feminist blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the current issue of Black Oak Presents, Chris Lempa’s “The Criminalization of a Generation” includes a lot of excellent points about sexting and similar issues in the US. It is of course absurd to make “[m]inors taking provocative pictures of themselves” a criminal offense. Sex and sexuality should not be demonized or banned; sex [...]
DCist (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Photo: Paul Kolnik It's summer, which means it's time for glossy, eye-popping, multi-million dollar blockbusters. And those aren't just limited to movie screens. The touring production of the wildly popular, multiple Tony-nominated musical adaptation of Alice Walker's now-classic novel The Color Purple is in D.C. for the next month, and is just as jaw-dropping a spectacle as anything Hollywood has...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
The immigration raids of the Bush administration that have continued with Obama’s administration may be changing. The era of federal agents busting into shop floors and deporting undocumented workers is being substituted by a new effort to use fines and civil sanctions, making the employer responsible, rather than the workers themselves. The new effort, exemplified by the way immigration officials...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Not only are the freemasons a bit weird, but they’re also a bit racist. The admittance of Victor Marshall, a 26-year-old African American, to a chapter in Atlanta last year caused many Georgian freemasons to seek to revoke the charter of Marshall’s chapter, sparking a legal battle over equality that points to the pure malarky of a “post-racial” world. The Guardian: There is...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Since President Barack Obama in his recent Cairo speech made a tut-tutting remark about countries that restricted wearing religious garb in school, the controversy over the Muslim burqa has resumed in Europe. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries July 1, 2009 Suddenly, a Trillion Dollars Is Too Expensive? July 1, 2009 Warming Up a New Politics? July 1, 2009 Political Foolishness and Teen Pregnancy July...
Drunk at idrunk.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
From my pal Lisa Derrick: Family Values? Red States Lead in Divorce, Teen Pregnancy & Online Porn What is astounding is a New York Times chart which takes politicians out of a mix & breaks it down into a values that a Right espouses: Anti-divorce, anti-porn & anti-teen sex. Well gosh, even with my admittedly & [...]
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Homosexual relations between consenting adults are no longer considered criminal in India, thanks to a court ruling that overturned a long-standing federal law. The BBC rounded up some reactions from Indian citizens after news of the judgment broke around the country. BBC: Shiv Prakash Maurya, student, Allahabad I don’t agree with the court ruling. There is no homosexuality in India, it’s...
Getting Better (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Being the first group of parents to have to have to parent an all digital generation of kids, it's no wonder our brains go on overload trying to sort out not only how to use all things digital but keep our developing kids safe and thriving in their ever digital lives. I talked about these issues today on Fox25 Boston and highlighted the new social media and sexting tips out from the American Academy...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Michigan from 1992 to 2007 experienced improvements in rates of teenage pregnancies, smoking among pregnant women, and six other indicators of maternal and infant health, though there was an increase in out-of-wedlock births and low-birthweight infants, according to a Michigan League for Human Services report issued Tuesday, the Detroit News reports.
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
The senators who now claim we cannot afford to spend a trillion dollars to make long overdue changes in health care know exactly what that amount can buy. They know because they have spent it, year after year, on military misadventures and subsidies to big banks and corporations. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries July 1, 2009 Warming Up a New Politics? July 1, 2009 Political Foolishness and Teen...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
That some highly vulnerable Democrats in the House were willing to face tens of thousands of dollars worth of Republican attack ads as the price of supporting a bill to curb global warming is the untold story of what, so far, is the year’s most dramatic legislative showdown. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries July 1, 2009 Warming Up a New Politics? July 1, 2009 Political Foolishness and Teen...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
The decline in contraceptive use may cheer those who have promoted faith-inspired school curricula, but now we have sad and clear evidence that political foolishness among adults is leading to foolish and harmful behavior among kids. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries July 1, 2009 Warming Up a New Politics? July 1, 2009 Political Foolishness and Teen Pregnancy July 1, 2009 Getting Old in the Land...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
As a society, and as individuals, we are woefully unprepared for aging, even when it’s our parents. About 34 million Americans provide at least some of the care for frail, aging family members, and yet we don’t see it as a normal, predictable part of the life cycle. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries July 1, 2009 Warming Up a New Politics? July 1, 2009 Political Foolishness and Teen Pregnancy...
tech news feeds (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - With cell phones becoming more prevalent among teens, concerns over how to regulate their usage among young people is emerging. "Sexting" -- sending nude pictures via text message -- is becoming more common, with 20 percent of teens admitting to sexting, according to a recent nationwide survey .
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
A Colorado Springs resident stars in Thursday night's episode of "16 and Pregnant," a new MTV reality show that seeks to tell "very real, true stories" about teen pregnancy and motherhood.
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parisius | 02/07/2009
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