Robot Heart: Sex, Religion, and Politics

“More sexist segments of the public love stories about women...”
— Women need more choice over...

Jul 2nd

Infrastructure for Souls: Tracing the...

Jul 1st

The last person you want shunning birth...

enjoli: I was just saying about birth control, because I got very scared about it the other day...

Jul 1st

“What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars...”
— José Saramago

Jul 1st

Debt is capitalism’s dirty little secret

Jul 1st

Swedish couple raises child gender-free.

Jul 1st

And can I just say...

…anyone who argues that gender is “natural,” when we live in a society that from...

Jun 30th

Swedish couple raises child gender-free.

Jun 30th

“For all the chatter about “judicial activism” …it is so...”
— The Supreme Court’s Ricci...

Jun 30th

“Election Night brought what McCain aides saw as the final...”
— Todd S. Purdum on Sarah Palin...

Jun 30th

“But this is a quite common affliction in our political...”
— Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)

Jun 30th

The Apostate on Intersectionality

Jun 30th

“In preschool, my teacher said, “If you have two or...”
— One of my conservative friends...

Jun 30th

Health Care stories from the United...

chuckmore:abbyjean: ezra says: A few weeks ago, Barack Obama’s Organizing for America put out a...

Jun 30th

psychotherapy: In short, although we say we love religion and marriage, Cherlin notes, “religious...

Jun 30th

Watch

Alone (via Stranahan) (via) About American health care.

Jun 29th

“It’s just a little fucked up that the asshole who swindled...”
— Melissa McEwan (via...

Jun 29th

Rise Of Obesity May Be Chemicals, Not...

buffleheadcabin:ambivalence: [via It’s Time to Learn From Frogs - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com] “This...

Jun 29th

“And after watching a series of scandals unfold, I’ve come to...”
— Paul Krugman (via azspot) ...

Jun 29th

Watch

chuckmore:urg:thepoliticalpartygirl: Fareed Zakaria on Iran. Watch this. now. Would anyone like...

Jun 29th

“Well, what did she expect, getting drunk like that?” isn’t...”
— On rape and men (Oh yes, I’m...

Jun 29th

How To Destroy (Almost) Half the Planet for...

Jun 29th

“A government that will give you a trial before imprisoning...”
— Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)

Jun 28th

“I have never seen a party leadership lose two national...”
— Rahm Emanuel (via...

Jun 27th

Wherein I Explain the Talking Point

jeffmiller: Lots of people have health insurance through their employers.  Most people are not...

Jun 27th

snickerdoodle:peterwknox: Jesus Christ Football Star [God] ...

Jun 26th

Wherein I Account For My Alleged...

jeffmiller: Contrary to the implication above, I do not want to see people go without healthcare....

Jun 26th

“…but remember that the status quo is unsustainable and...”
— The White House’s Peter...

Jun 26th

Healthcare reform and the status quo

squashed: Jeff Miller responds to my post: squashed: “But, if that Barack Obama experiment with...

Jun 26th

“President Obama struggled to explain today whether his...”
— President Obama Questioned...

Jun 26th

The Right's Hate Crimes Opposition in a...

Jun 26th

“McCain is clearly no match for a televised debate with Paul...”
— Meghan McCain Schooled,...

Jun 26th

“For weeks, Michelle Obama had been telling her staff and...”
— A First Lady Who Demands...

Jun 26th

gchoate17:tryingtofollow: It’s Only a Matter of Time |...

Jun 26th

“These arguments will come from the very people who denied...”
— Weaponized Keynesianism - Paul...

Jun 26th

“Like many other upper-class, educated citizens of the new...”
— Jefferson Bible reveals...

Jun 26th

“Can you imagine the reaction if word got out that a...”
— Jefferson Bible reveals...

Jun 25th

“A woman serving a short sentence in a Houston, Texas, jail...”
— Houston police mum on...

Jun 25th

“There is a long history of dudes half-assing their...”
— Tiger Beatdown: John DeVore Is...

Jun 25th

“Speaking as a friend of the writer, not to mention the...”
— ameliamagritte on Why men...

Jun 25th

“Second, perhaps it is time to rethink the idea of constantly...”
— The Love Party - NYTimes.com...

Jun 25th

“Here’s another reason men run around behind the backs of...”
— Why men cheat — his version -...

Jun 25th

Unions aren't so bad...

pinkpolkadots: Got this email yesterday regarding the proposed paycuts (the end is of particular...

Jun 25th

“So, what we have is one perfectly good party for hedge fund...”
— Bill Maher (via azspot) I...

Jun 25th

“As one would expect from a professional member of the...”
— Mark Sanford needs a new faith...

Jun 25th

“Hey guys, how would you like it if I started printing Bibles...”
— Don’t read this version of...

Jun 25th

danielholter:afghanibanani:biteofpythias:notthatkindagay: ...

Jun 24th

“While conservatives attack the symptoms, those who don’t...”
— Dear Sally Kern: Get the Hell...

Jun 24th

“The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Clean Water Act does...”
— Supreme Court Justices Say...

Jun 24th

“II. EDUCATION Preamble: We acknowledge our dependence upon...”
— From the Oklahoma GOP’s...

Jun 24th

“We have a storyline that allows us to justify the inequality...”
— John A. Powell (via azspot)

Jun 24th

“Maybe the Taliban and the ayatollahs will sign....”
— Commenter Mike on Oklahoma...

Jun 24th

“An elitist used to be a person who believed in rule by the...”
— Geoffrey Nunberg (via azspot,...

Jun 24th

On the coming neo-feudalism

Jun 24th

pandorasmittens: Yes, I know this is a Facebook Quiz, of...

Jun 24th

“It’s also reflected in a study cited by Sen. Chuck Grassley,...”
— Americans Demand a Public...

Jun 24th

“Moreover, Jim Crow 2.0 is the logical result of a...”
— Whiny Conservatives: How Dare...

Jun 23rd

Is public option a threat to private...

squashed: jeffmiller writes: Private business do not have a similar coercive way to raise...

Jun 23rd

“Why would it drive private insurance out of business? If...”
— Obama responds to the...

Jun 23rd

“I don’t think it addresses the real problem in the original...”
— Robot Heart: Sex, Religion,...

Jun 23rd

Bashing sororities and perpetuating...

rosasparks: I am READING Pledged… I wasn’t talking specifically to you, but can I...

Jun 23rd

“It is stuck-up to respond to criticisms of sorority culture...”
— ohfortheloveofdog And I...

Jun 23rd

Bashing sororities and perpetuating...

Plus, if we bad mouth them, maybe we can make ourselves feel better about anything bad they may or...

Jun 23rd

“Some of us criticize sororities because most of the sorority...”
— Oh, for the love of dog:...

Jun 23rd

“I don’t see how criticisms of the Greek system and Greek...”
— Oh, for the love of dog: Since...

Jun 23rd

(Trigger warning.)

ohfortheloveofdog: I’ve heard a bunch of stories like that - about supposed “sisters” siding with...

Jun 23rd

“Marijuana remains illegal even though public attitudes are...”
— The Law and Marijuana by Sean...

Jun 23rd

“Agencies that want to compete on quality struggle to remain...”
— Atul Gawande - The Cost...

Jun 23rd

spintree:notthatkindagay: Gay Marriage Debate Flowchart. ...

Jun 23rd

“Some 47 million Americans are uninsured — many because some...”
— Helen Thomas (via azspot)

Jun 23rd

Banning the Burqa in France

Jun 23rd

Banning the Burqa in France

Jun 23rd

no part of this is not awful

katoleary:abbyjean: Police say Leslie Campbell, 48, kidnapped the [14-year-old] teenager in San...

Jun 22nd

77 Congressional Members Call On Obama To...

Jun 22nd

“Across the world, poverty wears a woman’s face. The United...”
— Cherie Blair (via gauntlet)

Jun 22nd

“The fact is that the United States — like nearly every...”
— Orcinus (via azspot) (via...

Jun 22nd

“It all got started during a discussion of George Bush, who...”
— Paul Begala Schools Meghan...

Jun 22nd

“…gay people can and do reproduce. Gay women can do so...”
— Rondam Ramblings (via azspot)

Jun 22nd

“Two provinces show a turnout of over 100% and four more show...”
— from “Preliminary Analysis of...

Jun 22nd

Three major myths about marriage

Jun 22nd

“Why are you picking on the Post Office? For 44 cents,...”
— Jon Stewart, pointing out to...

Jun 20th

“I’m a bit perplexed by the people who seem to insist that a...”
— Squashed: Safeway’s...

Jun 19th

Shakesville: Single payer vs Public option

Jun 19th

Schwarzenegger decides against defending...

Jun 19th

“As Sen. Max Baucus has taken the lead on health reform...”
— BillingsGazette.com ::...

Jun 19th

“No, how you get 27 Dresses, Made of Honor, and Bride Wars is...”
— Shakesville: Grow Up Stories...

Jun 19th

“Back to the nation, the new Gilded Age rolls on. The Supreme...”
— Rogue Columnist (via azspot)

Jun 19th

Doctors Just Want to Be Doctors

Jun 19th

GOP Politicians OK With Tax-Funded Health...

Jun 19th

“Another thing that really bugs me is the idea that most...”
— John Robb (via azspot) ...

Jun 19th

“The Washington Post does more to advance neoconservative...”
— Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)

Jun 19th

“As an adult, working as a community organizer and later as a...”
— Barack Obama: ‘We Need Fathers...

Jun 19th

On Direct Action

squashed: Robot Heart (politics) and The Death of True Spirit have been discussing the relative...

Jun 18th

“There are dozens and dozens of good economic and social...”
— Some People Underestimate The...

Jun 18th

The Census is a nefarious tool of scheming...

Jun 18th

azspot: Refugees: Forced migration

Jun 18th

“Shame on the Metro for perpetuating the falsehood that...”
— The Daily What: A Note on...

Jun 18th

azspot: Andy Singer

Jun 18th

My Two Cents on the "Twitter Revolution"...

thedeathoftruespirit: But the fact is, that these primarily liberal-dominated protests never...

Jun 18th

Further notes on conservative protesting...

It seems like most of the protests you hear about are done by liberals, and when we do organize, the...

Jun 18th

My Two Cents on the "Twitter Revolution"...

electricpencils:jmarie3:jhnbrssndn:jeremyscahill: By Jeremy Scahill I’m really sick of people in...

Jun 18th

“I believe the post office should be privatized. Social...”
— traditional-liberal Some...

Jun 18th

kapi: Do you guys really think that all of your tweets and tumblr posts about Iran or putting a...

Jun 18th

ohfortheloveofdog:stfumarrieds: Time to let your husbands...

Jun 18th

“See, when I launch into a tirade against inequality in the...”
— on being an anti-white...

Jun 17th

“Every time I try to wrap my head around the fact that, in...”
— katoleary

Jun 17th

Obama's Plan For Same-Sex Partner Benefits...

Jun 17th

“If that’s true - if our agency is an illusion - then how can...”
— Tiger Beatdown: Dear Andrea...

Jun 17th

“…Ahmadinejad—who has significant backing from...”
— McCain Unhinged - Swampland –...

Jun 17th

“The state’s largest for-profit health insurer told The...”
— When Health Insurance...

Jun 17th

“In May, 2008, Robin Beaton, a retired registered nurse from...”
— When Health Insurance Isn’t...

Jun 17th

“I became a feminist as an alternative to becoming a...”
— Sally Kempton (via ruhi)

Jun 17th

“They have arrested anybody they know. Some mullahs been...”
— Message from the friend of a...

Jun 16th

“Well, we lead; we condemn the sham, corrupt election. We do...”
— Senator John McCain, when...

Jun 16th

“These arguments completely disregard the fact that LGBT...”
— A Letter to the President from...

Jun 16th

Scary.

Jun 16th

How Do I Buy A House In A West Bank...

Jun 16th

Sociological Images » Abortion Politics And The Erasure...

Jun 16th

because this can't be said often enough

azaztheunabridged: My mom and I have a phrase we use often: “like real people.” This time we’ll...

Jun 16th

“It is up to Iranians to make decisions about who Iran’s...”
— President Obama (via apsies)

Jun 16th

because this can't be said often enough

katoleary:abbyjean:notemily: Teaching relatively class privileged students about why poor people...

Jun 16th

My own little dashboard coincidence. This post and this post...

Jun 16th

“It is too early, and I know too little, to say anything...”
— Scraps 

Jun 15th

spintree: Iran Updates (VIDEO): Live-Blogging The...

Jun 15th

danielholter:kateoplis: “We are not afraid; we are...

Jun 15th

“Humans’ rapid expansion in terms of population and per...”
— Paul J. Crutzen (via azspot) ...

Jun 15th

“Squeamishness at yoga classes aside (I endured the stares,...”
— Changing the Language of...

Jun 13th

Don't Ask, Fuck You.

enjoli:katoleary:thegreg:onefootinthegrave: Might as well be what the policy is called.  As a...

Jun 13th

“What a useless diagram.  It doesn’t really do much...”
— weeatwhatwelike  Diagrams...

Jun 13th

Debunking Canadian health care myths

Jun 13th

notthatkindagay:poortaste:dihard: This is an interesting...

Jun 13th

“Besides, who do you trust more to help administer health...”
— NTKG, Reporting: On the...

Jun 12th

“Unlike Betty Friedan, the author of The Feminine Mystique,...”
— The Practical Feminist (via...

Jun 12th

Decriminalisation vs legalisation

Jun 12th

“No one here is an enemy of sex work, and I’m tired of women...”
— WannaBlessedBe: Not that...

Jun 12th

“See, I don’t think it’s the legality of prostitution that...”
— katoleary I feel like if it...

Jun 12th

OMG, Kat.

wannablessedbe: Jut wait for it.  “Why do you judge prostitutes?” So it’s okay for us to...

Jun 12th

Even one case is too many.

Jun 12th

“Well really my favorite part was the idea that women’s...”
— tangerine trees and marmalade...

Jun 12th

danielholter:mikehudack: (via rcca)

Jun 12th

Because 140 characters just aren't...

In response to Chris: You claim that creating public health care will choke private health care...

Jun 12th

“Lately, I’ve been in meetings regarding a new script idea I...”
— Nia Vardalos in a HuffPo guest...

Jun 11th

“I especially loathe being told by some entitled brat that...”
— the smart tart: The economy is...

Jun 11th

“No doubt there are some genuine horror stories in Canada, as...”
— Op-Ed Columnist - This Time,...

Jun 11th

The economy is fine [if you ignore all...

I just get tired of hearing these arguments. They are built upon a myth that the only people who...

Jun 11th

When is it “Terrorism?” - The Pursuit of...

Jun 11th

“I stumbled across this [email] to National Public Radio’s...”
— wish i was taller Awesome. ...

Jun 11th

U.S. War Privatization Results in...

unburyingthelead:jeremyscahill: At a hearing in Washington today, the federal Commission on...

Jun 11th

Americans need to ask a basic question: Why...

Jun 11th

Grocery Bag (via Audrey Posl)

Jun 10th

“While study after study focuses on the gender gap in wages,...”
— Feministe - The Mommy Gap (via...

Jun 10th

When Opting Out Isn't an Option

Jun 10th

The Exodus Obama Forgot to Mention

Jun 10th

A Gay Soldier's Husband

Jun 10th

“King also voiced what many women both inside and outside the...”
— Following Caroline...

Jun 9th

“In male supremacist societies, the male standpoint dominates...”
— Catharine MacKinnon, Towards a...

Jun 9th

Staying Together 'For The Sake Of The Kids'...

Jun 9th

“Why is it, for example, that the U.S., which has 6 percent...”
— Tobias Winright (via azspot) ...

Jun 9th

“No Kat, see, I think you’re missing something!  Allow me to...”
— tangerine trees and marmalade...

Jun 9th

“Item 3: Casual use of the word “rape” is not new, and being...”
— 86400.tumblr.com ...

Jun 9th

“Public schools got some good news this past week in the...”
— Studies suggest public schools...

Jun 8th

“For example: they assume they have the natural, God-given...”
— Tiger Beatdown: Ned Hepburn...

Jun 8th

“Forgive me for reiterating a point I’ve made before, but now...”
— Conor Friedersdorf (via...

Jun 8th

curate:deltafoxtrot:indigen:Spitting in the eye of...

Jun 8th

“Muslim rage is stoked because we station tens of thousands...”
— Chris Hedges (via azspot)

Jun 8th

“America’s wars are all wars of choice. The more than one...”
— Paul Craig Roberts (via...

Jun 8th

“You know how it is. You’re enjoying yourself, kicking back...”
— Derailing for Dummies (via...

Jun 8th

The Same Battle, 131 Years Ago - The Pursuit...

Jun 8th

“Some white men got very upset when Sonia Sotomayor expressed...”
— Sotomayor’s apparently...

Jun 6th

So there's casual sexism...

So this little debate has me thinking… Some are arguing that some sexism, “casual...

Jun 6th

But, actually, no, the idea that sexual...

abbyjean: “we respect and value women and their voices, but when a woman makes a concrete...

Jun 6th

You Know What's Awesome?

katoleary:thecurvature: Dudes who take the time to tell us little ladies whether or not sexism is...

Jun 6th

“Our culture trains women that their role is not to be human...”
— Objectification Of Women, an...

Jun 6th

katharinec:ntkg: National Review isn’t sure if Sotomayor...

Jun 6th

Two Items Regarding Internalized Oppression...

Jun 5th

““You said that Richard Clarke must have missed 9/11,” the...”
— Jon Stewart finds ‘the moment...

Jun 5th

Shakesville | Feminism 101: "Feminists Look...

Jun 5th

Watch

buffleheadcabin: Maddow exposes Scott Roeder’s repeated violations of federal law that were ignored...

Jun 5th

amen, brother

citrongreige: “Even though I only got to spend a brief time on the outer precincts of menopause,...

Jun 4th

“Colleagues said Tiller’s office walls were lined with...”
— George Tiller Refused To Quit:...

Jun 4th

Daddy's Little Pol: The 10 Most Influential...

Jun 4th

azspot: Pat Bagley

Jun 4th

“Every sector of the US economy is in trouble. Former US...”
— Paul Craig Roberts (via...

Jun 4th

Watch

Betty Bowers Explains Traditional Marriage to Everyone Else (via MrsBettyBowers)

Jun 4th

This is how being gay feels...

danielholter:lady88: I was in a meeting at work and someone asked if me if I was married…I...

Jun 4th

“I think gays and lesbians have a friend in the White House,...”
— Barack Obama (via NBC News)...

Jun 4th

“But [Saletan] fails to adress the issue of why these groups...”
— Jill from Feministe responding...

Jun 4th

N.H. Legislature approves gay marriage

Jun 3rd

On presidential personal spending:

afghanibanani: My initial reaction to the tab on the Obama’s big night out to NYC was, “There are...

Jun 3rd

“…there’s a growing realization that the starting point for...”
— Robert Parry (via azspot) ...

Jun 3rd

“The minimum cost per trip to Crawford TX is $226,072. That’s...”
— All the people whining about...

Jun 3rd

“As a matter of practicality, short of discovering that Sonia...”
— wish i was taller (via...

Jun 3rd

Knowing Someone Gay/Lesbian Affects Views of Gay Issues

Jun 3rd

The "Bitch" Evolved: Why Girls Are So Cruel...

Jun 3rd

“In Iceland, Thailand, and the UK, 15-year-old girls...”
— Sorry, Larry Summers: Math...

Jun 2nd

Watch

alohanico: RH Reality Check: Late Term Abortions [pandagon]

Jun 2nd

"Susan Hill, President of the National...

Jun 2nd

Requiem for Dr. Tiller: One couple's story

Jun 1st

“Look, it’s not racist to oppose a Latina judicial nominee,...”
— Julian Sanchez, Sotomayor core...

Jun 1st

“…the real reason that people assume the physical trades...”
— Ezra Klein (via azspot)

Jun 1st