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METRO | Women’s hygiene heartache in local homeless shelters
Underfunded and undersupplied feminine hygiene products cause serious health risk. By Miranda Mason | The Rag Blog | November 21, 2015 AUSTIN — While life on the streets is far from easy, most people in need know where to go … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminine Hygiene, Homeless Shelters, Homeless Women, Mero, Miranda Mason, Women's Health
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Women vs. the Catholic Church, Round 2
Just whose rights was the Constitution written to protect? It is women, not institutions, who are at the center of this debate. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | January 20, 2014 Exactly whom — or what — do … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Jim Hightower Brings the Lowdown on ‘Poopgate’ and ‘Tinkle-Down’ Economics
Texas populist gadfly Jim Hightower at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, September 13, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Famed Texas populist commentator and political gadfly, Jim Hightower In 30 years, we’ve … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : Texas Sen. Donna Campbell’s Dishonesty on Abortion
Texas Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, speaks to an anti-abortion group outside the state capitol in Austin, Monday, July 1, 2013. Photo by Eric Gay / AP. Extremism trumps libertarian views: Donna Campbell’s dishonesty on abortion Campbell allows her extremist … Continue reading
Anne Lewis : Texas Women Who Misbehave
Texas Sen. Wendy Davis speaks to a crowd of thousands at the Texas State Capitol, Austin, Texas, July 1, 2013. Photo by Phillip Martin / The Frisky. Deep in the heart of Texas: Women who misbehave While pro-life sentiment is … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Anne Lewis, Rick Perry, Texas Democrats, Texas Legislature, Texas Politics, War on Women, Wendy Davis, Women's Health
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Ted McLaughlin : Wendy Davis, Energized Dems Deal Blow to Texas GOP and War on Women
Pro-choice demonstrators at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Sunday, June 23, 2013. More than 1,000 packed the place on Sunday and the numbers kept growing during the week. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. A new day … Continue reading
Marilyn Katz : What Every Woman Should Know (About Paul Ryan)
Rep. Paul Ryan faces moderator Martha Raddatz in the vice presidential debate. Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP / GettyImages.One sure thing:What every woman should know Paul Ryan has voted 59 times to support legislation that ranges from declaring a … Continue reading
Mary Tuma : Family Planning Cuts Force Texas Clinic Closures
Image from Austinist.New England Journal of Medicine: Family planning cuts inTexas force clinic closures Low-income women are being hit hardest by the legislative cutbacks, the study’s authors note. By Mary Tuma / The American Independent / October 2, 2012 Deep … Continue reading
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Tagged Birth Control, Family Planning, Mary Tuma, Planned Parenthood, Texas Legislature, Texas Politics, Women's Health
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Marilyn Katz : The Ties That Bind Paul Ryan and Todd Akin
Graphic from Eclectablog.Paul Ryan and Todd Akin: The ties that bind Rape-denier Todd Akin is right in line with the GOP’s staunchly anti-abortion platform. And so is Ryan. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | August 22, 2012 Republicans, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Marilyn Katz, Paul Ryan, Republican Party, Todd Akin, War on Women, Women's Health
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Ted McLaughlin : The GOP’s Biggest Mistake
Mike Luckovich political cartoon from The Friends of Jake.GOP’s biggest mistake:The anti-woman agenda By Ted McLaughlin | The Rag Blog | April 3, 2012 I can understand some of the actions of Republicans, even though I vociferously disagree with them. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Conservative Politics, Misogyny, Republican Party, Ted McLaughlin, Women's Health
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Ken Handel : Father Still Knows Best
Father knew best back then (Robert Young and Lauren Chapin from the hit television, sitcom, Father Knows Best, 1959), and apparently still does. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Father still knows best U.S. women earn less, have minimal leadership clout, and are … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Abortion Rights, Conservative Politics, Ken Handel, Misogyny, Sexual Politics, Women's Health
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Alice Embree : Women are ‘Seeing Red’ in Texas
“Seeing Red” organizer Marcia Ball, center, with Emily Haas, left, and novelist Sarah Bird at the Texas State Capitol. Photo by Susan Crews Bailey / Facebook. ‘Seeing Red’: The Texas Taliban’s war on women By Alice Embree | The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Marcia Ball, Seeing Red, Texas Legislature, Women's Health, Women's Movement
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