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Right-Wing Extremists Defeated Over DHS Provision

Posted by Bonnie Grabenhoffer on 03/06/2015

By Pat Reuss and Bonnie Grabenhofer August 28, 2014: NOW President Terry O’Neill participates in an immigration reform rally. The last election and the current session of Congress have been a bit discouraging so it’s especially welcome when we can shar Read more...

SCOTUS Playing Politics with Healthcare in King v. Burwell

Posted by Kristina Evans on 03/04/2015

Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for King v. Burwell, the latest Supreme Court case aimed at dismantling the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). This particular case calls into question one very specific phrase in the legisl Read more...

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: From Self-Loathe to Self-Destruction

Posted by Daniella Torres on 03/03/2015

TRIGGER WARNING: suicide, self-harm, depression, anxiety, eating disorders Does beauty have a trigger warning? I’m asking for a friend. They say the key to success and happiness is self-esteem and the confidence that follows. Self-esteem is only a conc Read more...

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Posted by Mckenna Inskeep on 02/24/2015

An estimated 30 million people in the US struggle with eating disorders. Eating disorders – including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED) – have the highest mortality rate of any mental illn Read more...

“She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”

Posted by Jan Erickson on 02/20/2015

Amazingly, it has taken 50 years for an honest and fairly comprehensive documentary about the beginnings of the modern women’s movement to be produced, entitled “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry.” Director and co-producer Mary Dore with co-producer Nan Read more...