Pam Spaulding passes on the Onion-like news that Sen. Liddy Dole wants to rename a bill to reauthorize AIDS treatment funding in honor of Jesse Helms. Dole wants to call the legislation “The Tom Lantos, Henry J. Hyde and Jesse Helms United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008.” Other […]
Ann Friedman
Ann Friedman is a columnist for New York magazine’s website and for the Columbia Journalism Review. She also makes pie charts for The Hairpin and Los Angeles magazine. Her work has appeared in ELLE, Esquire, Newsweek, The Observer, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. She lives in Los Angeles, but travels so often the best place to find her is online at annfriedman.com.
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MISINFORMED CONSENT.
Today the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court injunction, allowing South Dakota’s “informed consent” legislation to take effect. The legislation requires doctors to inform women seeking abortions that the procedure “ends a human life.” In the 7-4 decision, the dissenters say the law meddles with doctors’ rights because the state is forcing […]
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I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER.
Over at his new place, Spencer points out that the latest iteration of the bill to create an amendment “protecting” the institution of marriage is cosponsored by none other than David Vitter and Larry Craig. What with the election going on and all, I’m sure everyone’s forgotten all about last summer, when they were both […]
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Beyond Hillary: Strength in Numbers
The Year of the Woman was 16 years ago, and the number of women in elected office has flatlined. Herewith, some ideas on how to build a critical mass of female officeholders.
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REJECTING CODPIECE POLITICS.
Like Dana, I’ve been pleased with how Barack Obama has refused to play the gender card. And looking at the growing support for Obama among women, it’s clear that I’m not the only woman who is comfortable voting for a male politician who doesn’t conform to gender stereotypes. A few commenters are worried that Obama’s […]
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Beyond Hillary: 7 Democratic Women to Watch
Profiles of the next generation of progressive women political leaders.
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NEAR, FAR, WHEREEEEEEVER YOU ARE…
I really don’t understand why John McCain is appealing to Hillary Clinton supporters by touting his love for ABBA. Shouldn’t he be declaring his slavish devotion to Celine Dion? He could rework some of her hits to inform Clintonites of his views on women’s rights. I’m sure a remake titled “I Know That Your Fetus […]
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LIFE IN THE FLOPHOUSE.
On the heels of the New York Times article on the DC bloggerati, check out our assistant web editor Sam Boyd — along with TAP contributors Matt Yglesias, Spencer Ackerman, and Kriston Capps — in this video on Current TV. They go to coffee shops! They watch primary returns! They blog! They get embarrassed! (Says […]
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ELLEN MALCOLM CALLS THE NARAL ENDORSEMENT “DISRESPECTFUL.”
On the heels of NARAL’s endorsement of Obama today, Ellen Malcolm of EMILY’s List made the following statement in a press release: “I think it is tremendously disrespectful to Sen. Clinton – who held up the nomination of a FDA commissioner in order to force approval of Plan B and who spoke so eloquently during […]
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SO… WHEN CAN WE EXPECT MCCAIN’S DENUCIATION OF JOHN HAGEE?
Like Glenn Greenwald, I’m a wee bit sick of hearing about Jeremiah Wright. But if liberal bloggers find themselves absolutely compelled to continue discussing Obama‘s pastor, the least they can do is ensure every Wright post includes a mention of McCain‘s cozy relationship with John Hagee. Sarah Posner writes, in this week’s FundamentaList: While Wright […]