Author: media girl

The litmus test … for so-called liberals

The perception in most circles is that the Supreme Court’s Roe precedent is the front line to reproductive rights. The perception is that, until Roe  is overturned — which many expect will eventually happen,...

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Whose government is it, anyway?

(Cross-posted from mediagirl.org) Some 25 years ago, the Democratic Party did something precipitous: they abandoned progressive values in a political gambit to ride the coattails of the conservatism that was sweeping the...

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Can we talk about the URGENT Niger story?

No, I’m not talking about Wilson’s trip. If you are not restricted to USA media and the blogosphere for news, you’ll know already that I’m talking about the 3.6 million people about to starve to death...

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Scolding the constituents

I, as many Americans, had the distinct pleasure of being scolded by Senator Reid. In case you missed it on C-SPAN or the news, he admonished people with opinions to, in essence, STFU and wait for the Senate confirmation hearings...

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