Commentary
The Ovary Office: This is No Time for ‘Polite’
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Let me tell you what being polite does. It shrinks our soul, diminishes our shine, and it keeps us wedged—tucked—into a corner.
Abortion
Palestine Eases Divorce Law; GOP Men Echo Akin
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan rally in Norfolk, Va.
Credit: James B. Currie on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Abortion
Abortion Poll Data Jolted by Hot-Button Lingo
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States have passed 39 abortion restrictions this year and the Romney and Obama campaigns offer contrasting choices on reproductive rights. Polling data on voter sentiment, however, isn’t easy to cipher.
affordable care act
Single-Payer Champions Out-Hawk Ryan on Deficit
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A national nurses’ union is lobbying for a single-payer health care system, saying it’s the only plan most Americans can afford. Proponents also argue that Medicare-for-all is more fiscally hawkish than Romney’s new running mate.