http://www.wehavebrains.com/ en-us april@redpolka.org 2005-03-15T10:12:12-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001710.html Thanks for weighing in on the whole should we-shouldn't we question for WHB. I'm making a command decision to turn WHB into a LiveJournal community, now found here: _wehavebrains_ if you're on LJ. Please come visit! What this means: -... 1710@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ about the site 2005-03-15T10:12:12-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001709.html Current Events GOP Senators Seek Victory on Abortion Vote Their ranks strengthened in last fall's elections, Senate Republicans are seeking victory on the first abortion-related vote of the new Congress, one day after rejecting any increase in the minimum wage.... 1709@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-03-13T10:11:43-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001708.html Current Events The Birth of Women's History Month The evolution of March as Women's History Month is a story with many points of origin, non-linear narratives, competing calendars and claims and a denouement of some irony. US Withdraws Amendment to... 1708@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-03-05T09:46:20-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001703.html This site's been totally inactive since sometime in November, and I have to wonder whether it's still useful to readers/posters to maintain. That is, given the prevalence of other fora for feminist discussion, it seems less useful than it was... 1703@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ about the site 2005-02-24T10:49:13-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001702.html Current Events Congresswoman Maloney Prevented from Testifying on EC for Rape Survivors Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) was prevented from testifying on Thursday about the need to include information on emergency contraception in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) guidelines for the... 1702@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-02-20T09:02:32-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001700.html Current Events Lawmakers probe women-in-combat policy A House of Representatives committee is looking into the issue of whether or not female service members are being put in land combat positions in Iraq despite Pentagon rules forbidding the practice. Rep. Duncan... 1700@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-02-13T09:52:32-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001699.html Current Events Rice and the New Black Paradigm When it comes to black history, Condi makes cynics of us all. Three Giant Steps Backward At a time when religious fundamentalists are gaining ground, Democratic Party leadership is wavering on reproductive... 1699@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-02-05T12:18:43-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001698.html Revisiting the Porn Debate Most liberal-minded people rush to defend pornographers' right to free speech. Maybe we should stop and ponder what we are defending The next gay icon? Groundbreaking animated TV comedy The Simpsons will "out" one of its... 1698@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-01-30T11:41:42-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001696.html Roe v. Wade anniversary raises questions Coming just two days after George W. Bush's inauguration, Saturday's anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion is dominated by the hopes of one side - and fears of the other -... 1696@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-01-22T10:23:43-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001692.html More Than a Dreamer Dr. Martin Luther King's oft-quoted "I have a dream" speech was not about far-off visions, it was a call to action Patty Hearst & 9/11 A new doc, 'Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst' alludes to... 1692@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-01-17T19:23:56-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001685.html Navel Gazing America's obsession with fat is increasingly colonizing the cultural imagination, and not just on sadistic reality-TV diet shows like The Biggest Loser. There's also been a lot of fat on the New York stage lately. Neil LaBute's devastating... 1685@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-01-09T12:44:23-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001682.html Mississippi tries everything to curb abortions Outside are protesters, praying or proffering pamphlets with grisly photos. Inside, young women sit quietly in a room furnished with a television and a gumball machine, waiting for their appointments at Mississippi's only abortion... 1682@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2005-01-01T14:32:18-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001674.html Will the GOP Nuke the Constitution? The plan to do away with judicial filibusters is an out-and-out power grab by the president and his Congressional accomplices. Down and Out in Discount America To effectively battle corporate criminals like Wal-Mart, the... 1674@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2004-12-23T08:20:49-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001671.html Are you familiar with butch and femme as gender identities? These are designations primarily in the queer community that describe how "masculine" or "feminine" one is, or perceives oneself to be. They exist on a spectrum with many gradations, and... 1671@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ collab topics 2004-12-16T09:30:16-05:00 http://www.wehavebrains.com/archives/001669.html Targeting Tehran By beaming dissent into Iran, much of it aimed at improving the lot of women, expat broadcasters are weakening the clerics’ chokehold on news The Fire This Time A new report saying Latinos bear the brunt of environmental... 1669@http://www.wehavebrains.com/ grrrly news 2004-12-11T16:00:48-05:00