driven by obstructionism, not economic advisers | Economic Policy Institute
"the GOP has routinely and frequently obstructed economic recovery since 2009—much of which should inform any debate this summer regarding much needed reform of the Senate’s filibuster rules, as well as the inevitable political fight over the debt ceiling. Conservatives, particularly the Tea Party caucus, are to blame for exploiting every piece of leverage available (including thenation’s credit worthiness) to extract premature spending cuts, filibustering just about anything that would boost aggregate demand, watering down the Recovery Act, hamstringing monetary policy and demanding counterproductive legislative ‘pay fors’—stipulated to never, ever include revenue increases. The frequently espoused pox-on-both houses punditry is not just off-base, but is also somewhat complicit in this sad state of affairs."

Senate Republicans Want to Destroy the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Elizabeth Warren Created

Senate Republicans Want to Destroy the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Elizabeth Warren Created
"Count the ways that the GOP in Congress is still trying to destroy the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). There are so many that you would need a calculator."

Chicago Closes 50 Public Schools, Spends $100 Million in Taxpayer Funds on Private College Stadium

"They're not rational": 80-Year-Old Educator Speaks About Her Arrest in “Moral Monday Protests” Against Extreme Right-Wing Agenda in North Carolina | Alternet

"They're not rational": 80-Year-Old Educator Speaks About Her Arrest in “Moral Monday Protests” Against Extreme Right-Wing Agenda in North Carolina | Alternet
"A senior citizen endures an ordeal to protect equality and quality in the public school system."

Defense Attorney Calls Marine Accused Of Sexual Assault ‘The Victim’

Defense Attorney Calls Marine Accused Of Sexual Assault ‘The Victim’: A U.S. Marine accused of sexually assaulting one woman and carrying on a relationship with another in violation of Marine protocol maintains his innocence, with his defense lawyer calling him “the victim” in the case. Maj. Mark Thompson, a former instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, is accused of engaging in sexual encounters [...]/p

Working Mothers Struggle With Growing Wage Gap

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More And More Women Struggling As Primary Earners

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Dartmouth Students: University Is Targeting Anti-Rape Protesters Instead Of Rapists

Dartmouth Students: University Is Targeting Anti-Rape Protesters Instead Of Rapists: A group of sexual violence prevention activists at Dartmouth is alleging that the college is cracking down on them more seriously than it has on the perpetrators of serious crimes on campus, perhaps because of pressure from Dartmouth’s alumni and administrators. Last month, students at Dartmouth College staged a public protest to highlight the administration’s [...]/p

Who LIES More- Republicans or Democrats?

War on Democracy in Wisconsin: Bill Would Enact Voter ID, End Disclosure, Limit Early Voting, Expand Lobbyist Influence

War on Democracy in Wisconsin: Bill Would Enact Voter ID, End Disclosure, Limit Early Voting, Expand Lobbyist Influence
"A Wisconsin legislator has managed to bundle nearly all of the excesses associated with dirty elections into a single bill that good government advocates are describing as a "sweeping assault on democracy:" the legislation would try reinstating restrictive voter ID requirements, make it easier for donors to secretly influence elections, expand lobbyist influence, restrict early voting, and make it harder to register, among other measures."

Top US Brand of Children's Vitamins Contains Aspartame, GMOs, & Other Hazardous Chemicals

Top US Brand of Children's Vitamins Contains Aspartame, GMOs, & Other Hazardous Chemicals
"Kids vitamins are supposed to be healthy, right? Well then, what's going on with Flintstones Vitamins, which proudly claims to be "Pediatricians' #1 Choice"?  Produced by the global pharmaceutical corporation Bayer, this wildly success brand features a shocking list of unhealthy ingredients"

Oklahoma Lawmaker Blasts GOP’s War On Women: ‘What Happened To The Republican Party That I Joined?’

Oklahoma Lawmaker Blasts GOP’s War On Women: ‘What Happened To The Republican Party That I Joined?’: In an op-ed published on Wednesday, an Oklahoma Republican sharply criticizes his fellow party members for focusing on enacting unnecessary legislation to limit women’s access to abortion and contraception. “What happened to the Republican Party that I joined?” state Rep. Doug Cox (R) wonders, pointing out that the mounting pile of reproductive restrictions represents a [...]/p

Both Sides Don’t Do It: Study Finds Republicans Lie Three Times More Than Democrats

www.politicususa.com/sides-it-study-finds-republicans-lie-times-democrats.html
"A new study from the nonpartisan Center For Media Affairs has concluded that since the beginning of President Obama’s second term, Republicans have lied three times more often than Democrats.

The Center For Media Affairs (CFMA) at George Mason University found that PolitiFact rated Republican claims as false three times more often than Democratic claims. Not only do Republicans lie more often, but Democrats are more truthful. By a 2 to 1 margin"

Democrats Are Three Times More Likely To Tell Truth Than GOP, Study Reveals

www.addictinginfo.org/2013/05/29/republicans-lie-three-times-more-than-democrats/
"At this moment, Republicans have noses that even Pinocchio would be ashamed of, but they’re not only liars, they’re hypocrites too.

In their effort to smear and obstruct President Obama at every turn, Republicans have told lie after lie to advance their agenda. And a new study proves it, Salon reports.

A new study conducted by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University shows that Republicans lie three times more to the American people than Democrats do."

Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/05/29/republicans-lie-three-times-more-than-democrats/#ixzz2UhBcdYW4

GOP's Lurch Right Leaves Party Moderates Behind

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After Abstinence Assembly Is Caught On Tape, Health Experts Criticize Its Ineffective Scare Tactics

After Abstinence Assembly Is Caught On Tape, Health Experts Criticize Its Ineffective Scare Tactics: Earlier this month, a Tennessee high schooler recorded an abstinence education assembly spearheaded by two right-wing leaders — and after details emerged about the topics discussed at the public school event, medical experts confirmed that they weren’t “completely accurate.” Health officials refuted some of the material, and local politicians expressed surprise that Tennessee’s public school [...]/p

Local Charities Speak Out On GOP’s Effort To Slash Food Stamps

Local Charities Speak Out On GOP’s Effort To Slash Food Stamps: One of New Jersey’s largest food banks is eyeing congressional efforts to cut two million Americans from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) with concern. While proponents of the cuts often argue that food banks and other charitable food distribution operations will step into the breach as government shrinks its [...]/p

PERRspectives: Red States Rejecting Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Need It Most

PERRspectives: Red States Rejecting Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Need It Most
"the defining irony of the never-ending debate over Obamacare is this: health care is worst in those states where Republicans poll best. The map of the states with the worst health care systems largely mirrors GOP strongholds in the Electoral College. Red state residents are generally the unhealthiest and more likely than their blue state cousins to be uninsured."

US Failure To Maintain Infrastructure Betrays National Legacy

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GOP Staffer FIRED For for Bringing up Sexual Harassment

Pres. Obama Calls For End To Perpetual War

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Social Conservative Extremists Fill Virginia GOP Slate

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Internal Wall Street pitchbook shows that you, the clients, are suckers

www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/22/1211018/-Internal-Wall-Street-pitchbook-shows-that-you-the-clients-are-suckers
"Do you despise Wall Street sufficiently yet? How about now? Sexism ain't the half of it."

GOP Aides Frustrated With House Republicans

GOP Aides Frustrated With House Republicans
"These Republican obstructionists don't want to work with the president for the common good. They don't want to fix the nation's problems. They should all just do the decent thing ... turn in their keys and go home."

Facebook Rejects Breast Cancer Ad For Violating Ban Against ‘Adult Products’

Facebook Rejects Breast Cancer Ad For Violating Ban Against ‘Adult Products’: Facebook rejected an ad this week that disputed scientifically unsound claims that abortion can cause higher instances of breast cancer, arguing that the advertisement violated the company’s guidelines “by advertising adult products or services, including toys, videos, or sexual enhancement products.” The news comes as a coalition of sexual violence prevention and women’s equality organizations [...]/p

10 Crazy Things the Right Did This Week | Alternet

10 Crazy Things the Right Did This Week | Alternet
"It's been another week of the insane, inane, and outright offensive."

VA GOP Treasurer: 'I'm Not A Big Fan Of Contraception'

VA GOP Treasurer: 'I'm Not A Big Fan Of Contraception'
"You have to see this. Bob Fitzsimmonds is the treasurer of the Republican Party of Virginia who served as Ken Cuccinelli's legislative aide in the Senate, and is a close adviser to the man who very well may be Virginia's next governor"

How California Is Debunking The GOP’s Obamacare Talking Points

How California Is Debunking The GOP’s Obamacare Talking Points: On Thursday, California officials revealed insurance companies’ opening bids for the state’s Obamacare marketplace in 2014. The numbers are great for consumers — and terrible for right-wing fear mongering over the health law. Covered California, the agency tasked with constructing and maintaining the Golden State’s insurance marketplace, announced in a press release that rates submitted [...]/p

Anti-Choice Leader: Rape Is Like A Car Accident, So Women Should Buy ‘Extra Insurance’ For Abortion

Anti-Choice Leader: Rape Is Like A Car Accident, So Women Should Buy ‘Extra Insurance’ For Abortion: Arguing that Michigan women should be forced to buy separate insurance coverage for abortion services, even in the cases of rape or incest, a prominent anti-choice leader in the state claimed that paying extra money to terminate a pregnancy resulting from rape is the same thing as paying extra money for car insurance. Right to [...]/p

Over a Million Signatures in Support for Sen. Warren's Student Loan Bill | Common Dreams

Over a Million Signatures in Support for Sen. Warren's Student Loan Bill | Common Dreams
"Senator Elizabeth Warren's (D-Mass.) call to lower student loan interest rates to the same "discounted rates" given to big banks has received an "outpouring of support" as organizations and institutions of higher education are lining up to endorse the measure."

Fortune 500 Company Wins Fight To Turn Women’s Safe House Into A Luxury Hotel

Fortune 500 Company Wins Fight To Turn Women’s Safe House Into A Luxury Hotel: The 104-year-old Anna Louise Inn in Cincinnati, Ohio, has long provided a refuge for women struggling to overcome drug addictions or prostitution, escape abusive husbands, or simply get back on their feet. When Western & Southern Insurance Group initially approached them with plans to purchase the safe house several years ago and turn it into [...]/p

Texas GOP Introduced At Least 24 Anti-Abortion Bills This Year, But Not A Single One Advanced

Texas GOP Introduced At Least 24 Anti-Abortion Bills This Year, But Not A Single One Advanced: Over the past several years, Texas lawmakers have kept themselves busy by launching multiple attacks on women’s health. In 2011 and 2012, state officials slashed family planning funding, repeatedly attacked Planned Parenthood, and enacted stringent abortion restrictions. Not so this session. As the San Antonio Express-News reports, every single anti-abortion bill proposed in Texas this [...]/p

House Republicans Destroy the GOP by Voting to Raise Student Loan Interest Rates

www.politicususa.com/republicans-court-young-voters-passing-bill-raises-student-loan-interest-rates.html
"By a vote of 221-198, House Republicans continued to destroy their party by passing a bill that would raise student loan rates."

Teen Birth Rate Continues To Drop Across The Country, But Remains Stubbornly Higher In The South

Teen Birth Rate Continues To Drop Across The Country, But Remains Stubbornly Higher In The South: Most U.S. states saw a dramatic drop in their teen birth rates between 2007 and 2011, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control. The national rate of teen births declined by 25 percent, and some individual states saw their rates drop by 30 percent or more: Every single state except for West [...]/p

Will Weather 'Weapon Theory' End GOP Indulgence Of Conspiracy Fringe?

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Virginia Is For Wingnuts Who Want To Track Your Miscarriages

Virginia Is For Wingnuts Who Want To Track Your Miscarriages
"Unless all the normal people turn out in massive numbers to vote, you can kiss sanity goodbye for this state."

How the Affordable Care Act Helps Young Adults

www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/report/2013/05/20/63792/how-the-affordable-care-act-helps-young-adults/
"Since being signed into law in 2010, the Affordable Care Act has already expanded access to high-quality, affordable health coverage for the millions of young adults who can now stay on their parent’s health insurance plans. And beginning in 2014, even more young adults will gain health care coverage through the law’s health insurance exchanges—private marketplaces where individuals can shop for health insurance—and the expansion of Medicaid."

Susan B. Anthony List's forced-birthers will fund fellow extremist Cuccinelli for Virginia governor

www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/21/1210725/-Susan-B-Anthony-List-s-forced-birthers-endorse-fellow-extremist-Cuccinelli-for-Virginia-governor
"The anti-abortion organization Susan B. Anthony List plans to use Virginia's statewide elections this year as a test-run for the nationwide congressional mid-terms in 2014. Months ago the organization pledged $1.5 million to the campaign of Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II in his contest for governor against Democrat Terry McAuliffe. But now, writes Ben Pershing, the organization is taking it one step further."

Yoo Hoo, Secret Service? Pete Santilli Doubles Down

Yoo Hoo, Secret Service? Pete Santilli Doubles Down
"During a May 20 discussion with his guest, David Lory Vanderbeek, who argued that Clinton "should be executed" for "treason," Santilli reiterated his attack."

Congressman Who Gets Millions In Farm Subsidies Denounces Food Stamps As Stealing ‘Other People’s Money’

Congressman Who Gets Millions In Farm Subsidies Denounces Food Stamps As Stealing ‘Other People’s Money’: Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN) agitated against food aid for poor Americans included in the Farm Bill during last week’s House Agricultural Committee debate, accusing the government of stealing “other people’s money.” Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has already been decimated in both the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill, cutting [...]/p

No State Earns A Top Grade For Promoting Economic Security For Working Families

No State Earns A Top Grade For Promoting Economic Security For Working Families: The federal poverty line, $23,550 for a family of four, is considered the minimum amount a family needs to get by. Yet many families need much more to cover all the costs they face and truly feel economically secure. Most Americans say a family of four needs nearly $60,000 to “get by.” State policies play [...]/p

Senator Undertakes $3-Per-Day Food Stamp Challenge As Congress Readies Cuts

Senator Undertakes $3-Per-Day Food Stamp Challenge As Congress Readies Cuts: As the farm bill approved by the Agriculture Committee last week reaches the Senate floor Monday afternoon, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) will be a few hours into an experiment: eating for a week on the meager food budget afford by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Murphy announced on Twitter that he would take the [...]/p

One In Every Five U.S. Kids Has A Mental Health Disorder, But Most Of Them Aren’t Getting Treatment

One In Every Five U.S. Kids Has A Mental Health Disorder, But Most Of Them Aren’t Getting Treatment: Mental health issues affect approximately 20 percent of the kids in the United States, according to a first-of-its-kind report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC, which partnered with several other federal agencies to study data on childhood mental illness between 2005 and 2011, say they expect that rate to increase even further [...]/p