Adele M. Stan
Adele M. Stan is a journalist based in Washington, D.C., who specializes in covering the intersection of religion and politics.
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Texas Congressman Calls for Export of Anti-Choice Doctrine as Cure for Terrorism
At a hearing on women's education in countries wracked by religious extremism, Rep. Randy K. Weber asked a conflict resolution expert if she was teaching Muslims about "the sanctity of life."
Ex-CIA Chief Dismisses Damning Report as Work of ‘Emotional’ Woman
Retired Gen. Michael Hayden told Fox News Sunday that Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Senate committee report on the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program was driven by her emotions. But a look at the backstory reveals a very emotional former CIA director.
Successful Home Visit Program for Mothers and Infants Lacks Long-Term Funding
A hearing on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program revealed impressive results for the low-income families it serves, and the money it saves taxpayers. But its funding runs out in six months.
Outside Supreme Court, A Call for Reproductive Justice
More than 40 groups came together on the Court's plaza to rally in support of the birth control benefit in Obamacare, as the justices heard arguments against it.
In Unprecedented Assault, Koch Brothers Aim for Anti-Choice Senate in 2014
Pro-choice Democrats in vulnerable U.S. Senate seats are under attack as never before by Americans for Prosperity, the flagship organization of the Koch brothers' sprawling network of spending groups.
Senators Reach Agreement on Emergency Unemployment Assistance Extension (Updated)
Senate leaders from both parties arrived at an agreement last week to restore emergency unemployment assistance to the long-term jobless. Even if the Senate votes yes, there's no guarantee it will pass the House.
Revised Child-Care Block Grant Program Passes Senate
Sponsored by Maryland Democrat Barbara Mikulski, the bill updates the federal child-care and after-school grant program with requirements for professional development, education guidelines, and criminal background checks.
You’ve Got Your ‘Panties in a Wad,’ Sarah Palin Says of Those Who Claim ‘War on Women’
Palin closed CPAC with a speech that demonstrated the right's women problem: It's hard to win women when you can't help insulting them.
At CPAC, Chris Christie Defends Kochs, Makes Bid for Anti-Choice Cred
As the big draw on the opening day of this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sought to burnish his credentials with the right-wing activists whose hearts he must win if he is to capture the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
Anti-Choice Proponent of ‘Justifiable Homicide’ Vies for Spot on Democratic Council
"When I filed for a seat on the county Democratic Central Committee ... I didn't imagine I'd be facing off against a Neo-Confederate theocrat," says Betsy Bury of her opponent, Rev. David Whitney.
Agreement Reached on Debate for Military Sexual Assault Measure
At a hearing that featured the searing testimony of survivors of sexual assault in the military, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand told Rewire that her proposal to remove the prosecution of sex crimes from the chain of command would see debate on the Senate floor in the coming weeks.
Vote on Sexual Assault Measures Thwarted in Senate
An attempt to bring up for debate measures designed to address sexual assault in the military, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's bid to remove prosecution of sex crimes from the chain of command, was scuttled on Monday.
Progressive Coalition Calls on Senate to Reject Anti-Choice Judicial Nominee Michael Boggs
Rewire is part of a progressive coalition of 27 groups representing the pro-choice, civil rights and LGBTQ rights communities that have joined together to oppose a nomination to a federal court that was hatched in a backroom deal.
Why Wendy Davis’ Opponent Is Stumping With Misogynist Ted Nugent
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who is running to be his state’s governor against likely Democratic nominee and pro-choice hero Wendy Davis, has chosen to campaign with a washed-up rock star known for his misogyny and racism.
Ted Cruz, Mike Lee Introduce Bill to Stem Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses
With virtually no chance of passage in the current Congress, the Cruz-Lee bill appears to be motivated by politics.
Rand Paul Teams With Ken Cuccinelli to Send Message to GOP Base
Everything Rand Paul has said in recent weeks—from his comments about Monica Lewinsky and the "war on women" to his drafting of anti-choice Cuccinelli as lead counsel—is about proving his patriarchal bona fides.
Anti-Planned Parenthood Congressman: ‘I Have Been Fixed. My Wife Has Been Fixed’
Rep. Phil Roe, who has supported defunding Planned Parenthood, noted at the Heritage Action Conservative Policy Summit Monday that both he and his wife were voluntarily sterilized. He explained that after having three kids, if he’d had to raise another, he’d have thrown himself off the Capitol.
Gillibrand Demands Scores of Sexual Assault Case Records From Pentagon
An AP investigation of sexual assault cases at U.S. military bases in Japan reveals erratic application of justice, and the senator suspects there's more to be found stateside.
Pro-Choice Congress Members Denounce ‘Extreme’ Anti-Choice Bill
"It’s just a fake front issue to talk about abortion," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said of HR 7, the anti-choice bill passed just hours before Tuesday's State of the Union address. "What they’re really talking about is contraception, family planning, the judgment of women."
House Republicans Send Anti-Choice ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion’ Bill to the Floor (UPDATED)
Speaking in the Rules Committee, Rep. Alcee Hastings said, "I think men ought to butt out of this subject, and be about the business of respecting women and their rights."
Fetal Rosaries, Our Lady of Fatima, and the Spanish Inquisition: Welcome to the 2014 March for Life
The March for Life, the yearly protest on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, is a Catholic affair, supported by the bishops and the pope. And Republicans.
Eric Cantor Announces Anti-Choice House Vote at March for Life
At the annual protest against the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, anti-choice activists got a blessing from Pope Francis and a promise from the House majority leader.
House Judiciary Committee Passes Sweeping Anti-Choice Bill
The bill marked up today has next to no chance of passing the Senate in this session, but that doesn’t mean House passage poses no threat.
NARAL Takes Pro-Choice Battle to the States
NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue announced a new electoral strategy at the group's news conference on its annual report: "go deep, go early" into state races that send a pro-choice message.
Catholic Bishops’ Allies Dominate Hearing on Sweeping Anti-Choice Bill
The newest version of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act would place tax penalties on women who seek abortion, and permanently forbid the District of Columbia from helping poor women pay for abortions.
Senate Moves Closer to Vote on Unemployment Extension
When Senate Democrats overcame a threatened filibuster of a bill to extend unemployment compensation, even they were surprised. But they're not out of the woods yet.
Ani DiFranco’s Epic Fail: Reflections on Nottoway Plantation
America's history of racialized slavery distilled the essence of patriarchy, and formed the roots of American rape culture. So why do famous white feminists fail to get it?
5 Ways the Right Tried to Punish Women, Children, People of Color, and the Poor in 2013
If there's any unifying theme to the barrage of right-wing attacks launched over the past year, it's the politics of punishment--of teaching you a lesson.
Gillibrand’s Sexual Assault Measure Slated for Stand-Alone Vote
When the Senate votes on the annual defense appropriation, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's Military Justice Improvement Act won't be part of it. But the senator says she's not going away.
‘The People’s Pope’? If By People, You Don’t Mean Women
Members of the media and many progressives are beside themselves about Pope Francis. But raise the subject of the pope’s continued exclusion of women and the church’s opposition to any form of reproductive freedom, and you’re all but told to shut up and wait.
Budget Deal Reached, Leaving Koch Brothers Seething
The Koch brothers are pressuring members of Congress not to vote for the federal budget deal worked out by Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Paul Ryan.
Right-Wing Reaction to Mandela’s Death Exposes Link Between Racism and Misogyny
As much of the world took a collective pause to express appreciation for the man who came to personify the struggle for human rights and racial justice in South Africa, the right-wing base that now fuels the Republican Party erupted in consternation and condemnation.
Killing Them Softly: Pope Francis Condemns Income Inequality, Sanctions Gender Inequality
In his defense of the faceless poor, the pope misses the fact that women are more likely than men to be in poverty—because of the very kind of structural inequality that his church models for the world as an image of holiness.
Right-Wingers Again Try to Scuttle UN Convention on Rights of Disabled
Last year, Republican senators, led by far-right ideologues Michael Farris and Rick Santorum, defeated ratification of a UN treaty based on the Americans With Disabilities Act. Will they succeed again this year?
‘If We Each Have a Torch, There’s a Lot More Light’: Gloria Steinem Accepts the Presidential Medal of Freedom
"I'd be crazy if I didn't understand that this is a medal for the entire women’s movement," Steinem told a gathering at the National Press Club Monday.
Memo to the Washington Post: If Seeing an Interracial Couple Makes You Gag, You Don’t Have a ‘Conventional View’
Actually, 87 percent of Americans think interracial marriage is just fine.
Graham Introduces 20-Week Ban in Senate as Primary Challenge Beckons
With a potentially tough Republican primary ahead of him, Sen. Lindsey Graham took the lead on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization—after Sen. Marco Rubio turned down the opportunity.
Vitter Seeks to Insert Anti-Choice Amendment Into Employment Non-Discrimination Act
It has little chance of passing, but Sen. David Vitter hopes to attach a destructive anti-choice amendment to a landmark non-discrimination vote, according to news reports.
Anatomy of the War on Women: How the Koch Brothers Are Funding the Anti-Choice Agenda
The assault had been years, even decades, in the making. But three years ago, a Supreme Court case, the U.S. Census, and anti-Obama backlash set the course for the arsonists who trained their flame-throwers on women's fundamental freedoms.
In the GOP’s Oz, Congressmen Paint Sebelius as Wicked Witch
The glitchy rollout of Obamacare offered plenty of fodder for Republicans who oppose the bill. But what most will remember from Wednesday's House hearing is a bunch of angry men yelling at a woman.
Shutdown Ends, Debt Crisis Averted—But Birth Control Still an Issue
In the end, House Republicans got virtually nothing of what they said they wanted: no defunding of Obamacare, no curtailment of the birth control benefit in Obamacare the law of the land. But they'll be back.
House Republicans Take Aim at Birth Control in Quest to Scuttle Senate Shutdown Deal
To the House Republicans, who are hostage to their party’s Tea Party faction, there’s probably no dirtier word than “bipartisan”—except, perhaps, for the words “birth control.”
Shutdown and Default Considered Small Price to Pay for Banning Birth Control, Say Catholic Bishops and Paul Ryan
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan dances to the bishops’ tune in shutdown and debt limit fights, refusing to compromise because he wants "leverage" to curtail Obamacare contraceptive benefit.
Cruz, Carson Thrill ‘Values Voters’ With Obama-Bashing and a Side of Misogyny
At the 2013 Values Voter Summit, Ted Cruz lies about Obamacare birth control benefit, while Dr. Ben Carson says there's no war on women because people give their seats up for the ones who are pregnant.
At Any Cost: How Catholic Bishops Pushed for a Shutdown—and Even a Default—Over Birth Control
The U.S. Catholic bishops want to be known as the champions of the poor and struggling. But they're happy to block services to the needy to further their anti-contraception agenda.
Reid and Pelosi Celebrate Opening of Obamacare Exchanges Amid Government Shutdown
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joined union leaders in celebration of the official launch of the Affordable Care Act, and laid the government shutdown at the feet of Republicans.
Boxer: GOP Uses Shutdown to Reinvigorate ‘War on Women’
On Sunday night, the House voted to make averting a government shutdown contingent on delaying health care for women. Senate women are crying foul.
House GOP Threatens Shutdown Over Contraception, Obamacare
House Republicans have pegged the continued funding of the federal government to a one-year delay in the implementation of the portion of Obamacare that mandates employer-provided health-care plans to offer coverage for prescription contraception with no co-pay.
Stabenow: Cruz ‘Fauxlibuster’ Clips Would Make Great Obamacare Ads
“I wish we had money to pay for ads,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow said. “I’d like to take what he said on the floor and make sure that every American had the opportunity to hear it.”
Retired Generals Join Gillibrand in Push for Sexual Assault Remedy
The U.S. Army's first woman three-star general and its former top psychiatrist join a former Obama Pentagon appointee to argue for removing prosecution of sex crimes by military members from the chain of command.
