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A truly awesome video of Howard University men educating us on racial profiling. Obama administration officials say they’re confident that despite what folks are saying, the health care mandate will...
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What “Obamacare” will bring you the day after tomorrow
While we won’t see the fruits of some of Obama’s Affordable Care Act until 2014, a regulation goes into effect on August 1 guaranteeing certain free reproductive health care services. Check out this...
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Birth control coverage under health reform law akin to 9/11 and Pearl Harbor?
Some lovely Republican lawmakers think so, including Rep. Mike Kelly, pictured above. I think it goes without saying that if you think ensuring women’s access to preventative health services is the...
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Breaking: Health care law protects against gender identity discrimination
The Affordable Care Act, aka Health care reform, aka Obamacare, aka that thing the Supreme Court said was constitutional, includes a ban on sex discrimination in federally-funded health services. In...
View ArticleWatch: Nurses offer some real talk on Obamacare
The quick and dirty breakdown of one of the most significant laws affecting our generation in 90 seconds. h/t Upworthy Update: Transcript after the jump thanks to commenter Katie. Transcript: “The...
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Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet
Protests continue in Turkey. [Image via] An NYU/UNM prof doesn’t want fat PhD students. Five reasons you should love Brittney Griner. A powerful narrative of responding to rape with power, not...
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Missouri lawmaker sues to personally exempt his family from the contraception...
Missouri state Rep. Paul Wieland and his wife used to opt out coverage for contraception, sterilization, and abortion services in their state insurance plan. But under Obamacare, the plan is required...
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Men don’t have to hate women to benefit from sexism. Bustle founder Bryan Goldberg apologizes a little. White is the new white. Ladies, Cornell Fetch is just trying to help. Negotiating multiple...
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What you need to know about the government shutdown
Image via PolicyMic A small faction of the Republican party in the House of Representatives has finally done what they’ve always wanted: shut down the government. As of midnight, the federal government...
View ArticleAre you Out2Enroll?
Today is National Coming Out Day, a complicated event that inspires many and worries others who find the narrative constricting or shaming. But, whatever your feelings about the standard coming out...
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Dear Journalists: Your privilege is clouding your perspective on Obamacare...
Via MSNBC If I see one more journalist symbolically log on to the Obamacare website, I’m going to scream. If you’re making faux calls into the call center, only to complain about the lack of hold...
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Video of the Day: Democrat asks Republican “are you REALLY serious”
This video of a Democratic Congressman schooling a Republican Congressman over lying about Obamacare is simultaneously infuriating and amazing. You have to watch Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) respond to...
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“Oklahomans brag that theirs has become the reddest state.” Living with breast cancer at 26. The difference between Malala and Nabila. The 5 billion dollar food stamp cut is reverberating across the...
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Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet
By Katie and Syreeta Next time someone says people who can’t find a job are just lazy, ask them to take a look at this chart. Support Marissa Alexander who is in jail for defending herself from her...
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Forget the headlines: Here are 5 fundamental facts about Obamacare (with...
1. You have until December 15th to sign up. I’m currently uninsured and I’ve gone onto the New York exchange to compare my options. Like I’ve said before, I had 124 choices, so going through them is...
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The importance of ENDA. A must-read from Janet Mock: “Why I chose silence on Trans Day of Remembrance.” Do you want to orgasm every time? “Rest is a luxury for the rich.” Melissa Harry-Perris was not...
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Breaking: Supreme Court will decide if companies can deny their workers...
The Supreme Court announced it will rule on two cases asking that companies be allowed to deny workers insurance coverage for contraception if it violates the corporation owners’ beliefs. Let’s hope...
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Check out WITNESS’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, featuring videos on how to conduct interviews with sexual assault survivors. On the 56th anniversary of Rosa Parks’...
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Compiled by Alexandra and Jos We’ve got less than two weeks until the end of our Kickstarter campaign, Feministing #TimesTen. Can you help us reach our stretch goal? Don’t sanitize Nelson Mandela. Six...
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Video: How Obamacare is a win for women
Back when the media was in a frenzy over the Obamacare Web site “glitches,” I wrote a post about how they were missing the point. Access to affordable healthcare is life changing and once the Web site...
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