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Why marijuana opposition will hurt the GOP for years to come
CJ Werleman
Republicans from Rick Perry to Chris Christie have voiced their opposition to legalization. That could mean trouble
The 5 most egregious antiabortion proposals of 2014 (so far)
Katie McDonough
It's barely two months into the new year, but lawmakers have already introduced a startling number of restrictions
The matter with Kansas now: The Tea Party, the 1 percent and delusional Democrats
Thomas Frank
Democrats believe demographics alone will defeat the Tea Party. It's a smug fantasy: Economic populism's the answer
The GOP’s huge 2014 problem: The religious right is still calling the shots
Amanda Marcotte
After the Tea Party insurgency, the war on women became the central tenet of Republican orthodoxy
TED talks think abortion has nothing to do with “justice, inequality and human rights”
Katie McDonough
An official TED talk policy has erased abortion rights from its conferences for close to 30 years
Wendy Davis: “I would have and could have voted” to support a 20-week abortion ban
Katie McDonough
Davis' latest comments reveal the tightrope pro-choice politicians must walk when running in deep red states
How Colorado’s proposed personhood amendment will put pregnant women in danger
Katie McDonough
"This measure would make every pregnant woman the potential perpetrator of a violent crime," says one expert
Ohio abortion law forces pregnant patients to carry dangerous, doomed pregnancies to term
Katie McDonough
"What if [the patient] gets a blood clot? What if she needs a cesarean section?" asks one Ohio doctor
British crisis pregnancy center: Abortion increases women’s “statistical likelihood of child abuse”
Katie McDonough
The London center was also found promoting a false link between abortion and breast cancer, among other lies
Thousands protest North Carolina GOP policies in “Moral March”
Prachi Gupta
An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 rallied for labor, immigration, LGBT and abortion rights
Why the Christian right’s persecution fantasies are so dangerous
Amanda Marcotte
Religious conservative groups invest an insane amount of energy in the myth that they're an oppressed minority
Rand Paul tries to sell social conservatives on libertarianism
Elias Isquith
"'Libertarian' ... doesn't mean 'libertine,'" the Kentucky senator says to the religious right
Inside Ken Ham’s mind: Why the creationist couldn’t sustain a scientific discussion
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig
While Bill Nye wanted a debate about knowledge, the creationist was fixated on something entirely different: ethics
Ken Ham’s radical quackery: Why his debate with Bill Nye on evolution was so maddening
Sean McElwee
In a debate about evolution, Bill Nye argued that the creationist Ham was essentially a cultish leader. He was right
How income inequality is ruining marriage
Naomi Cahn, June Carbone
Republicans want to claim that marriage can solve inequality. In truth, they're entirely missing the point
The Christian right’s 5 most dangerous candidates for Congress
CJ Werleman
Think the current crop of Congressional Republicans is bad? Wait until you get a load of these guys
Too poor for pop culture
D. Watkins
Where I live in East Baltimore, everything looks like "The Wire" and nobody cares what a "selfie" is
The accident that killed me
Su Meck
Thanks to a freak occurrence, I remember nothing of my first 22 years. The person I had been is lost and gone
Louisiana officials drop “emergency” abortion regulations that would have shuttered clinics across the state
Katie McDonough
A previous version of the regulations included a 30-day waiting period for women seeking abortion
The 1 percent wins again: The system’s so fixed that a global class war is only a dream
Michael Lind
No, there won’t be a global campaign against global inequality. The wealthy have written the rules to guarantee it
Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In organization celebrates anti-feminist GOP congresswoman
Katie McDonough
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was heralded as a trailblazer by Lean In, but doesn't support equal pay or reproductive rights
7 ways the Christian right makes bullying its primary agenda
Amanda Marcotte
From abortion-clinic harassment to mocking transgender students, far-right zealots are actually encouraging abuse
Abortion rate drops to lowest level since Roe v. Wade
Katie McDonough
Researchers attribute the decline in part to expanded access to reliable contraception
10 worst right-wing moments of the week: Grammy weddings edition
Janet Allon
Kirk Cameron freaks out over the Grammys, while Rand Paul suggests it's time to punish single mothers
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