Don't be fooled: The Tea Party is about authority, not liberty

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Published July 11, 2010 at 1:01 p.m.

They claim to be about "getting the government off of our backs." The problem here is that the Tea Party seems to be salivating at the opportunity to enact on the state level laws that prohibit equal rights for gays, women and even racial minorities. Listen past the opening salvos about big government and you realize that what the tea baggers really want is to replace federal government authority with state government authority. Their central assumption is that states have inherent rights but

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Here's the thing: Gay couples don't have equal rights. Gay people do

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Published Aug. 5, 2010 at 6:57 p.m.
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happyfaceofhate-cc-by-burns.jpg ... Let's repeat that: ... Gay couples don't have equal rights. Gay people do ... As far as I know, couples are not mentioned in the US Constitution. However, people are. We the people (etc etc etc). So when the mainstream media, stuck in their tired old frames, too stuck in their ways and prideful of their privilege, go on and on about a "victory for gay couples," you need to step back and think about what's really happening ... The court ruled that gay

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How Grassroots Moms Rising is Making a Difference for Self-Insured Women

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Published Nov. 22, 2009 at 5:49 a.m.
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Women entrepreneurs are making a difference.  Our numbers our growing, and so are our collective voices.  A grassroots organization, MomsRising.org, epitomizes the power that women can have in effecting positive change in their lives and in the work place ... Founded in May of 2006, Moms Rising is working to build a family-friendly America to increase the economic security of all women and families. Moms Rising promotes awareness on many issues affecting women - from health care to wage

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