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Jon Stewart Takes on the Craziest Rape-Denying, Conspiracy-Spouting GOP Candidates

Posted on: Oct 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Have you seen some of the guys running for local office?

Have Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Forgotten That Women Exist -- And That They Have the Vote?

Posted on: Oct 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Clinic doors are closing; yet after a strong push, the Dems seem to be taking women's votes for granted.

Anti-Teachers' Union Film Is Biggest Flop in Decades

Posted on: Oct 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Sometimes making propaganda doesn't pay. "It will make you bite your tongue in despair," says one critic.

More Insanity from Todd Akin: Accuses Providers of "Giving Abortions to Women Who Are Not Actually Pregnant, Cheating on Taxes"

Posted on: Oct 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Akin is a gift that keeps giving.

Are Romney's Fat Cat Donors Beginning to Abandon Ship?

Posted on: Oct 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Report: GOP big spenders shifting focus to downticket races

Imagine Choosing: Help for A Daughter's Rape Or Keeping Your Family Intact?

Posted on: Oct 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A new film dramatizes the unthinkable choice many immigrant women face.

McCaskill Says Akin Makes Bachmann Look Like a Hippie After He Calls Her Unladylike

Posted on: Sep 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

After Akin's latest sexist remarks, she hits him back by saying he makes Michele Bachmann look like a hippie.

6 Bad-Ass TV Women

Posted on: Sep 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

We love these career women leads. So writers, don't water them down with cardboard-cutout romance!

Disturbing: Cops Tase Scared Old Woman to Evict Her (Video)

Posted on: Sep 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Just appalling.

Romney's Son Signed Abortion Clause in Surrogacy Contract--And Mitt Helped Pay

Posted on: Sep 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

May have been by accident, but shows classic right-wing hypocrisy on abortion.

Appalling: Citizens United Unleashed Almost 80% of This Year's Election Spending

Posted on: Sep 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

SuperPACs account for lion's share of this year's spending.

Mitt Romney Endorsed Bonkers Quack Science of 'Cold Fusion' as America's Energy Solution

Posted on: Sep 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney's answer to our energy woes "were based on nothing more than experimental errors by scientists in Utah."

Report: Romney Bussed in Supporters to Rig Univision Event, Threw "Tantrum" Backstage

Posted on: Sep 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Paul Ryan Loudly Booed by AARP Crowd

Posted on: Sep 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Keep an Eye on Some of the Best Organizing Going On in America: 6 Activist Projects to Watch

Posted on: Sep 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Some groups are fighting for the dignity of the most marginalized in society,

Is Ann Romney Cracking? Tells Critics to "Stop It. This is Hard."

Posted on: Sep 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Stephen Colbert Hammers Mitt on Latino Outreach and Self-Deportation

Posted on: Sep 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Koch Cash: As American Income Decreased, Billionaires' Brothers' Wealth Skyrocketed

Posted on: Sep 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

SNL Thursday Special Spoofs Fox & Friends Ridiculous Attempts to Spin Romney Tapes

Posted on: Sep 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Candidate's Wife Compares Criticism of Akin to Rape; "Women for Akin" Site Pulled After Fiasco

Posted on: Sep 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart, Bill O'Reilly to Duke it Out on Pay Per View

Posted on: Sep 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Women's Group Plans "WTF Awards" to "Honor" Akin, Brewer, Limbaugh for Worst Misogyny

Posted on: Sep 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Shocking Videos of Police Brutality at Yesterday's OWS Demonstrations

Posted on: Sep 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jimmy Carter's Grandson Helped Dig Up the Dirt on Romney Fundraiser and Other Fun Facts

Posted on: Sep 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

FULL Secret Video Released: Mitt Romney on "Freeloaders," Mideast, and Why He's Scared of the Women on 'the View"

Posted on: Sep 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Candidate expresses belief that there's not much he can do about peace in the Middle East, so as POTUS he'll hope to pass it on to the next guy.

Five Reads for the Sept. 11 Anniversary

Posted on: Sep 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Fake GOP Spin Team Reacts to DNC Stealing Republican Thunder on God, Military

Posted on: Sep 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Dem Officials Dodge Questions About Drones, "Kill List"

Posted on: Sep 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Hilarious: Larry David and the Daily Show's Fake Obama Video Introduction

Posted on: Sep 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"You may not be better off than you were four years ago, but imagine how f**ked you could have been!"

Three Convention Moments That Made News (And One That Attracted Palin's Attention) Before Any Candidates Took the Stage

Posted on: Sep 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

After His Nasty Sexist Tweet, Feminists Call for CNN to Fire Tea Party's Erickson

Posted on: Sep 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Do Hackers Have Mitt Romney's Tax Returns?

Posted on: Sep 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Potheads for Prez? Promo Video Courts Stoner Vote for POTUS Despite Dismal Drug Crackdown

Posted on: Sep 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Secret Service to Call Ryan "Bowhunter": Nine Better Nicknames They Could Have Used

Posted on: Sep 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney Campaign Didn't Vet Clint Eastwood, Shocked By His Wacky Speech

Posted on: Sep 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Obsessive Fox News Watcher Picked Up for Threatening to Murder Liberal Girlfriend

Posted on: Sep 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

5 Crazy Things the GOP Is Still Saying About Women, Rape and Abortion--Even While the Convention Tried to Ignore It

Posted on: Aug 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

As the convention pivoted away from social issues, conservative figures couldn't stop saying weird stuff about rape.

Disgustingly Racist Incidents Reported on Tampa Convention Floor--And This Was Only Night One

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney Speaks at Event With Miners Who Were "Encouraged" to Attend--Without Pay!

Posted on: Aug 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Arctic Sea "A Giant Slushee" Thanks to Rapid Melt; Activists Confront Oilers

Posted on: Aug 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

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