AltWeeklies Wire
What Women Want … From the 'Super Committee'new
How the super committee’s proposal could disproportionately impact women.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
11-16-2011 |
Policy Issues
Claims That LGBT Community Harassed Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Not Supportednew
Courts in states across the country have rejected the National Organization for Marriage's efforts to hide their donors, as they're trying to do in Minnesota, saying the group provided no credible evidence of threats or violence.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
11-15-2011 |
LGBT
Boise CPC Seeks to Draw Clients From Neighboring Planned Parenthoodnew
Two weeks after moving next door to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Boise, Idaho, Stanton Healthcare, an anti-abortion center for women with unexpected pregnancies, is working on a plan to boost its clientele while simultaneously minimizing Planned Parenthood’s.
Five-year-old Stanton Healthcare recently relocated to the 3000 block of North Harbor Lane, next door to Planned Parenthood’s Boise Health Center, which is one of the few places in the state where women can obtain surgical abortions. Stanton Healthcare founder and Executive Director Brandi Swindell tells The American Independent that the move was strategic.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
11-15-2011 |
The War on Women
Tags: Pro-Choice, CPC
Laid Off Gannett Reporter Turns Occupy Protesternew
Former Lansing State Journal reporter Barbara Weiland feels burned that Gannett CEO Craig Dubow retired and walked away with $37.1 million.
The American Independent News Network |
Todd A. Heywood |
10-27-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Census Shows Significant Effects of Recession on Poverty Ratesnew
46.2 million people live in poverty, the Census Bureau reports. Additionally, 2010 is the fourth consecutive annual increase and the largest number in the 52 years for which poverty estimates have been published.
The American Independent News Network |
Marcos Restrepo |
09-15-2011 |
Economy
Legal Battle on ‘Fetal Pain’ Abortion Law Could Have National Consequencesnew
A 33-year-old Idaho woman is seeking class-action status on a federal lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans abortion after 20 weeks of gestation, made possible by the claim babies are developed enough at that stage to feel pain.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
09-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
