Archive for March 2010
Activist Wednesday: Imagine No Religion?
Posted by: madamab on: March 31, 2010
- In: Feminism | Gay Rights | Open Thread | Patriarchy
- 48 Comments
This week is Holy Week for both Jooz and Christians; the week between Palm Sunday and Easter, and the week of Passover. People go to their holy places and sing, or listen to music, or eat, or don’t eat, and contemplate the mysteries of the universe, or check out the cute guy three pews ahead [...]
Morning Widdershins: The Angry American Woman
Posted by: chatblu on: March 30, 2010
- In: Economy | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Politics | Propaganda | Women
- 36 Comments
I spent the week-end at a cat show, and I’m not at all certain that I had a nice time. Oh, I enjoyed the cat show, per se, and that part went quite well. However, rarely have I spent a week-end with such an unhappy group of people. The cat fancy – breeders, exhibitors and [...]
Morning Widdershins: All About E.V.E.
Posted by: madamab on: March 29, 2010
So, have you heard about this new women’s organization called EVE – Equal Visibility Everywhere? Here’s what they’re about: EVE is a group of people committed to creating Equal Visibility Everywhere for women. We are a brand-new (March 2010) not-for-profit dedicated to achieving gender parity in the symbols and icons of the United States. Our [...]
Report From The Field: We Are Not Alone
Posted by: madamab on: March 28, 2010
- In: Feminism | Healthcare | Hillary Clinton | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread
- 19 Comments
Yesterday I, two bloggers from Correntewire (Gmanedit and LibbyLiberal) and a woman who had heard about the protest from the PNHP meeting Libby and I had attended, stood on a chilly street in New York City and talked about half-healthcare for women, the deficiencies of the Health Whatever Bill, and the superiority of single-payer (universal) health [...]
Chatblu’s Soapbox: Before Jobs, Fairness
Posted by: chatblu on: March 27, 2010
- In: Economy | Feminism | Morning Widdershins | Open Thread | Patriarchy | Politics
- 10 Comments
In 2008, women were found to be the breadwinners in 40% of American homes, and co-breadwinners in most of the rest. I’m certain that the percentage is even higher in 2010. We have come a long way from June Cleaver, baby, but we have yet to cross the finish line. Oh, yes, it is much [...]
Feminist Friday: The Hits Just Keep Coming
Posted by: madamab on: March 26, 2010
- In: Current Events | Feminism | Healthcare | misogyny | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Patriarchy
- 33 Comments
On the one hand, the President has just signed an Executive Order extending and legalizing the illegal Hyde Amendment (and ”segregating” evil abortion funding from pure Christian-like funding); on the other hand, it’s Obama’s FDA, refusing to follow the federal judge’s orders to allow the emergency contraception pill to be sold over the counter without a prescription. For a [...]
Morning Widdershins: Winners and Losers
Posted by: chatblu on: March 25, 2010
In 1984, a prescient physician named Stanley Wohl, M.D. wrote a book called The Medical Industrial Complex. In it, Dr. Wohl stated: “We have all experienced firsthand the rising cost of medical care in the often shocking bills we receive from doctors and hospitals. We have watched healthcare insurance premiums rise, our community hospitals close, and [...]
Activist Wednesday: Report from the Field, and Lessons Learned
Posted by: madamab on: March 24, 2010
- In: Feminism | Healthcare | Human Rights | Obama | Open Thread | Politics | Sexism
- 36 Comments
Report from the Field Last night, I attended the PNHP NYC Chapter monthly forum, entitled “Where’s Labor Been in the Year of Health Care Reform?” LibbyLiberal from Corrente met me there, and we both brought flyers for my Rep. Carolyn Maloney “Yes” vote protest on Saturday afternoon, which she and other Correntians will be attending. The [...]
Morning Widdershins: And Now, It’s Time for a Very Short Post.
Posted by: madamab on: March 24, 2010
- In: Current Events | Feminism | Healthcare | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread
- 11 Comments
Folks, it’s 11:20 pm as I write this, and I am pooped! Just got back from the PNHP New York Chapter’s Monthly Forum, which was about the role of labor in single-payer activism going forward. Let’s just say the speaker did not cover himself with glory, but Dr. Martha Livingston made up for it! I’ll [...]
Morning Widdershins: The Fierce Urgency of NOW???
Posted by: chatblu on: March 23, 2010
- In: Current Events | Feminism | Healthcare | misogyny | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Patriarchy | Politics | Propaganda | Sexism | Women
- 43 Comments
Hooray! Terry O’Neill has finally noticed that our President doesn’t give a rat’s a&& about women’s reproductive rights. Thank goodness,, because I was truly beginning to wonder what it would take. Perhaps the utter subrogation of women’s rights to the President’s own agenda…………… In a statement published 03/21/10, Ms. O’Neill states that he has “broken [...]
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