Category Archives: Society

When Catholic Health Care Systems Own Your Doctor: The New Threat to Affordable Birth Control for Women

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Patricia Miller has a chilling article over at Salon titled When the Catholic Church owns your doctor: The insidious new threat to affordable birth control. Miller’s article opens with a story about a woman named Angela Valavanis. … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for May 9, 2015: Chris Rock on Racism

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Tim Wise on What White Americans Do Not Know…and Do Not Want to Know

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro In January of 2014, I posted a video of Tim White talking about the “concept of whiteness.” (The title on his YouTube video clip reads “Tim White: On White Privilege.”) Yesterday, I came across an article that … Continue reading →

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Comedian Amy Schumer Responds to Birth Control Debate with Hilarious Prescription Ad Parody

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Comedian Amy Schumer has a killer parody of a contraceptive prescription ad. In it, Schumer “satirizes just how hard it is for a woman to get her hands on birth control, following the commercial’s instructions to ask … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Drug Policy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Physicians, Politics, Propaganda, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Society, Tea Party, United States | Tagged , , , , , | 36 Comments

Regarding Money in Politics: Why the Koch Brothers and Americans for Prosperity Are Not So Popular with Some Republicans These Days

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Who’d a thunk it? The Koch brothers, two of the world’s wealthiest men who have spent millions of dollars to help fund “both political campaigns and a network of right-wing propaganda” in this country aren’t so popular … Continue reading →

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From the Annals of Driving While Black: ACLU of Colorado Claims Two African-American Men Were Victims of Racial Profiling

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro The ACLU of Colorado claims that two African-American men who were pulled over by police in Colorado Springs and taken into custody were victims of racial profiling. The group is representing Ryan and Benjamin Brown, the two … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for May 5, 2015: On the Subject of Fertilized Eggs and Refugee Children

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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The Vagina Vigilantes Strike Again!: Republican Members of the House of Representatives Vote to Strike Down D.C. Law That Bans Reproductive Discrimination

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Aaron C. Davis of The Washington Post reported last Thursday that the House of Representatives had “voted along party lines late Thursday to strike down a D.C. law on ideological grounds for the first time in almost … Continue reading →

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Activists Voice Concern That the Enforcement of Baltimore Curfew Has Been Targeting Poor Black Communities Unevenly

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Late last night, Kevin Rector of The Baltimore Sun reported that a group of “about 50 mostly white protesters stood on a corner in Hampden on Saturday just as the citywide 10 p.m. curfew went into effect.” The … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart of The Daily Show and Larry Wilmore of The Nightly Show Weigh in on the News Media and the Situation in Baltimore

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro The Daily Show – Baltimore on Fire The Nightly Show – What a Riot – Questionable Coverage from CNN and Fox News

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