Just some stories that may have escaped your notice this week: R.I.P. Aaron Swartz, 26. He changed our lives in ways you don't even realize. And our government helped push him over the edge. Oh, goody. Once again, Paul Ryan's fetal
January 12, 2013

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Just some stories that may have escaped your notice this week:

  • Oh, goody. Once again, Paul Ryan's fetal personhood bill makes it possible for rapists to sue victims to keep them from having abortions.
  • Mayor Bloomberg wants to cut off painkillers for the poor. Yes, there is a problem with junkies. There is also a problem with people in pain who use the ER as their primary source of medical care.

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