Arizona Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Prosecute Transgender People Who Use The ‘Wrong’ Bathroom

Zack Ford writes for ThinkProgress: “Last month, the City Council of Phoenix, Arizona passed sweeping nondiscrimination protections, ensuring that people have equal access to employment, housing, and public accommodations regardless of their sexual orien…

Fox News Names Steubenville Rape Victim on TV, Manages to Out-Awful Everyone

Doug Barry writes for Jezebel: “CNN may have expressed way too much sympathy for convicted rapists Trent Mays and Ma’Lik Richmond, but Fox News somehow managed to out-awful CNN’s coverage of the Steubenville trial by airing the 16-year-old victim’s name…

David Brooks vs. the House Progressives

Matt Yglesias writes for Slate: “The biggest problem the liberal faction of the Democratic Party generally has is getting heard at all, so I’m really glad that David Brooks dedicated a column to explaining his problems with the Congressional Progressive…

Meet Reno Saccoccia: Steubenville’s head football coach

Katie McDonough writes for Salon: “Under Ohio state law, coaches are among the many school officials mandated to report crimes involving their students. And according to witness testimony and text messages introduced as evidence in the Steubenville rape…

GOP: We’ve been lying all along

David Sirota writes for Salon: “I never thought I’d write these words, but here goes: Thank you, John Boehner. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for finally admitting on national television that all the fiscal cliffs, sequestrations and budget battles you’ve creat…