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Klobuchar criticizes Supreme Court double standard

By Andy Birkey | 05.28.10 | 11:44 am

Sen. Amy Klobuchar took to the Senate floor to decry the double standard that critics have applied to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Members of the media in recent weeks have criticized Kagan’s wardrobe, her softball batting stance and…

KTLK’s Baker: Obama’s a ‘little bitch’ who ‘won’t stand up to a smoking hot chick,’ Palin

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.07.08 | 3:04 pm

Chris Baker (still) desperately wants you to notice him, and apparently it’s working. Frequently featured at MnIndy, the rightwing KTLK radio host was also included in MSNBC’s “Worst Person in the World” segment yesterday for…

Your local alt-weekly: Putting the “sex” back in sexism

By Molly Priesmeyer | 05.01.08 | 11:06 pm

Let me be the first to admit: Media stories about other folks in the media tend to be self-aggrandizing, self-referential, and just plain self-absorbed. This isn’t to say that I don’t think there are important media stories to…

McCain’s solution to the gender gap? Women should get an education

By Molly Priesmeyer | 04.30.08 | 11:10 am

Hey, ladies! Are you tired of making 77 cents on the dollar to your male counterparts? Are you tired of waiting for the year 2050 when, at the current rate of salary increases, women might…