July 2019 - Parsing Truth

Understanding Reproductive Justice and Reproductive Rights: Can The Two Co-Exist?

By Benetta M. Standly. MPA / July 25, 2019 December 4, 2020

Legal Challenges Throughout the 1800’s American women had been undergoing illegal abortions, most of which were hugely unsafe, and even fatal. This practice was largely unregulated. In the early 1900’s, Margaret Sanger was an early proponent of a woman’s right to contraception and sex education – this was many years before birth control became available …

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Who Are Epstein’s Friends in High Places?

By Parsing Truth / July 11, 2019 December 4, 2020

In doing research on the Epstein/Acosta sordid affair, I keep finding my attention pulled away from the Trump administration and toward Dick Cheney. That may seem like an illogical jump to you, but let me explain. When this farce in Florida took place in 2007, who, within the government had enough interest in Epstein to …

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Memories of Busing

By Parsing Truth / July 4, 2019 December 4, 2020

Growing up White in Atlanta In 1953, I started kindergarten in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1954, we moved to a nice little neighborhood in Northwest Atlanta. We lived within 1 mile of the neighborhood school and all the kids on our street walked to school together, big kids watching the little ones. We never thought about …

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Ivanka at the G 20

By Parsing Truth / July 1, 2019 December 4, 2020

I generally refrain from making wardrobe comments about professional women. Appearance is not related to competence and usually commenting on appearance is a way of trivializing women. I feel, however, that Ivanka is an exception to that personal rule because she is not professional and is trivial. I also generally refrain from making negative comments …

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Month: July 2019