mary / vancouver, canada / communications professional / political junkie / research interests include partisanship, political polarization, new media, public opinion, discourses on feminism and race
One day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
Because American lives are worth so much more. No one reports deaths of civilians.
#sass
I can’t believe the House is going into its 37th symbolic repeal of Obamacare.
(via smartaleckette)
This is how Republicans blocked a vote to confirm the new EPA chief. Not a single one showed up.
Lisa Maatz, “10 Reasons Why the Obama Administration Is Wrong on Emergency Contraception”
I’d also like to note that as of today, Pfizer decided to start selling Viagra online directly to men in the U.S. so they can access it without having to consult with a pharmacist. The double standard inherent here - men being able and competent enough to make their own sexual health choices, women perceived as incapable of doing so - is absurd.
(via rhrealitycheck)
Extreme weather is making Americans climate-change believers, study finds
Supported by previous survey: “An earlier survey released last month shows that concern about climate change is increasing even within political groups that traditionally have been the most skeptical.
A sampling of 938 Republicans or Republican-leaning independents shows they are changing their views as a result of the extreme weather.
The survey found that 52 per cent of respondents believe that the climate is changing and 62 per cent believe that the United States should take action to respond to climate change.”
It’ll be interesting to see how political will changes with shift in public opinion.
