AlterNet.org: Jill Filipovic Alternative News and Information. en-us AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. Woman Convulses and Dies, Ignored, in Waiting Room of New York City Hospital http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/90379/woman_convulses_and_dies%2C_ignored%2C_in_waiting_room_of_new_york_city_hospital/ Esmin Green's final agony caught on surveillance camera. Staff looked on but failed to act. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:39:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Craziest Smear Ever: Obama Worships His Monkey God Keychain http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/89881/craziest_smear_ever%3A_obama_worships_his_monkey_god_keychain/ 'Wingers say the darndest things. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:00:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Fewer Albanians Are Becoming Sworn Virgins http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/89413/fewer_albanians_are_becoming_sworn_virgins_/ An ancient gender-bending tradition is on the wane. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:48:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Do Jerks Get Laid More? http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/89247/do_jerks_get_laid_more/ Ev psych strikes again. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:00:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Conservative Pundit Dennis Prager Fears the Whippersnapper Vote http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/88534/conservative_pundit_dennis_prager_fears_the_whippersnapper_vote/ “...when youth get involved in politics in large numbers, it is not a good thing...†Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:00:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Women unite behind Democratic nominee http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/88245/women_unite_behind_democratic_nominee/ Debunking the myth of the Angry White Women defecting to McCain. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:48:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Same-Sex Marriages Are More Egalitarian http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/87672/same-sex_marriages_are_more_egalitarian/ Are same-sex marriages emotionally healthier for those involved? Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:26:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Has Feminism Lost Its Focus? http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/87492/has_feminism_lost_its_focus/ What qualifies as authentically "feminist?" Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:32:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Anti-Abortion Groups Shut Down Habitat for Humanity Project http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/87304/anti-abortion_groups_shut_down_habitat_for_humanity_project/ Once again, abortion opponents reveal their disregard for life after birth. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:00:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Religion Is Not An Excuse For Refusing to Give Medical Care http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/87194/religion_is_not_an_excuse_for_refusing_to_give_medical_care/ The pro-life movement cares more about social control than the lives it claims to protect. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:54:01 PDT Jill Filipovic The Truth About Roe v. Wade http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/87037/the_truth_about_roe_v._wade/ A Dr. remembers the days before abortions were safe, legal and rare. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:28:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Too Poor to Parent http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/86482/too_poor_to_parent/ Why does society blame black mothers for one of our nation's pressing social ills? Mon, 26 May 2008 13:29:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Anti-Clinton Misogyny Reaches New Low http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/83157/anti-clinton_misogyny_reaches_new_low/ Shame on The New Republic Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:23:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Please Stop The First Lady Bake-Off http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/82923/please_stop_the_first_lady_bake-off/ Why are candidate spouses still expected to swap recipes in the 21st century? Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:21:01 PDT Jill Filipovic Chastity Clubs: Bringing the Hymens to Harvard http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/filipovic/81274/chastity_clubs%3A_bringing_the_hymens_to_harvard/ You are not Gandhi or Nelson Mandela for choosing not to have sex. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:51:01 PDT Jill Filipovic