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Did Dobbs really prompt a backlash against abortion restrictions?

2 years 6 months ago
Most polls on abortion break up responses into three categories: Should always be illegal. Should always be legal. Should sometimes be legal. The first two are obviously clear enough, but the third encompasses a very wide range of views. For example: Should be illegal except in cases of rape and incest. Should be legal early ...continue reading "Did Dobbs really prompt a backlash against abortion restrictions?"
Kevin Drum

St. Louis Activist Storms Coach Fashion Show In Anti-Leather Protest

2 years 6 months ago
St. Louis activist Sasha Zemmel crashed a New York Fashion Week runway in protest of Coach's use of leather on Thursday. Zemmel interrupted the show by strutting across the runaway with the bravado of a model while nude and covered in body paint made to give her a "skinned" appearance. The act was part of a protest against the fashion industry's use of leather.
Monica Obradovic

It Don't Mean a Thing (if it Ain't Got the STL Swing Harmonists) on Monday

2 years 6 months ago
If you've dreamed of learning how to swing dance, or just getting better at it, STL Swing has you covered. Show up at the Link Auditorium (4504 Westminster Place, 314-813-0009) at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, September 11, for a short introductory lesson. Then, from 7 to 9 p.m., the band STL Swing Harmonists plays — and we should note this is a group with but one stated purpose: "To make your dancing feel better and easier."
Sarah Fenske

Judge Blocks Prosecutor From Using Unconstitutional Anti-Drag Law To Arrest People During Pride Festival

2 years 6 months ago
It’s great to see hateful people being shut down by little things like, you know, the Constitution. Would that it happened more frequently. Or, more hopefully, would that the mere existence of the Constitution prevent hateful legislators from passing hateful laws that have zero chance of surviving a constitutional challenge. It’s the land of the […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: OfficeSuite One-Time Purchase

2 years 6 months ago
OfficeSuite makes everything a breeze, with comprehensive compatibility across different platforms and devices. With OfficeSuite, you can work anywhere, any time, and on your terms in a reliable and familiar way. Want to work on a phone? Desktop? Tablet? Windows? iOS? Whatever you want. And, if you want a more open alternative to the monopolies […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Sexual assault survivors can now track their rape kits in most states

2 years 6 months ago

It can take hours for a sexual assault victim to undergo the multiple swabs, hair samples, blood and urine collections, and other invasive procedures of a sexual assault examination. And then it can take months, sometimes years, for investigators to process that evidence kit. But now, responding to demands from survivors and their advocates, more […]

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Amanda Hernandez