5 religious leaders who became outspoken atheists
For a small subset of religious believers, quitting their faith is one of the hardest choices of their lives
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 12:44 PM UTC 175Life AlterNet, Atheism, Agnosticism
Amanda Marcotte
Life AlterNet, Atheism, Agnosticism
11 heinous lies conservatives are teaching America’s schoolchildren
The right has a new plan to capture the country's youth vote: Take over public school curriculums
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:34 PM UTC 128Life AlterNet, Texas, Conservatism
“Juno” isn’t the average abortion
Forty years after Roe v. Wade, why do we still think of white middle-class women as the typical abortion patients?
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 4:28 PM UTC 17All Salon The American Prospect, Juno
Scientists hate the GOP for a reason
Arizona State's Daniel Sarewitz says his colleagues should support more Republicans. They may not have the luxury
Friday, Jan 11, 2013 5:15 PM UTC 112Politics The American Prospect, Science
It’s not the guns, it’s the culture
If progressives want to stick it to the NRA, they can start by calling for restrictions on gun advertising
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 3:03 PM UTC 35Politics The American Prospect, NRA, Guns
No justice for congressman’s girlfriend-abusing son
Patrick Moran's legal slap on the wrist illustrates everything wrong with the way we handle domestic violence
Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 6:07 PM UTCPolitics The American Prospect
More babies won’t save the economy
Instead of pressuring women to have more children, we should really be investing in the ones we already have
Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 3:54 PM UTCPolitics The American Prospect
Obama needs to make fixing Plan B his plan A
Women got the president reelected. He should repay them by making the contraception drug available over the counter
Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 7:33 PM UTCPolitics Abortion, Barack Obama
Conservatives’ crisis of confidence
Weeks after the election, the right is still lashing out. Are Republicans doomed to their own echo chamber?
Saturday, Nov 17, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 38Politics Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
Chill out, it’s just a costume
Mocking oversexed Halloween outfits has become a feminist tradition. Maybe it's time we let it go
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 2:25 PM UTC 14Life Sex, Halloween, Feminism
Todd Akin, right-wing hero
The Republican Senate candidate in Missouri doesn't just spew anti-abortion rhetoric, he acts on it
Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 19Politics Abortion, The American Prospect
Jennifer Rubin’s wacky notions of feminism
The Washington Post writer's attack on Hillary Clinton over Benghazi reveals what a retrograde shill she really is
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 8:45 PM UTC 19Politics Arnold Schwarzenegger, Feminism
The 8 best countries to be an atheist
In many places around the world, this is an unprecedented era of freedom and social acceptance for non-believers
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012 2:55 PM UTC 98Life AlterNet, Atheism, Japan, France
The GOP: Party of quacks
How the antiabortion movement taught the Republican Party to hate science
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012 6:35 PM UTC 55Politics Republican Party, GOP, Science
Akin’s eager apologists
Todd Akin told two lies, and one of them has plenty of supporters in the media and on the right
Monday, Aug 20, 2012 4:48 PM UTC 72Politics Abortion, Legitimate rape, Rape
Athletes don’t wear heels
Women at the world's top sporting event are shaking off pressure to be feminine in the public eye
Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 20Entertainment The American Prospect
1 Flesh pushes condomless sex
Christian group's slick marketing takes on birth control
Friday, Jul 13, 2012 2:06 PM UTC 23Politics AlterNet, Christianity
As America grows more polarized, conservatives increasingly reject science and rational thought
The Tea Party has intensified social pressure on conservative-leaning Americans to shun science and academia
Monday, Jun 18, 2012 2:49 PM UTC 168Politics AlterNet
Justice for John Edwards
I worked for him briefly -- and the FBI asked me about his case. Why I'm glad he's not going to jail
Thursday, May 31, 2012 8:34 PM UTC 53Politics John Edwards
Christianity’s anti-gay stance backfires
American churches' opposition to gay rights is out of touch with young people -- and it's costing them believers
Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:37 PM UTC 89Life AlterNet
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Amanda Marcotte is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer and journalist. She's published two books and blogs regularly at Pandagon, RH Reality Check and Slate's Double X.
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