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Activists Protest Bill Targeting Pregnant Minors
By Laila Khalili “Graciela’s family lived in a tiny town—her step-father worked for the police department and everyone knew everyone. Her step-father was physically abusive…
Senate Passes Bill Banning Insurance Coverage for Abortion
By Laila Khalili Last week, the Texas Senate voted 21-10 to eliminate coverage for abortion care through insurance plans paid for through the federal health care…
Houston has a HERO
By Laila Khalili “We don’t care where you’re from, the color of your skin, your age, gender, physical limitations or who you love, we put…
It’s Going to be Okay: Two Bills You Really Don’t Need to Worry About in an Otherwise Hostile Legislature
I am a Concealed Handgun License holder and I own multiple firearms. I’m also one of the apparently rare and exotic political animals – I am a leftist in favor of gun rights.…
The Woman of Steel: An interview with Jana Pellush
All these campaigns around the country to raise the minimum wage are a response to the beating down of wages since the PATCO defeat. I think there is momentum in the country now to fight back. …
Texas Right to Life Blasts Local Brewery for Renting Space to Pro-Choice Group
By Laila Khalili Over the last week, comments have been flooding the Facebook page of…
Merchants of Doubt
A factory chimney belching out smoke and surrounded by fog exemplifies the theme of Merchants…
A Gringo Goes to Cuba
Obama announced the new relationship with Cuba on December 17th, the day I arrived in Havana. On the way into the city from the airport, the lack of advertising was like a breath of fresh air. …
