Reality Cast with Amanda Marcotte

Komen Messes Up, Primary Gets Uglier, and MRAs Analyzed

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

February 5, 2012 - 11:38pm (Print)

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Molly Dragiewicz explains the war on victims of domestic violence. The Florida primary escalates the anti-choice rhetoric, and Susan G. Komen steps in it big time, giving pro-choicers a huge moral victory.

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Purity Balls, Feminism for Guys, and Terroristic Threats

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 29, 2012 - 10:18pm (Print)

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Michael Kaufman tells us how to teach guys about feminism. Operation Rescue builds an overtly threatening website targeting abortion providers, and Anderson Cooper covers purity balls.

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A Setback in Texas, and the GOP Primary Heats Up

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 22, 2012 - 9:56pm (Print)

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What's going on with the Texas ultrasound law? A representative of the Center for Reproductive Rights explains. More on the now three-way battle between Romney, Gingrich and Santorum.

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The War on Contraception Gets Mainstream Attention

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 15, 2012 - 10:55pm (Print)

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Nancy Cohen explains how sex is polarizing Americans politically. The question of contraception comes up during the Republican debate, which sets the mainstream media ablaze on a subject we've been hammering for years.

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Kicking Off the 2012 Presidential Campaign

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 9, 2012 - 8:04am (Print)

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Jessica Valenti talks about her new documentary version of "The Purity Myth". A review of some comments made by candidates competing for the Iowa Caucus, and Michele Bachmann bows out of the race.

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Presidential Forums, Divorce, and Plan B

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 1, 2012 - 9:32pm (Print)

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Chris Mooney discusses the implications of the HHS decision on Plan B. Highlights from the Personhood USA presidential forum, and a report on how the economy is keeping people stuck in bad marriages.

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The Year in Reproductive Rights

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

December 19, 2011 - 9:22pm (Print)

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Irin Carmon talks about the year in abortion rights, 2011. The fallout from Plan B continues, and the sexting hysteria was built on smoke and mirrors.

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HHS Cowardice and USCCB Overreach

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

December 12, 2011 - 8:57am (Print)

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Kathleen Sebelius caves to anti-choicers on emergency contraception, and the USCCB looks to further restrict women's access to contraception. Jean Baker describes the long and wild career of Margaret Sanger.

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Zombie Personhood and Mitt Romney's Elaborate Story-Telling

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

December 5, 2011 - 8:56am (Print)

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Law Students for Reproductive Justice confront Fordham University on contraception access. Mitt Romney tells a story on his views on abortion, and personhood amendments aren't going away any time soon.

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Primary Drama and Intimate Wars

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

November 28, 2011 - 11:23am (Print)

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Merle Hoffman describes her many years working as a prominent abortion provider. Republican candidates clamor to be called "pro-life", but what does that really mean? Also: "The Walking Dead" fails basic biology.

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Intimate Wars and Primary Drama

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

November 27, 2011 - 9:44pm (Print)

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Merle Hoffman describes her many years working as a prominent abortion provider. Republican candidates clamor to be called "pro-life", but what does that really mean? Also: "The Walking Dead" fails basic biology.

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The Bedsider Campaign and a Sexist Defense of Herman Cain

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

November 21, 2011 - 9:51am (Print)

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Sarah Brown, the CEO of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy about their new Bedsider campaign. Also, health care reform is going in front of the Supreme Court and Herman Cain’s defenders are turning to old-fashioned sexism to defend him.

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Accepting That Teens Have Sex

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

November 14, 2011 - 7:52am (Print)

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The Herman Cain scandal gets bigger, and the HPV vaccine is proving less controversial for boys. Also, Amy Schalet explains how the best way to keep teens healthy is to accept that they have sex.

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Mississippi Personhood and the Reactionary Mind

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

November 6, 2011 - 8:05pm (Print)

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Corey Robin will help us understand the reactionary mind. Mississippi's personhood amendment is about to be voted on; what does it mean? Also, "The View" reacts poorly to the story of the TSA and a vibrator.

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Things That Go Bump in the Right Wing Night

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

October 30, 2011 - 9:36pm (Print)

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Happy Halloween! In honor of the holiday, Reality Cast will take a long, hard look at what scares the right wing and keeps them up at night. Also, Jaclyn Friedman helps women get what they really, really want.

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