Earlier this month, the Violence Against Women Act was passed by the Senate, 78 to 22. According to a HuffPo report, the bill had 62 cosponsors, and actually picked up “additional support from a handful of Republicans.” So, the next move was in the House, and yesterday, February 22, the House Republicans once again revealed [...]
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What People Are Saying About How You Should Vote: ‘The Progressive Case Against Obama,’ Matt Stoller
The fifth in an occasional series before November 6: At Salon Matt Stoller’s “The progressive case against Obama” is creating, shall we say, energetic conversation. I can only provide snippets, but strongly encourage you to go read the whole thing. Whether you agree or disagree with Stoller, he provides some information for thought and conversations. [...]
Code Pink Protests in Tampa: ‘Take Your Vagina to the RNC’
From Common Dreams: Activist group Code Pink, protesting this week at the Republican National Convention, marched through the streets of Tampa on Monday dressed as a group of giant vaginas to speak out against the GOP’s ‘war on women’. The group also congregated in a demonstration outside Ralph Reed’s Faith & Freedom Coalition rally, among [...]
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