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Robert Scheer: Labor Pains of a Stillborn Foreign Policy

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 26, 2006 By saying that the Israel-Lebanon crisis simply represents the "birth pangs of a new Middle East," Condoleezza Rice underscored the Bush administration's blindness to the disastrous effects its foreign policy has wrought. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sex is Essential, Kids Aren’t

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2006 Thirty percent of German women are childless--the highest proportion of any country in the world. And it's intentional. Why? Because they can be. Free will, baby. A professor of psychology examines what this trend augurs for conservatives who wring their hands at the thought of people enjoying sex outside the context of procreation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Pill’ Turns 46 Years Old

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2006 On May 9, 1960, the FDA approved Enovid, the first birth control pill, for clinical use Many court cases, a sexual revolution and a fundamentalist backlash later, use of and access to contraceptives is still very much a hot-button issue in the US Read a roundup of information and opinion relating to the release of an explosive report last week connecting a spike in unwanted pregnancies among the poor to decreased contraceptive use (h/t: Feministing) REPORT: A Tale of Two Americas for Women: The Contraception-Abortion Connection press release | PDF (Guttmacher Institute) Timeline: The Pill (PBS). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The War on Contraception

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2006 The N.Y. Times Magazine delivers a devastating, in-depth report on Christian conservatives who "believe that having sex without the intent to procreate is a very, very bad thing"--and on their efforts to make all forms of contraceptives much harder to obtain. These biblical literalists are truly frightening; their Iron Age views on sexual morality are actually helping to increase the numbers of unwanted pregnancies and abortions in America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Bah Humbug to You Too!

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Dec 21, 2005 The culture wars have clearly gotten out of hand when the front line is Christmas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bah Humbug to You Too!

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Dec 15, 2005 The culture wars have clearly gotten out of hand when the front line is Christmas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )