At this point, complaining about Mitt Romney‘s inconsistency seems almost as fruitless an exercise as it is predictable. The GOP pick for the presidency routinely changes his positions in what can best be described as shamelessly pandering to voters. We know this — and we have known this since Mitt’s first White House bid. This [...]
Remember, a few months back, when we were all nervously ROFLing about Rick Santorum? Sure, we were scared shitless. After all, Santorum said that abortion should not be permitted in cases of rape or incest. Instead, he told sexual assault victims to “make the best out of a bad situation” and called rape babies a [...]
As you probably know, Susan B. Anthony was an iconic feminist who spent her life fighting for women’s rights. So you would think that any list bearing her name would obviously endorse someone like Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose pro-woman credentials include introducing the EARLY Act in 2009 (which helps empower women to make informed decisions [...]
Imagine you’re pregnant. Let’s not get into how or why. We’ll assume it involved basic biology. Anyway, you’re staring at a plastic wand with a plus sign on it as panic settles in. You’re low on options and scared shitless. The good news is that you’re the boss of your own body, and for now, [...]
As tends to happen during election years, legislators want to woo religious-right voters, and Florida’s lawmakers are certainly no exception. And as it turns out, State House reps are now mulling over two bills that would limit abortion. The first measure, HB 839, would only let women have abortions until 20 weeks after fertilization — [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
