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Ehrenreich : Hillary Embraces Her Inner Bitch
Hillary’s Gift to Womenby Barbara Ehrenreich In Friday’s New York Times, Susan Faludi rejoiced over Hillary Clinton’s destruction of the myth of female prissiness and innate moral superiority, hailing Clinton’s “no-holds-barred pugnacity” and her media reputation as “nasty” and “ruthless.” … Continue reading
Carbon Dioxide Hits New High
World CO2 levels at record high, scientists warnBy David Adam / May 12, 2008 The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high, according to new figures that renew fears that climate change could begin to … Continue reading
Engelhardt and McKibben : Last Chance to Save the Earth
The Defining Moment for Climate ChangeBy Tom Engelhardt Already climate change — in the form of a changing pattern of global rainfall — seems to be affecting the planet in significant ways. Take the massive, almost decade-long drought in Australia’s … Continue reading
The Mission in Afghanistan: Poppy Protection?
Marines Stuck Protecting Opium in HelmandBy Barnett Rubin / May 8, 2008 An AP story quoting me about the deployment of U.S. Marines to Garmser District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan is making the rounds on the Internets, and mostly being misinterpreted … Continue reading
Breaking: Attack on Iran Inevitable?
War With Iran Might Be Closer Than You ThinkBy Philip Giraldi / May 9, 2008 There is considerable speculation and buzz in Washington today suggesting that the National Security Council has agreed in principle to proceed with plans to attack … Continue reading
Cindy Sheehan on Mother’s Day
Cindy Sheehan outside the White House on Nov. 7, 2006. Photo by Ben Schumin.Mother’s Day 2008: Peaceful Idealism v. Political PragmatismBy Cindy Sheehan / May 11, 2008 / Mother’s Day As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvilAt … Continue reading
Military Moms: We Need Each Other to Heal
Mother’s Day Veteran: Moms Wear Combat Boots, Tooby Eli PaintedCrow At the age of twenty, being a mother of a three and five year-old was not easy. Being a single mom on welfare living in a cockroach-infested apartment was not … Continue reading
Feminism & Women : Backlash Spectacular
Phyllis Schlafly in action, 1979A Doctorate for Phyllis Schlafly, Oh My….By Katha Pollitt Washington University is giving Phyllis Schlafly an honorary doctorate. Let me run that by you again. , the distinguished 155-year-old seat of higher learning in St. Louis, … Continue reading
Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi : Sat Down Beside Her
Neil Young Neil Young spider(Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, female.)Neil Young gives his name to a spiderby Roland Piquepaille / May 9, 2008 Canadian rocker Neil Young made headlines this week for appearing at the JavaOne conference and for releasing his musical archive … Continue reading
Happy Mothers’ Day! (A little birdie told me.)
Omigod! A feelgood animal video on The Rag Blog! Posted May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog
Just Another Day in Baghdad
Iraq’s secret war of widows deepensBy Agence France-Presse / May 10, 2008 BAGHDAD, Iraq — Ducking bullets and dodging car bombs may be part of daily life for millions of Baghdadis but behind black veils yet another struggle is being … Continue reading
Peace Action for Mother’s Day
As Julia Ward Howe wrote in her Mother’s Day Proclamation, “Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have taught them of charity, mercy and patience. We women of one country will be too tender … Continue reading
