by: Jamie Anne Royce Illinois legislators are threatening abortion access with two bills currently in the House Agriculture and Conservation Committee. That’s right, the agriculture committee. The committee that focuses […]
by: Jim Morrison Note: This piece was initially posted The Advocate and then the Qu. You can also read it here. It’s an exciting time for marriage equality rights. Proposition 8 has been […]
by: Mariann Devlin When I’m not struggling to find a job as a writer, I work as a server at a neighborhood restaurant. Most of the people in the “back,” […]
by: Katie Weiss Last Thursday, I was sitting at my work desk after all my co-workers had gone home. I had been flipping around on the internet, trying to pass the […]
by: Marcia Prichason Newt (n.) – 1. Any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and […]
by: Mariann Devlin In May, the NATO/G8 Summits are being held in Chicago, one of the most corrupt and racially-segregated cities in the U.S. The City of Chicago, along with […]
by: Raechel T Like most viewers of the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, I rationalize my appreciation of the show — because I’m “in on the joke.” Racism, sexism, and homophobia are […]
by: Maggie Carr Obama’s Hulk Smash of over-the-counter emergency contraception last month was a huge loss for American women. Not just women under the age of 17. All women. Even […]
by: Andrew Tripp The case of Bradley Manning is the story of one of the greatest travesties of justice that has occurred in not just recent history, but arguably in […]
by: Raechel T On a cold night in December, a crowd of people filled a Minneapolis church with purpose and reflection. We were, all of us shoulder to shoulder in […]
