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Texas GOPer defends Wendy Davis against attacks from Rush Limbaugh and the right
Elias Isquith
"If this involved a man running for office, none of this would ever come up," said a former GOP colleague
Kentucky legislator equates abortion to domestic violence
Sarah Gray
Forty-one years later, Roe v. Wade is being dismantled in many states by amendments like State Rep. Joe Fischer's
Supreme Court to decide if political groups can lie in advertising
Steven Rosenfeld
American democracy has been dying a death by 1,000 paper cuts. Will that trend continue?
The real problem with the American right: Aging, white radicals
Brian Beutler
Everyone knows the GOP has been unable to moderate its image or agenda. But less understood is the true reason why
Brain drain: Sean Hannity threatens to leave New York over Gov. Cuomo’s comments on right-wing extremists
Elias Isquith
Gov. Cuomo said "extreme conservatives ... have no place in the state of New York." Predictably, Hannity flips
Wendy Davis is not Chris Christie
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The right pounces on discrepancies in her bio, but they're still not Bridgegate
British pol’s claim that gay marriage causes floods prompts hilarious weather forecast
Lindsay Abrams
"There are warnings of gays in Viking, Forties, southeast Iceland and Bongo Bongo land"
10 worst right-wing moments of the week — reefer madness edition
Janet Allon
Ted Nugent takes things to a really racist place, while Nancy Grace voices some dubious theories about pot
The right’s dog-whistle trick: How it exploits racism to rip apart the social safety net
Sean McElwee
Conservatives use coded racial appeals to win very specific policy goals, law professor Ian Haney Lopez explains
Jenny Slate brings humor to “Obvious Child,” an honest rom-com about abortion
Prachi Gupta
Gillian Robespierre's directorial debut stars the "SNL" alumna, Gabe Liedman, David Cross and Richard Kind
Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman and Richard Kind on stand-up, improv and Jerry Seinfeld
Prachi Gupta
While promoting new indie flick "Obvious Child," the comics opened up about failure and self love in comedy
Federal court permanently blocks North Carolina’s narrated ultrasound law
Katie McDonough
The court called the law an "impermissible attempt" to coerce women against accessing abortion
Robert Reich: Red-state voters are paralyzed by economic anxieties
Robert Reich
The former secretary of labor explains why so many Americans vote against their own self-interests
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback compares abortion to slavery
Katie McDonough
Brownback made the offensive comparison during his State of the State remarks
Republican lawmaker uses “thoughts of God himself” in speech denouncing abortion
Katie McDonough
Step aside, Rand Paul! Michigan Rep. Tim Walberg just plagiarized God
The evangelical campaign against birth control is really about Obama
Rob Shryock
For three decades, the anti-contraception movement failed to catch on with evangelicals. That changed in 2011
“Most days, I feel like we’re going backwards”
Katie McDonough
Abortion doctors speak out on the rollback of Roe: "It’s 41 years later and we are still fighting tooth and nail"
House passes spending bill to fund the government until the fall
Andrew Taylor
The $1.1 trillion bill passed by an overwhelming margin, 359-67
Tea Party Senate candidate compares being pregnant to having cancer
Elias Isquith
After a failed attempt in 2010, Ken Buck's running for Senate again. Problem: He still sounds totally sexist
Fox News’ greatest failure: Roger Ailes, Chris Christie and the quest for a Republican president
Gabriel Sherman
Fox honcho Roger Ailes started 2012 dreaming of a Christie presidency. By the end, his dreams had become nightmares
On Israel, diversity and media: Eric Alterman addresses his recent disputes
Charles R. Davis
“If they had said the Nation has too many black people writing about civil rights, wouldn’t people object?”(UPDATE)
How Texas’ abortion law scares women out of seeking care
Katie McDonough
What's lost in the numbers about women who will be denied care are those who may be too discouraged to even try
Congratulations, Louisiana. You are the worst state in the country for reproductive freedom
Katie McDonough
Louisiana tops Americans United for Life's list of states that "protect life in law," followed by Texas and others
Supreme Court won’t hear case that could have reopened Roe v. Wade
Katie McDonough
The high court declined to hear a case on Arizona's 20-week ban, but the matter is far from settled, experts say
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