Tag Archives for new york times
Having an Abortion When No One Called Me a Slut
Have you read this piece? It’s a great Op-Ed from the New York Times about what it used to be like to get an abortion, and the answer is: easier. The article comes a little close to saying that it … Continue reading
Women Still Pay More for Health Insurance
Did you know that women still tend to pay more for health insurance in the United States than men? According to this New York Times article, “gender rating”–when health insurance companies rate people by their gender–is still legal in all … Continue reading
Immigrant Explorer
Today’s fun internet resource: the Immigrant Explorer, put out by the New York Times as a way of tracking immigration trends from 1880 until today. Watch the changes in country of origin as you move from decade to decade. I … Continue reading
Teaching Good Sex
I try not to just copy and paste articles that I like to read into my blog. But this article was too good not to. In it, Laurie Abraham writes about a sex ed program being conducted in a Philadelphia … Continue reading
Victim Blaming
I’ve been thinking a lot about victim blaming. I’ve been reading a lot about it. I’ve been reading about it concerning the racialization of Haitians as AIDS carriers (upcoming post) but mostly it’s come up time and again concerning rape. … Continue reading
New York Times Spotlight
As you can probably tell, I love the New York Times. I read it pretty much every day, and other than my GoogleReader, it’s my main news source. It started way back in my senior year of high school when … Continue reading
Reading About Pregnancy
So it’s been a while since I last posted. Sorry! I just got back from a road trip with my family to Arizona, with a quick stop in Vegas. I know, doesn’t sound like me, right? Well, I’ve never been … Continue reading
