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Amanda Marcotte

Amanda Marcotte writes for and manages the blog Pandagon, blogs for Slate’s Double X, and has two books out: “It’s A Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments” and “Get Opinionated: A Progressive’s Guide to Finding Your Voice (and Taking a Little Action)”. She’s written about politics, pop culture and feminism for outlets such as Slate, Salon, the LA Times, the Guardian, Bitch, and the American Prospect. A former resident of Texas, she now lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Conservatives Double Down on the War on Women

Amanda Marcotte

With all the complaining about the phrase "war on women," you'd think conservatives would stop waging it. Instead, they're doubling down, and things are guaranteed to get worse before they get better. Time to buckle in for a long, arduous war to protect women's rights.

What’s the Matter With Virginia?

Amanda Marcotte

Virginia got a rush of bad coverage last year, when the term “transvaginal ultrasound” momentarily forced the nation to realize what a bunch of prurient misogynists had taken over the state government, but unfortunately the end result has been basically nothing.

The Obama Administration’s Plan B Folly

Amanda Marcotte

Continuing to fight science and common sense on Plan B isn't serving anyone's interests. Pro-choicers are mad, anti-choicers aren't placated, and women are hurt in the process. So why does the Obama administration insist on keeping up this pointless fight?