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Warped Perceptions of “Pro-Choice”

by Cara August 19, 2008

I have to say that I’m getting really annoyed with claims that the new Democratic Party Platform is purposely appealing to conservative, anti-choice voters because of the language it contains supporting a woman’s right to have a child. Like this article from The New Republic, which is on the website’s front page called “Why Pro-Lifers [...]

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The Democratic Party Platform: A Feminist Document?

by Cara August 13, 2008

That’s what Dana Goldstein argues. I personally wouldn’t go so far, but I do have to say that I’m very pleasantly surprised. From Dana: The draft of the Democratic Party platform, principally written by Obama’s Senate policy director, the estimable Karen Kornbluh, is a remarkably feminist document, one befitting of a political party that, this [...]

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Welcoming Governor Paterson

by Cara March 18, 2008

What did everyone think of New York Governor David Paterson’s inaugural speech? (transcript and video.) Due to the whole not having a computer thing, I haven’t had the time to read other blog reactions. I did listen to a majority of the speech on the radio (I had somewhere to be) and read the part [...]

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