Tag Archives: USA

How Conservati​ves Built A Contracept​ion Lie


MediaMattersweekly_email_header_logo_altOne notable event this week is Media Matters founder David Brock returning to Arkansas in very different circumstances from when he was last there. You can read The New York Times story on it here: http://nyti.ms/1dQHxe5

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Hobby Lobby And The Right

ScaliaConservatives have spent a decade pushing lies about birth control – and now these falsehoods have made their way into the mouths of Supreme Court justices. Hannah Groch-Begley explains how conservative media might sway the Supreme Court: http://mm4a.org/NUyW2J Related: There is no contraception mandate on corporations: the requirement is only on insurance plans. How the right is using this to spread lies: http://mm4a.org/1p0HOBO

The Benghazi Hoax Has Cost Millions

The PentagonIndependent investigations have long answered the questions, but conservatives keep calling for additional Benghazi investigations. A new report indicates that these politically-motivated investigations have cost millions: http://mm4a.org/1lm1fGj

Rand Paul And The Media

Rand PaulMainstream media figures would have you believe that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is a social liberal. But Paul’s positions are those of a conventional social conservative: http://mm4a.org/1fjnOE1

 

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Women VideoMarch is women’s history month. Here are seven times women on cable stood up for the truth: http://youtu.be/EnkHf1yRvOM

OBAMACARE MYTHS

Emily ArrowoodWith the deadline for enrolling in Obamacare approaching, the right is going all-out with misinformation. Emily Arrowood presents the top 5 Obamacare myths: http://mm4a.org/1haqILT

IMAGES OF THE WEEK

Cate Blanchett
These 12 Women Are Fed Up With Sexism In The Media

 

What Are You Doing this Weekend?






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Got plans this Labor Day weekend? With all that’s going on in our lives, it’s easy to forget that honoring America’s workers is what Labor Day is all about.

Here are some ideas on how you can celebrate Labor Day:

Watch the AFL-CIO national TV ad during Major League Baseball games Sunday and Monday, the Sunday NASCAR race and college football on Monday night. The ad will remind television viewers and radio listeners that it’s working people working together who will move our country forward.

Tune in to the Sportsman Channel. In partnership with the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), Sportsman Channel will pay tribute to America’s workers with a continual run of public service announcements over Labor Day weekend featuring Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president and USA chairman.

Find out which employers are treating their workers well—and what’s going on nationwide and around the world when it comes to workers’ basic freedoms.

Take the next step and become a mobile activist. Get action alerts as part of the AFL-CIO Good Jobs Now team by texting JOBS to 225568.

As AFL-CIO President Trumka says: “Working people working together have always moved our country forward and that’s how we’ll do it again.”

As we celebrate this Labor Day, let’s remember America’s workers built our nation—and America’s workers are what make America strong.

Happy Labor Day from the AFL-CIO!