North Dakota’s Only Abortion Clinic Is Allowed To Stay Open

North Dakota’s Only Abortion Clinic Is Allowed To Stay Open: A state judge has issued a temporary injunction against North Dakota's stringent abortion clinic restrictions. That will allow the state's sole abortion provider to stay open -- for now.

Five Pieces Of Anti-Abortion Legislation That Assume Women Are Stupid

Five Pieces Of Anti-Abortion Legislation That Assume Women Are Stupid: In states across the country, condescending measures are being codified into law.

Congressman Scolds Catholic Nun For Asking Government To Help The Poor

Congressman Scolds Catholic Nun For Asking Government To Help The Poor:What’s more, Ribble’s willingness to shirk governmental responsibility echoed the sentiment of other Republican members at the hearing who looked down on the poor.

Texas Republicans Want Wendy Davis To Pay For Special Session

Texas Republicans Want Wendy Davis To Pay For Special Session: After wasting two special sessions focusing on abortion restrictions, Texas Republicans are headed back for a third. And they want Wendy Davis to pay for the extra time it's taken them to do their jobs.

As Obamacare’s Birth Control Benefit Hits Its One-Year Anniversary, It’s Helping 27 Million Women

As Obamacare’s Birth Control Benefit Hits Its One-Year Anniversary, It’s Helping 27 Million Women: One year ago today, women began receiving contraceptive coverage at no additional cost to them.

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