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10 Defining Feminist Moments of 2009

Mikki Halpin, AlterNet. December 30, 2009.

A look back on the times in 2009 when feminists asserted ourselves and our belief in equality, often in the face of powerful opposition.

Sotomayor Comes Out Swinging on First Day in the Court

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. October 6, 2009.

The newly appointed Supreme Court justice asked more questions in one session than Clarence Thomas has asked over the course of several years.

Patching Things Up Over a Beer at the White House Is Nice, But Equal Protection Is Better

Laura Flanders, AlterNet. July 30, 2009.

While the media covers Obama, Crowley and Gates making up, sipping beer, the real issue is: Police who abuse power need to be reined in at once.

John Cornyn Has the Gall to Accuse Dems of "Toxic Tone" During Sotomayor Hearings

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. July 30, 2009.

Cornyn must have a pretty short memory.

Dems Have a Huge Day with Latinos

* Staff, AlterNet. July 28, 2009.

Republican strategists realize the party has little hope of winning a national election without a dramatic improvement among that growing voter group.

Senate Panel Approves Sotomayor

July 28, 2009.

Rachel Maddow Takes Down MSNBC's Resident Racist, Pat Buchanan

Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show. July 20, 2009.

On her show recently, Rachel Maddow showed just how dated and racist conservative whining about affirmative action and "reverse discrimination" is.

The Dukes of Hazzard Go to Washington: the Sotomayor Hearings in Pictures!

Oliver Willis, Oliver Willis.com. July 17, 2009.

This is what we see.

Patiently, Sotomayor Schools GOP Senators

Jill Filipovic, RH Reality Check. July 17, 2009.

The Supreme Court nominee remained composed, in spite of Republicans trying to top each other in condescension.

Pat Buchanan Helps the GOP Lose the Latino Vote

Kos, Daily Kos. July 16, 2009.

Careless racism from the GOP will inevitably lead to a loss in its base of Latino voters.

Memo to the Media: "Puerto Rican" Is Not a Race

Alisa Valdes, Alisa Valdes Diary. July 16, 2009.

There is no more a Puerto Rican race than there is an American one.

Will GOP Senators Defend Right-Wing Ad Calling Sotomayor the Leader of a Terrorist Group?

Victor Zapanta, ThinkProgress. July 15, 2009.

The right-wing Committee for Justice, which put out the ad, has many ties to GOP Senators.

When Republicans Liked Empathy in Judicial Nominees

Kos, Daily Kos. July 15, 2009.

Check out what the first Bush had to say about Clarence Thomas.

The 10 Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About the Sotomayor Hearings

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. July 15, 2009.

A list of the most ridiculous questions, jabs and rants by GOP lawmakers and other conservatives.

Sotomayor Confirmation Circus: Jeff Sessions Says Baffling, Stupid Things About Race

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. July 14, 2009.

If I didn't know better, I might think Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has a preoccupation with issues related to race and ethnicity.

The GOP's Pathetic Wailing Against Sotomayor's Confirmation

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 14, 2009.

Sotomayor will be confirmed. But the drama stirred up by Republicans reveals some interesting things about race in the age of Obama.

The NRA and Mitch McConnell Go After Sotomayor

BarbinMD, Daily Kos. July 8, 2009.

How tiresome and unsurprising.

Powell Hits Back at Limbaugh: Calling Sotomayor a 'Reverse Racist' Is 'Nonsense'

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress. July 6, 2009.

Powell said Sotomayor is a "gifted" and an "accomplished woman" with "a judicial record that seems to be balanced and tries to follow the law."

Republicans Misstep on Sotomayor Attacks: When did Newt and the Gang Become Experts on Race?

C. Nicole Mason, AlterNet. June 9, 2009.

According to them, anyone who believes we have not achieved racial equality and work to level the playing field can be considered a racist.

The Media's Appalling Coverage of Sonia Sotomayor

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. June 5, 2009.

Coverage of Sotomayor's nomination has been gruesome in so many ways, as reporters fail to reflect even the most basic tenets of journalism.

Conservatives' New Sotomayor Opposition Stategy Same as the Old One

Ryan Powers, ThinkProgress. June 4, 2009.

Their new and supposedly more civil opposition strategy is no different than their old strategy.

This Week In God: Conservatives Attack the Capital

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. May 30, 2009.

Also from the God Machine this week: a disgraced priest, Sotomayor and religion, and Liberty University.

Right-Wing Hate Machine Launches Vicious Campaign of Racist and Sexist Attacks on Sotomayor

Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report. May 30, 2009.

The right wing media has gone to town with their vile rhetoric even as Republican senators have attempted to distance themselves from the hatred.

Obama Needs to Do More Than Swap Liberal Justices

Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. May 29, 2009.

While America dissects Sotomayor's appointment, little attention is paid to a troubling Supreme Court ruling.

Actually, Comparing Sonia Sotomayor to Sarah Palin Is Kind of Insulting

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. May 29, 2009.

No, Sotomayor is not getting Palin-ed.