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As reported by Think Progress: Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) just signed a law former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ (D-AZ) organization described as “the most
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The lies spewing forth from the mainstream media about the US backed coup in Ukraine remind me of the run up to the Iraq
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I’ve just read–two years after everyone else–Katherine Boo’s powerful book, Behind the Beautiful Forevers. It won the 2012 National Book Award, and a blurb
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As much as ever, in 2014 women deserve the right to choose
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We are so close to losing our democracy to the mercenary class, it’s as if we are leaning way over the rim of
Dressing up: A feminist issue
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Mega-yachts for the mega-rich, and the Cayman connection
Spend a little time on the Ft. Lauderdale water taxi and you’ll soon get a feel for the world of the 1% of the
Voting rights watch: Florida’s bathroom blockade
In their incessant quest to find ever more creative and nasty ways to suppress the vote, Florida Republicans have come up with a doozy.