What John McCain Doesn't Get: Change is on the American Mind
People are ready for a big change away from Bush-McCain politics, according to a new article from Yes! Magazine, titled 'Our Own Agenda: 10 Policies for a Better America,' which compiles the results of a number of polls and surveys on a host of issues.
Hillary Clinton: 'the reasons I support Barack Obama'
His speech didn't make prime time TV from the Democratic National Convention, but his story and the promise of how his story could be changed did. Robin Golden is a UAW member who is losing his job as an inspector at Lear Corp., an auto supplier based in Michigan.
The AIDS Under-Count
Recently it’s been revealed that the federal government has been under-estimating the number of American citizens infected with the AIDS virus.
McCain Distorts Tax and Health Care Issues
A recent TV ad by the McCain campaign titled 'Debra' appears to be suggesting that not only is John McCain a 'maverick,' but that he is also more like Hillary Clinton than George W. Bush.
Women's Advocacy Orgs. Applaud Biden Pick
The same day Barack Obama announced his decision to select Joe Biden as his running mate, three major national women's health and advocacy organizations expressed strong approval of the decision.
New Bush Rules Confuse Birth Control with Abortion
Despite a public outcry, which included over 325,000 signatures on a petition, the Bush administration has moved forward with new Health and Human Services regulations that deliberately confuse birth control with abortion.
New Web Site Reveals McCain to be 'Worse than Bush'
Recent polls show that a growing number of voters see a potential McCain administration as pushing the same policies as George W. Bush. But a new Web site, WorseThanBush.org, created by people at the Change to Win labor federation highlights key items on McCain's agenda that would make him a worse president than Bush.
Intersex: I am not Disordered, I am Human
Recently, I read an article in which Amy Hinton was discussing her work as an intersex activist. I found myself needing to respond to a few of her points.
Editorial: A Response to Investors.com and Right-wing Media Bias
A recent Investors.com online editorial, 'Finding Friends On the Far, Far Left,' of August 20, 2008, provides a welcome opportunity for PoliticalAffairs.net to remind our readers of where we stand on the hot-button issues in this election.
Talking About Disorders of Sex Development: Interview with Intersex activist Amy Hinton
Intersex or Disorders of Sexual Development is basically an umbrella term for a number of conditions. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, 5-alpha reductase syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, gonadal dysgenesis, Klinefelter syndrome, etc. are all under the umbrella of 'intersex' or DSD.
