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What's Next for Anti-Choice Zealots?

Posted on: Nov 30, 2012, Source: Salon

After an election night thrashing, the movement hopes to make its message more palatable to the public.

Why Karl Rove's New Plan to Save the Republican Party Will Fail

Posted on: Nov 23, 2012, Source: Salon

Republicans think it will be easy to come back -- just appeal to culturally conservative Latinos! It will fail.

Michelle Obama Delivers Killer Speech at the DNC

Posted on: Sep 4, 2012, Source: Salon

The first lady managed to tell a story about change in America — with the promise of more to come — and to deliver her speech transcendently.

The Real Ann Romney

Posted on: Aug 9, 2012, Source: Salon

The truth about the woman who may be moving to the White House.

Stop Our Sperm, Please! Many Men Demand Male Birth Control - Why Don't We Have Any?

Posted on: Jun 14, 2012, Source: Salon

Men should have an option beyond condoms and vasectomy.

Use Republicans' Tricks Against Them: 14 Pro-Women Laws Dems Should Fight for, Even if They Won't Pass

Posted on: May 17, 2012, Source: Salon

Culture War Commencements: Obama's and Romney's Speeches to Grads Show Stark Differences

Posted on: May 15, 2012, Source: Salon.com

Why Are American Teens So Ignorant About Sex and Birth Control?

Posted on: May 11, 2012, Source: Salon

A new survey reveals just how ignorant young people are about contraception and pregnancy.

Why Does Everything Seem to Be Going Wrong for Women's Progress?

Posted on: Dec 21, 2011, Source: Salon

Whether you look at job stats or the pay gap, at the movie awards or Sunday morning TV, it's been a rough 2011.

Who's Winning the War on Abortion, Birth Control, and Sex?

Posted on: Dec 5, 2011, Source: Salon

In the last year, the anti-abortion movement has become more open about its antiwoman, anti-sex goals--and the pro-choice movement has found some unlikely allies.

The Strange Argument That Dominique Strauss-Kahn Was Set Up

Posted on: Nov 29, 2011, Source: Salon

A story in the New York Review of Books and the Financial Times paints a new picture, but it may raise more questions than answers.

New Low for Right-Wing Anti-Choicers -- Exploiting the Holocaust to Push Anti-Abortion Propaganda

Posted on: Nov 17, 2011, Source: Salon

For anyone who supports reproductive rights for women, the comparison is wildly offensive beyond any specter of attempted conversion or co-opting of Jewish tragedy.

Legal Rights for Fertilized Eggs? How a Terrifying Law Could Lead to Jail-time for Miscarriages, Birth Control Bans, and the End of Legal Abortion

Posted on: Oct 26, 2011, Source: Salon

Mississippi could well be the first state to pass a "personhood law," once considered too extreme for mainstream anti-choicers.