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Posted by Miranda Spencer March 5th, 2010 |
This past Thursday (March 4), I saw a special, one-night-only nationwide screening of “Half the Sky.” The film, based on a staged event at NYU last fall, is in turn based on the book of the same title by NY Times reporters Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn. It featured readings […]
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Posted by Laura Flanders July 2nd, 2009 |
GRITtv has until Midnight, Sunday, July 5, to raise $5,000! Help Independent Media this Independence Day!
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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner June 1st, 2009 |
Quick hit: If you have Free Speech TV, tune in to Grit TV with Laura Flanders tonight at 8pmEST for a more in-depth discussion of the murder of Dr. George Tiller than you’ll find in most media accounts. Or, watch the segment here:
The segment — titled “What Should Change in Wake of Tiller Murder?” […]
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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner May 31st, 2009 |
With outrage rising at today’s widely reported murder of doctor George Tiller at his church, many news outlets are reporting this crime as if it were a completely unpredictable aberration. As if this cold-blooded killing of this abortion provider for political purposes is somehow unthinkable.
A lesson from the Wayback Machine could be illuminating for […]
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Posted by Miranda Spencer April 22nd, 2009 |
“A Cleaner, Greener Planet,” a blog post from Aparna Krishnaswamy and Elizabeth Arndorfer’s blog at RH RealityCheck, says it all:
Earth Day never used to be a day when reproductive health organizations were particularly busy. But on this April 22nd, 2009, things are looking very different.
Reproductive health, rights and justice organizations across the […]
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Posted by Guest Blogger April 3rd, 2009 |
By Guest Blogger Julie Hollar
Last week, at the WAM!09 panel on “Women & the Economic Crisis: Getting Beyond the Corporate Media Narrative,” I highlighted the hack job corporate media did on the family planning provision that had been included in the original economic stimulus plan.
Below is more on that story, from the brand new […]
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Posted by Guest Blogger March 12th, 2009 |
By Guest Blogger Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser
When Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets, a media firestorm erupted. First came stories playing on the well-worn “wow factor,” highlighting the medical curiosity. Initial headlines were simple, exemplified by this UK Times story: “American Woman Gives Birth to Live Octuplets.” The AP’s piece, posted on Fox News’ […]
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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner November 5th, 2008 |
REAL TIME UPDATE, 7:15pm: CNW is dealing with technical difficulties with the live feminist town hall forum. Right now, the video playing below is previously recorded video from various public forums prior to the election. There is a live chat going on that you can take part in via Mogulus, but stay tuned […]
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Posted by Mikhaela Reid October 22nd, 2008 |
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This cartoon is of course based on a real quote from John McCain during the last debate:
‘Just again, the example of the eloquence of Sen. Obama. He’s health for the mother. You know, that’s been stretched by the pro-abortion movement in America to mean almost anything. That’s the extreme pro-abortion position, […]
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Posted by Guest Blogger October 3rd, 2008 |
By Guest Blogger Ruth Rosen
Astonishing. Women are more than half the population. Yet the vice-presidential debate, which featured a woman running for the VP, and moderated by a respected female journalist, barely even mentioned any of the issues that concern female voters.
Amazingly, it was Sarah Palin who uttered the words “women’s rights” as part of […]