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Free the Tampons!

July 25, 2011 by

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My place of employment is housed in a standard office building.  My company provides us many amenities, free of charge, at my workplace.  I have access to many flavors of coffee and tea in single serving cups and all the applicable fixings.  Free of charge, I can have tissues, napkins, plastic silverware, Styrofoam cups, plastic… [Read more…]

The Rise and Fall of A. Weiner

June 18, 2011 by

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I have very mixed feelings about Weinergate. On one hand, I don’t think a politician’s personal life ought to be a consideration if it does not interfere with his/her job.  If he cheats on his wife, it isn’t really any of my business, much as I privately think it makes him a colossal douchebag.  In… [Read more…]

Don’t Take Your Reproductive Rights For Granted

June 7, 2011 by

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by Kate Pittman: If you haven’t been paying attention to the anti-abortion, anti-contraception, anti-woman legislation that is currently being put forth and passed in state and national government, it’s time to wake up.  The ultra-conservative anti-choice religious right has gained a very loud and powerful voice in government while we, the women who believe in… [Read more…]

Rape is not a “Sex Scandal”

May 23, 2011 by

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By Kate Pittman Two unrelated events happened in rapid succession recently.  On May 14, Dominique Strauss Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, was arrested for sexual assault of a maid at a Manhattan hotel.  On May 17, Arnold Schwarzenegger, bodybuilder, actor, and governor of California, acknowledged that he had committed adultery and fathered… [Read more…]

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