NARAL Debate 2008 Video

NARAL created this hilarious, if disturbing, video to discuss the 2008 republican presidential candidates’ views on abortion. If it wasn’t so true, I might laugh.
Meanwhile, in Ohio, legislators have proposed a bill which would make it compulsory for the “father of the fetus” to give permission for a woman’s abortion. If he doesn’t give permission [...]

Farm Bill/Fat Bill and Hurrah for India

A few headlines for social justice…

Are farm subsidies causing obesity? Yes. US farm subsidies mostly go to big corporate farms that grow corn, making unhealthy food cheaper. Kim O’Donnell of the Washington Post suggests that we subsidize fruits and vegetables. Sounds like a good idea to me. I know, Nancy Pelosi already signed off on [...]

Out of the loop? Catch up on current events

While you’ve been on vacation, here’s what you’ve missed
-J. Goodrich wrote a meaty article for The American Prospect about how the media portrays Republicans as the “Daddy Party” and Democrats as the “Mommy Party” by strategically using masculine and feminine terminology in their descriptions of candidates like Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton.
-South Dakota [...]

Greetings and "Political" Fiction

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Fringe blog! We’re hoping that this area will allow us to interact a little more with our readers, and to discuss issues and other trivia that we’ve been longing to include in our issues. This forum will be run by a mélange of Fringe editors – you [...]