Behaving in the “I’m above that” way when it comes to politics is a losing move. I’m not fond of Hillary Clinton, but she does understand that. I think Obama has finally gotten that.

That’s pretty close to saying “Remember ISIS when people try to act like Islam is okay or something” which is towing a pretty uncomfortable line. These monks are extremists and are committing mass murders as well as enacting these laws which are rooted in racism and xenophobia. They no more represent Buddhism than…

As a public employee with private insurance, I’d like to say a nice, big “suck my ovaries” to the 21 states that deny abortion coverage to my colleagues.

Any religion that is solely run by men is rife with problems. They are pretty much interchangeable in their control of women, regardless of what god they believe in.

Well if we are going to talk about Muslims (who I assume are the ones targeted by this bill), then no. Buddhist men cannot marry Muslim women. Or rather Muslims women cannot marry Buddhist men. By it comes down to the same result in the end.

I’ve been saying this for ages, but the problem is the same one that almost all progressives seem to suffer from. The need to be fair and honest, progressives always strive to be fair, honest and balanced, and it gets them killed (metaphorically, and sadly occasionally literally) because the conservatives have no…

Erm, they’re not intolerant and the law technically doesn’t mean anything.

If you’re planning on marrying a Muslim (or whatever) who’s serious about his religion, chances are extremely high you’ll have to convert and therefore can’t remain a Buddhist anyway. So the fact that they’re banning Buddhists from marrying…

4. Women will no longer be charged more for their insurance coverage just for being women. Under a practice known as “gender rating,” insurers currently charge women higher premiums than men for identical health benefits. As a result, women now pay $1 billion more than men each year for the same health plans in the…

No. I don't even self identify as an atheist anymore because atheism has really morphed into its own religion, trying to force their beliefs on other people. It's too much of a commitment.

Apparently companies justify higher rates for women by pointing out that women tend to go to the doctor more frequently than men. Of course, this also means that women are more likely to catch a health problem earlier before it gets serious.

Pregnancy and childbirth cost more money to the insurance companies, yes but for a short period of time. Men as a whole cost more over their lifetime and yet you don’t see them being charged accordingly. Also men are much more accident prone and yet women still pay more in health insurance costs overall. It’s utter…

I notice you didn’t address my point about the well-documented importance of prov,ing a nurturing environment for a birthing woman. The idea that a patient’s experiences and relationships with caregivers has no impact on medical outcomes has been disproven in numerous studies. The impact on birth is especially stark.…

Seriously! Countless bills need to be introduced, clog the system with them. Slip them in to the back pages of military funding, a bridge to nowhere, farm subsidies to Conagra and congressional raises. Stop playing catcher and start throwing the God damned ball. Lob that fucker.

Dear America,

“ The bill, introduced Wednesday by female members of Congress and backed by dozens of pro-choice and human rights organizations, would mean that every woman who receives healthcare through the federal government would have coverage for abortion care.”

Yes, yes, yes, and truly YES.

She helped a lot of women, and became quite prominent in her community. Her status even ended up getting her husband a job working for the city. While watching the HBO documentary series about Sinatra, I was thinking “They need to make a documentary about his mom!”

Blocking specific user comments would make such a difference. I don’t think it’ll ever happen, though—in fact, it seems like obvious trolls/gigantic assholes are often ungreyed faster than legitimate, substantive commenters, and I don’t think that’s an accident. Clearly Denton, or someone high up, thinks trolls and…

I had a missed miscarriage with my first pregnancy. Even though I was heartbroken and having horrible contractions, my male obgyn told me that I was being overly dramatic and that the dead fetus would come out eventually. After watching me suffer for 3 days my husband couldn’t stand it and rushed me to the ER. The…

I do have to say my interest in the life of Frank Sinatra shot up tenfold when I found out his mom was a midwife in the early 20th century. She attended the births of many of the poor immigrant women in the tenement buildings in their neighborhood in Jersey, and even performed abortions “before the quickening” if a…