Your birth control has a simple job: It should prevent pregnancy, treat any of the conditions that birth control is prescribed for, AND IT SHOULD BE RIGHT FOR YOU. Fiona Avocado Related: Portland’s Resistance & Solidarity Calendar From the late-night Senate vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act to attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions’ demonstrated […]
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The Trump Resistance Playbook
A Guide to Not Only Surviving, But Taking Successful Action in the Time of Trump
A guide to not only surviving, but taking successful action in the time of Trump.
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So You’re Going to Protest…
Here’s How to Do It the Smart Way.
SO YOU’RE GOING to protest. Maybe the risk of a collapse of the Republic and nuclear weapons in the hands of a narcissistic, rapey reality TV host have you itching to make your voice heard. Marching down the street, you’re waving a sign, chanting with the crowd, and taking selfies—and then you see a wall […]
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Upcoming Protest, Resistance, and Solidarity Events
Where to March, Demonstrate, and Learn During and After Inauguration Day
Where to march, demonstrate and learn during and after Inauguration Day.
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Fighting Fascism on a Budget
Five Ways to Resist When You’re Broke
Five ways to resist when you’re broke.
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How to Contact Your Elected Officials
Don’t Let Them Get Complacent in Opposing Trump
Don’t let elected officials get complacent in opposing Trump—let ’em know how you feel.
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Thanks, Obama
Favorite Presidential Moments from the Last Eight Years
Favorite Presidential moments from the last eight years.
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The Abortion Rate is the Lowest It’s Been Since the ’70s. It’ll Probably Go Up Again with the GOP in Power
SAY IT WITH ME NOW: Birth control makes abortion rates go down. Birth control makes abortion rates go down. Birth control— istock / areeya_ann Here’s NPR: The report by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports legalized abortion, puts the rate at 14.6 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) in 2014. […]
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Megyn Kelly, Donald Trump, and Angry Men Who Don’t Understand Journalism
I read it so you don’t have to. Over the holidays, I read Megyn Kelly’s memoir, Settle for More. I’m not proud of this, and I felt weird reading Kelly’s book in public—like I should probably have donned Handmaid’s Tale lady-blinders, or Chloe Sevigny’s chaste outfits from Big Love, the better to signal the shitty […]
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Wingnut Rep. Steve King Just Introduced a Congressional Bill to Ban Abortion Nationwide
istock / jcarillet First they came for our health insurance, and now they’re coming for our doctors. Here’s Rewire: Rep. Steve King (R-IA) on Thursday introduced the first federal “heartbeat bill” modeled on a failed Ohio attempt to end legal abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy—before many people know they’re pregnant. “Heartbeat […]
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Want to Know What’s Going on with the Portland Women’s March? Listen to the Organizers
Doug Brown I’ve been hearing a lot about the Portland chapter of the Women’s March on Washington lately—first, because the event’s original organizers weren’t addressing concerns from queer participants and participants of color, and later, when a change in leadership brought folks of color on board to organize the whole thing, resulting in some tough, […]
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About That L.L. Bean Tweet
The president-elect tweeted his full-throated support of an American business this morning: Thank you to Linda Bean of L.L.Bean for your great support and courage. People will support you even more now. Buy L.L.Bean. @LBPerfectMaine— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2017 For those who didn’t grow up in the Northeast, L.L. Bean is a […]