What We've Been Watching and Reading this Week

This week we saw some news stories we never thought we’d see:

• Colin Powell Urges Congress To Pass Abortion Amendment For Military Rape Victims (HuffPo Politics )
• Bobby Jindal advocates for birth control over the counter (WJS Op-Ed)
  • But! Not so quick! Why Bobby Jindal is not you Birth Control Buddy (erintothemax)

Other News:

• Rachel Maddow gets real about what’s going on in Michigan this week regarding a sweeping abortion ban.
  • Update: It seems like the bill is likely to be signed into law (Detroit Free Press)
• Are you a millennial feminist? Get yourself over to Shelby Knox’s and Steph Herold’s new Pinboard!
• A look ahead to some of the bills being filed ahead of the 2013 legislative session (Angry Black Bitch)

Must Watch:

• Anne Hathaway’s response to Matt Lauer’s sexist question regarding her recent wardrobe malfunction (Huffpo):

“I’m sorry that we live in a culture that commodifies the sexuality of unwilling participants.”

Our hearts go out to the community of Newtown, CT in the midst of the tragedy currently unfolding.