There is a growing epidemic that has infected millions in our society. This illness has been termed “affluenza” by psychologists and social critics who argue that spending and consumption has become such a widespread part of social pathology that  the acts of possessing and spending (excessively) has become a national pastime. Moreover, this social pathology […]

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Paris Hilton recently released a response video to John McCain’s controversial “Celebrity Ad,” in which a female narrator refers to Barack Obama as “the biggest celebrity in the world” while alternating between clips of Obama and shots of Hilton and Britney Spears. Hilton’s video starts out with a male narrator speaking in an epic […]

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I seriously love Cristina Page. She’s a consultant for major pro-choice groups, she’s the author of two books, including How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America (now you get the title of this post), and she’s a really great mentor for young women.
Cristina has a fantastic post up at the Huffington Post today called “Obama: […]

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My good friend and partner in crime Lisa Marie Basile is going to be writing a weekly column for us at GHQ, and I honestly couldn’t be more excited. Lisa is a writing and editing pro who interned at CosmoGIRL! last year, is working on a novel, and will be the editor-in-chief of our […]

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I have been fascinated by the Fundamentalist LDS for quite a while. I watch “Big Love” via Netflix like its my job. Yesterday, law enforcement officers moved a large group of members from The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints in Eldorado, Texas. 220 women and children were escorted off of the […]

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Just a quick note to say Happy Birthday to Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that gave women in America the right to choose. I wholeheartedly believe in reproductive justice and I am thankful that I live in a time where I have the autonomy to make personal decisions about my body. Even though we […]

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I still don’t know who I would wish to be the president, but one thing makes me seriously disrespect so many of the candidates especially Edwards and Obama. They have both said such horrible and disgusting things about Hilary, and I don’t see the point. For every candidate who believes in change, who loves this […]

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Just to shortly add to Hollis’s post….
I have read a little bit about Benazir Bhutto, but the main thing I remember reading was about her relationship with Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf. I read how they hated one another and had completely different views. I know that she risked her life every single day to be […]

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Drugs. I’ve never tried them, never been tempted to experiment… but that’s more than I can say for my younger brother. He’s 15 years old and likes to smoke pot, he doesn’t see anything wrong with it. Out of all the drugs, it is probably the least bad, but it still worries me. Last night […]

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Last weekend I attended the 2-day MVP program. It was absolutely… I don’t even know. Condemned for being too talkative, I, am at a loss of words. Although I can’t describe it, I knew what I was getting myself into. Last year, when the sessions began at SU, I wrote an article about it. I […]

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