The News That's Left

McCain: Roe V. Wade Should Be Overturned

"I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned," the Arizona senator told about 800 people in South Carolina, one of the early voting states.
[CBS News, 02/20]

Unmarried Partners Have No Parental Rights Utah Supreme Court Rules

In a split decision the court overturned a 2004 lower court ruling that granted Keri Lynn Jones visitation rights to the now five-year old child she and Cheryl Pike Barlow were raising.
[365Gay, 02/20]

Is It Good that Big Businesses Are Going Green?

Can Americans retain their bad habits of overconsumption but simply switch to earth-friendly products? In truth, we are not going to spend our way out of a social and ecological crisis 500 years in the making.
[AlterNet, 02/20]

SD House Passes Revised Abortion Ban

The bill (HB1293) would make abortion illegal in all cases except for rape, incest, or if the life or health of a woman is endangered.
[Ms. Magazine, 02/15]