Feminists vote!
I voted. Have you?
Feminist Files: Our daughters, ourselves
If something in this list doesn’t raise your blood pressure, you might be a zombie: This. Is. War. There is so much in the Salon piece by Mary Elizabeth Williams — from Reddit troll Michael Brutsch to slut-shaming HPV vaccine use — that I could write a long, angry post just on this alone. But…
Crunching the numbers on the CCSD and HDPL ballot questions
Early voting has started here in Nevada and there is a lot at stake. The Silver State is a player in the presidential horse race; we have the potential to really mix things up in the House and Senate members of our congressional delegation; and there are a number of down-ticket races that are pretty…
GOTV: Voter Guides R Us
Here in Nevada early voting starts Saturday. If you’re still not quite ready, here are a few voter guides which may be helpful: A nice overview from a liberal perspective from ProgressNow Nevada includes links to other endorsements. NARAL has a state-by-state prochoice voter guide. Planned Parenthood has a congressional scorecard. League of Women Voters…
The good, the bad, and the inequity
Slate has crunched the numbers and come out with a map (Lower 48 only, I might add) that shows how much the wage gap varies from state to state: In every state, women make a fraction of what men make. In some counties, they make half as much—or less. Women in Utah have it the…
Debate night: A binder full of women
So, Mitt Romney has a binder full of women. I wonder if that’s anything like the locker full of women many pubescent teens have. At any rate, this got me thinking about the good old days when I had binders for school. Or, better yet, when I had a Trapper Keeper. I can almost smell…
Gender Justice Nevada: Queer Anti-violence Project
Got a message from occasional SCS contributor Jane Heenan regarding the Queer Anti-violence Project of the Gender Justice Nevada organization. The anti-violence project is seeking volunteers and offering a training session on Nov. 5. (Training application details here.) Details on the Queer Anti-Violence Project: The Queer Anti-Violence Project provides Southern Nevada with specific victim/survivor services…
Debating ‘a bunch of malarkey’
I don’t know about you, but my twitter feed was on fire during tonight’s veep debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. A sampling: @RLSoo: I’ll have the sperm-egg combo–hold the education, medical care, affordable housing, food, childcare. #Debate #FuckTeamRomney And this gem: @keithcampbell48: As Ryan kept getting water, fully expected Biden to tell him,…
Feminist files: Here comes the veep!
The debate starts in just a few hours. You ready? Shame sheet: If he needs it, Salon has Joe Biden’s crib sheet of Paul Ryan’s shameful quotes. Five Alive: And if you need a crib sheet on Paul Ryan there are not one, but two Top 5 lists boiling down Paul Ryan’s craziest beliefs. Liar,…
SCS poll: Are you watching the debates?
With tonight’s one and only veep debate scheduled tonight, I am wondering how many out there will be watching. And, more importantly, do you think debates matter?
The Sin City Siren 