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The problem is not the “echo chamber” phenomenon. It is the fact that reactionary information sources disseminate falsehoods about the…
Also I love the chicken fat on this one (and that the text of the chicken fat is big enough…
I don't think of myself as complaining about conservative echo chambers so much as I think political echo chamber like…
But in the current political moment, conservatives are complaining a lot about liberal “echo chambers,” which makes this the right…
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Category Archives: Gender and the Economy
Everyone's Talking about Linda Hirshman's "Homeward Bound"
Wanna know why I don’t post more? A big reason is that I like reading too much. For instance, I was thinking of writing something about Linda Hirshman’s article “Homeward Bound.” But first I thought I’d see what other bloggers … Continue reading
The "Opt-Out Revolution" Is A Myth
Media outlets, and in particular the New York Times, have frequently suggested that mothers – and in particular, well-off, well-educated mothers in their 30s – have been more and more frequently “opting out” of jobs and careers in order to … Continue reading
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The Times on Women Retiring To Take Care of Parents
[I saw this posted by Kathy Geier on a mailing list, in response to a New York Times article entitled “Forget the Career. My Parents Need Me at Home.” As Echidne points out, this seems to be the latest in … Continue reading
Weekly Standard Endorses Feminist Ideas
Here’s an interesting article, from the right-wing magazine The Weekly Standard, suggesting that the Republican party needs to do more for working-class Republican voters. Without a youthful population, the costs of supporting retirees are unsustainable, and the innovation and entrepreneurial … Continue reading
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How to eliminate extreme poverty according to the UNFPA
Via Planned Parenthood, the UNFPA has recently released its 2005 State of the World Population report. Which in my opinion states the obvious. That the elimination of extreme poverty cannot be achieved without ensuring gender equality and making reproductive healthcare … Continue reading
A little critical of an "opt-out-revolution" article
Jessica over at Feministing is a little perturbed over a New York Times article, sprinkled with the usual from the “opt-out-revolution” claim. The claim that women only go to the Ivy League schools, earn MBAs and doctorates, for the sole … Continue reading
Other wacky stuff about Roberts' past
The skeletons of Roberts’ closet ‘being dragged out for all to see fun’ never ends. Apparently when you’re a young attorney working for the Reagan Administration, years upon years later, you scare the hell out of people with all of … Continue reading
Something's missing, but not surprising that it is…..
When it comes to all of these international meetings of powerful heads of State such as the recent G8 Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, one issue in particular seems to be always left out or rarely acknowledged. Access to reproductive health … Continue reading
John Stossel on the Wage Gap
Sometimes ya gotta fisk. Such as when John Stossel writes about the wage gap between women and men. Feminists keep demanding new laws to protect women from the so-called wage gap. Many studies have found that women make about 75 … Continue reading
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Typical hypocrisy from anti-choice politicians on the Hill
Apparently, not only are anti-choice politicians on Capitol Hill against a woman’s right to choose and have control over her reproductive destiny, but they’re also against giving pregnant mothers and newborns proper healthcare and economic support. Hypocrisy on the Hill: … Continue reading
Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/uline-mexican-workers-trump