Via Yglesias, I watched this ad, which apparently aired during the Redskins game yesterday (I wouldn’t know). There’s much that’s good about this ad; encouraging parents to talk to their kids about sex seems commonsense to me. But given that it was paid for and produced by the federal government (using your tax dollars, natch), […]
Category: useless abstinence-only education
Amanda – in a new gig at RH Reality Check – reminds us why we have got to get rid of abstinence only programs. I wish I could have the same sense of humor about it as these guys. But inste
The House yesterday passed, by a margin of 225-204, the reauthorization and expansion of the State Child Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP). The bill will expand healthcare coverage for children whose
Via Jessica and Yglesias, a sad reminder of how far we haven’t come. In fact, of how far we’ve regressed:
Long-time friend of L G & M Lindsay Beyerstein has joined In These Times as a national political reporter. You can check out her first piece here.