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The Anti-Choice Movement's Bag of Dirty Tricks

Posted on Nov 1, 2007, Source: AlterNet

The documentary Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion offers a tough lesson: that rational, scientific appeals pale in comparison to the blood-and-guts emotionality of the anti-choice movement.

Why Progressives Are Selling Out To Corporate America

Posted on Aug 1, 2007, Source: AlterNet

An interview with author Daniel Brook offers us answers on why so many progressives get roped into the corporate world.

Unorthodox and Sometimes Polarizing, the Incredibly Popular Rosie O'Donnell Will Exit Stage Left

Posted on May 8, 2007, Source: AlterNet

This fall, viewers will say goodbye to Rosie O'Donnell, a woman who, in spite of her unorthodox voice and often polarizing views, remains overwhelmingly popular. So what is it about this social misfit that so attracts the public?

Breaking Out of the Art World's Sexism

Posted on Apr 5, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Heavy-hitting shows dedicated to feminist art are happening now on both coasts. But they stand in stark contrast to a past deeply in thrall to man-made art.

America's Veterans Left in the Lurch

Posted on Mar 7, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Chronic under-funding, communication breakdowns and nightmarish paperwork have left the VA system woefully unprepared for future veterans: the tens of thousands currently deployed in the war on terror.

Fed Up Soldiers Finding New Ways to Protest the War

Posted on Jan 24, 2007, Source: AlterNet

How some soldiers are using a little-known shield law to protect their right to dissent.

Home of the Brave: The Psychic Toll of the Iraq War

Posted on Dec 23, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Despite its ripped-from-the-headlines feel, Home of the Brave, the new film about Iraq war veterans who have trouble readjusting to life at home, is Hollywood all the way.

Emergency Contraception: No Help if Women Still Can't Get It

Posted on Dec 5, 2006, Source: Women's eNews

Although Plan B, the 'morning after pill,' became available without prescription in November, women still face high costs, age restrictions, and limited availability in some places.

Lt. Watada's Courageous Dissent

Posted on Aug 17, 2006, Source: WireTap

As 28-year-old Lt. Watada faces a court hearing today, his refusal to deploy has revived a critique of the Bush administration's war crimes in Iraq.
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