In oranges and women courage is often mistaken for insanity - Iron Jawed Angels
This op-ed caught my eye today, mostly for the title and the conclusion. Because, frankly, I don’t really get this guy’s argument. He seems to be saying that because there are more male atheletes being deprived of a place to compete than women athletes as a result of budget cuts, that Title IX is actually [...]
It’s nice when there’s good news in the news for a change!
First, the US Senate is moving toward legislation that will get rid of the global gag rule permanently. The back-and-forth that has ensued from this dispicable policy may finally be coming to an end. The rule prohibits any agency that receives US foreign aid [...]
Is this 2009 or 1821? Congress is hard at work on the health care reform and according to a Women’s Health Policy Report, there are efforts being made to exclude abortion from health care in the US. As if it weren’t bad enough that the Hyde Amendment prevents women on Medicaid, Federal employees and military [...]
The following is a piece I wrote for a newsletter that got bumped after Dr. George Tiller was assassinated and the space was needed for other things. This piece is probably very toned down from what I would write today. I am even less convinced than ever that Obama’s common ground efforts are really going [...]
I am still reeling from the shock that a man shot George Tiller in front of his church on Sunday morning. I can’t seem to wrap my mind around the fact that after years of harassment, death threats and shootings, George Tiller is dead. Words cannot describe the loss of this man.
My favorite quote from [...]