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Guns are cuddly security blankets: How the media helps right-wing gun nuts push propaganda
Amanda Marcotte
The Washington Post "fact checks" Obama on guns. But he was right: More guns lead to more gun deaths
Carly Fiorina, please get over yourself: No, liberal women aren’t surprised that anti-feminist women exist
Amanda Marcotte
Fiorina is just the latest in a long history of anti-feminist women. Her outrage and her gloating makes no sense
This is why the gun nuts win: An Oregon sheriff’s nutty conspiracy theories explains the GOP’s impotence
Amanda Marcotte
The fantasy lives of gun lovers, such as Oregon sheriff John Hanlin, are why we can't address gun violence.
Hillary Clinton loses her cool: The Savannah Guthrie question she needs a better answer for — and fast
Amanda Marcotte
"If you’re blaming the Republicans, some might wonder how genuine is that apology?"
Crippling fear of female sexuality: What’s really behind the GOP’s Planned Parenthood witch hunt
Sean Illing
This crusade isn't about saving money or protecting life. It's rooted in something far more base
America loves a bully: The sadistic streak that explains the popularity of Donald Trump (and Bill O’Reilly and Ann Coulter)
Amanda Marcotte
With his private jets and trophy wives, the Donald is straight out of central casting -- and we can't look away
Kim Davis is the new face of the religious right: Angry, marginalized and increasingly desperate
Amanda Marcotte
As their numbers dwindle and their cultural influence wanes, Evangelicals are seizing power any way they can
The 12 most ludicrous ideas about women’s health from the GOP field
Amanda Marcotte
Mike Huckabee. Scott Walker. Ben Carson. Each candidate's grasp of basic biology is more tenuous than the next's
The 8 most atheist-friendly countries in the world
Amanda Marcotte
In many places around the world, this is an unprecedented era of freedom and social acceptance for non-believers
The laughable hypocrisy of the GOP’s Trump backlash
Amanda Marcotte
Trump has never disguised his complete and utter contempt for women. Neither has the party now condemning him
Conservative relatives can’t let the Planned Parenthood “scandal” go? Try these talking points
Amanda Marcotte
Remember, the video isn't the point: The right's real goal is to prevent women from having happy, healthy sex lives
5 most absurd conspiracy theories peddled by anti-choice Christians
Amanda Marcotte
Why is the anti-choice movement even taken seriously as a political movement by the media?
What drives the angry man-child to harass women online? The answer is pretty simple
Amanda Marcotte
In short, these guys are bullies -- they want to feel bigger and better than someone else. Here's how it works
Bill Cosby, Loretta Young, Jackie Fuchs: Why the time is right to reckon with rape — even those that happened decades ago
Amanda Marcotte
Until recently, we didn’t have the language to grapple honestly with what happened -- today, rape is just rape
The most terrifying thing about GOP abortion politics: Jeb Bush is considered a *moderate*
Heather Digby Parton
The Planned Parenthood hoax has made one thing abundantly clear: There's no low Republicans won't stoop to
Satanists are masters at trolling conservatives — just ask Megyn Kelly
Amanda Marcotte
If conservatives were smart, they'd ignore Satanists, but they just can't seem to help themselves from engaging
Fox News creates mythical preteen IUD seeker, ignoring the success of school-based reproductive healthcare clinics
Valerie Tarico
Back in the real world, Washington's innovative program for adolescent youth has cut down on unplanned pregnancy
Study: Men overcompensate in gross ways when their masculinity is threatened
Jenny Kutner
Science confirms what we know to be true: Making a dude feel "feminine" is probably going to make him defensive
The “Duck Dynasty” American dream: A cynical self-parody of Southern whiteness, whistling Dixie while Jindal’s Louisiana crumbles
Sonia Saraiya
The Robertsons' biggiest win is proving that clever men playing dumb is a path to success in conservative America
Scott Walker goes Todd Akin: Why Republicans get rape so embarrassingly wrong
Amanda Marcotte
The Wisconsin governor holds rape victims in contempt. It's a party-wide epidemic, with no sign of abating
Jeb’s medieval politics of shame: Upholding a long tradition of keeping women and girls in line
David M. Perry
Cersei's "Game of Thrones" humiliation wasn't some ancient relic—public shaming is alive, political, and even viral
The Nice Guys™ of Litchfield: “Orange Is the New Black” dives into toxic male entitlement
Sonia Saraiya
In the new season we see the back stories of Caputo, Bennett and Healy, as simmering resentments come to a head
The problem with “cool” single women
Sara Eckel
Kate Bolick's new book bravely attempts to reclaim the word "spinster." Here's what it still fails to acknowledge
Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill gives up on “Game of Thrones” over “gratuitous” rape scene
Scott Eric Kaufman
"It was a rocky ride that just ended," she wrote
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