Archive for March 2010
Feminist Friday: Equal Pay, or Equal Wealth?
Posted by: madamab on: March 12, 2010
- In: Breaking News | Economy | Feminism | Morning Widdershins | Open Thread | Patriarchy | racism | Sexism | Women
- 29 Comments
Via BDBlue at Corrente, comes this unbelievable study of “the wealth gap” and women of color. We have all heard of the income gap – women make, on average, 77 cents to every man’s dollar – but the wealth gap has been largely ignored. I’m so very thankful that this study has come along to [...]
Morning Widdershins: The Battle of the Banks
Posted by: chatblu on: March 11, 2010
- In: Economy | Morning Widdershins | Open Thread | Politics
- 14 Comments
Senators Dodd (D-Countrywide) and Corker (R-Tenn) have gone mano a mano for lo, these many months. They will soon unveil the masterful plan to protect the hapless consumers of America. Gee whiz. I just can’t wait to see it. While I am hardly privy to the fine details of the agreement, I don’t think that [...]
Activist Wednesday: So, What Are We Gonna Do About It?
Posted by: madamab on: March 10, 2010
- In: Economy | Feminism | Gay Rights | Healthcare | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Politics | Women
- 37 Comments
Everything seems so hopeless these days, doesn’t it? The economy’s in the toilet, and jobs are disappearing faster than Obama’s (former) supporters. There is no real plan to bring these jobs back, nor is there anything on the horizon that seems to spell a reversal of fortunes for those of us in the bottom 98% [...]
Morning Widdershins: Damned if You Don’t, Damned if You Do
Posted by: madamab on: March 9, 2010
- In: Current Events | Feminism | Human Rights | misogyny | Morning Widdershins | Open Thread | Patriarchy | Sexism | Women
- 39 Comments
On International Women’s Day, the anti-choice movement almost succeeded in exacting the most drastic ovarian penalty yet against women of childbearing age who dare not to carry their children to term. Yes, it was thisclose to being a crime to miscarry one’s child in the great state of Utah. (The governor vetoed H.B. 12, but [...]
MW: Women’s History Month – Mary Harris (Mother) Jones
Posted by: chatblu on: March 8, 2010
- In: Economy | Morning Widdershins | Open Thread | Women
- 24 Comments
In celebration of Woman’s History Month, I offer Mary Harris “Mother” Jones, labor organizer and human rights advocate of the late 19th century. Among my paternal grandmother’s most prized possessions was a picture taken of herself with Mother Jones at a union convention, and I learned her story at a very young age. Mary was [...]
Oscar LiveBlog: The Gowns! The Jokes! The Awards!
Posted by: madamab on: March 7, 2010
And, the predictions! Here’s what Oscar Frenzy believes will happen: Best Picture: The Hurt Locker Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds Best Original Screenplay: Inglorious Basterds Best Adapted Screenplay: [...]
Sunday Sundries – and Later, an Oscar LiveBlog!
Posted by: madamab on: March 7, 2010
- In: Ecology | Economy | Healthcare | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Patriarchy | Politics | Propaganda
- 17 Comments
There’s a lot going on this Sunday, and of course, the Oscars are tonight – we’ll have a live blog later for those who will be watching with us! Over at Corrente, they’re wondering: Can we make 101 calls for Single-Payer (Medicare for All) in March? (Also known as “Operation Rumpelstiltskin,” since Single-Payer seems to [...]
MW: Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation (Chatblu’s Soapbox)
Posted by: chatblu on: March 6, 2010
- In: Economy | Feminism | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Politics
- 16 Comments
Boomers. Some love us, and some hate us. I read an article on MSN that set my teeth on edge in a way that I have not felt since posters on one of the better-known blogs said that they were sooooooo bored with us, and hoped that we would just go on and die. Now, [...]
Feminist Friday: Women of the Past, Present and Future
Posted by: madamab on: March 5, 2010
- In: Current Events | Feminism | Healthcare | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Patriarchy | Politics | Snark | Women
- 35 Comments
Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less. – Myra Pollack Sadker It’s Women’s History Month, Widdershins! That means we will have even more reason to talk about women: women of the past, present and future. The woman I’d like to talk about from my [...]
MW: Don’t Mean a Thing if You Ain’t Got That Swing…
Posted by: chatblu on: March 4, 2010
- In: Feminism | Healthcare | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Politics | Sexism | Women
- 40 Comments
Voters, that is. At least in Congress, that it. So the watered down, macerated piece of tripe that we affectionately dub “The Health Care Bill” from the Senate now lands back in the House for passage. Of course, the Representatives are to take at face value the promise that the Senate will “patch” the problematic [...]
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