DON’T counter-protest. DO call your legislators. istock / diego_cervo UPDATE, 11:45 am: Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette has reached out to the Mercury with their own statement presenting alternatives to counter-protesting. Here’s an excerpt: “We are grateful for the incredible outpouring of love and support we’ve been seeing in Oregon and across the country. Our first […]
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The War on Women Returneth (It Never Wenteth Away)
OKLAHOMA! Where a grumpy male legislator will tell you your body isn’t yours. istock / DustyPixel If you pay attention to reproductive rights, you know the War on Women never really went away, even if that exact messaging did. It seems like every day over the past couple years, you had only to check out […]
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So You Want to Counter-Protest Abortion Clinic Protesters. Here’s How to Do it Without Making Things Worse.
Saturday Chores Left: Grayson Haver Currin, hero. Another week, another attempt by grim-faced politicos to defund Planned Parenthood. Or investigate Planned Parenthood. Or to sit Planned Parenthood down for a stern talking-to*. Or just generally act like women are silly Taylor Swift-loving subhumans who don’t deserve healthcare, and sex a joyless chore. If you’re not […]
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Today in Tween Girls Rule the World: Tween Takes Down Utah Congressman Chaffetz
If you need a pick-me-up today, watch this. As you may have heard, a town hall put on by Utah Republican congressman Jason Chaffetz was inundated by over a thousand people involved with the Indivisible movement last night. In his defense, Chaffetz hung tough with the boisterous crowd—but he was totally schooled by an environment-loving […]
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New National Poll Says Americans are Just About Ready to Impeach Trump
“You guys are really starting to hurt my feelings.” Win McNamee / Getty Public Policy Polling—who released this very illuminating poll two weeks ago—has been very busy as of late, gauging the nation’s temperature on how they feel about our new president and how he and his cohorts in the GOP are doing. The answer, […]
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Oh No, You Guys, I Think I Might Be an Alpha Woman
I think you mean “values.” “Society is creating a new crop of alpha women who are unable to love” is the headline of a Fox News hate-read making the rounds on many a feminist social media feed right now. Written by Suzanne Venker, it is a garbage article about how women who act too strong […]
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Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue Captures the Tenor of a Country at War with Itself
Jimmy Garcia and Cristi Miles in Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue. David Kinder I know you’re scared of your Twitter feed right now, and I have the cure: Go see Pulitzer winner/Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborator Quiara Alegría Hudes’ play Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue at Profile Theatre. “BUT MEGAN,” you say. “I AM NOT A MILLION YEARS OLD […]
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“Who Put Ham in My Dannon©?” (by Stephen K. Bannon)
GETTY / DREW ANGERER Phew! What… a… day! Let me tell you, it’s super tiring to secretly run the country from behind the scenes. That’s why I love the refreshing, delicious taste of Dannon© Yogurt. It’s the perfect pick-me-up after a long day of shaping foreign policy through the lens of white nationalism, and… wait. […]
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By Silencing Elizabeth Warren, Mitch McConnell Accidentally Gave Democrats a Gift
Confidential to MITCH: Debate is SUPPOSED to happen here. istock / OlegAlbinsky It looks like Senate Majority Leader Mitch “Patron Saint of Creepy Paternalism” McConnell bit off a little more than he could chew when he and GOP leaders in the Senate silenced Elizabeth Warren during last night’s debate over attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, […]
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Before Nordstrom Cut Ties with Ivanka, Its Three Presidents Sent This Memo About the Muslim Ban to Employees
LEV RADIN / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM As we reported yesterday, Nordstrom severed its relationship from Ivanka Trump’s brand of shoes and handbags. The company defended the move as apolitical—one made purely because of “performance” issues—amid a Trump products boycott campaign called #GrabYourWallet. But while the decision to drop Ivanka Trump from the store may have been based […]
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Male Executives Will Advise the “President” on Women’s Issues, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Trump’s response to massive calls for gender equality? Quality time with men. Doug Brown Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, is meeting with advisors from corporate America today to advise him on key issues, reports the Wall Street Journal. The experts advising the Bruised Ego in Chief on “women in the […]
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Neil Gorsuch’s Record on Reproductive Rights is Awful and He Must Be Stopped
It’s the left’s turn to be obstructionist pests. Let’s not squander it. Doug Brown Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, wants to put Colorado judge Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court. I keep seeing headlines that are like “OMG do we even know he’s bad on abortion, who can say?” Well! […]