The Political Voices of Women

An Epidemic of Suicide Among Veterans — by Catherine Morgan (cross-posted at The Care2 Election Blog)

So, if we oppose the war, then we are somehow not supporting the troops. But other than with words…How is our government actually supporting the troops?


From Furious Season…


I am often confused by the inanity of some governmental bureaucrats and attempts by the head of the VA’s mental health system to cover up the true number of suicides and suicide attempts among veterans leave me shaking my head. Ira Katz, the man in charge, knew full well that there are about 1,000 suicide attempts among vets each month, but told CBS News last fall–which has done a great job of covering this issue–that there were only 790 suicide attempts among vets for an entire year.I don’t even understand how lying about such an obvious problem would benefit the agency. Lying about it certainly misinforms the public and Congress about a serious problem in our culture that demands attention.


From Preemptive Karma…


It’s nearly incomprehensible. 300,000 veterans of the Iraq/Afghanistan war are suffering from severe depression or post traumatic stress disorder and 126 of them give up on life altogether every week. Another 320,000 of our young men and women are suffering from brain injuries they have received in the line of duty. We’re not even talking about the millions of dead and displaced Iraqi civilians. This human toll puts the financial toll of the war to shame.


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More Political Voices of Women…

We now have over 400 women political bloggers on our list, here are the A’s…

A Brain Like Mine – Diary of a Feminist Housewife

A Lovely Promise — Human rights, war and peace, politics, and gardening.

Above Average Jane – PA Politics and GREAT interviews with pols and candidates

Nikki — According To Nikki

Adventures In Daily Living

Althouse

Always On Watch

Amanda Carpenter — From Townhall.com

American Princess — Party politics and the age of the Post and Prada

And Rightly So — I am not a politically correct person at all. I speak my mind and I could care less who I offend when doing so. I call a spade for a spade when needed. I also swear a whole lot – get ever it.

Anderson @ Large — I blog about politically black news and commentary, focusing on voter participation, voting rights, civil rights, religion and politics, and voting rights and technology.

Anna’s Clue Tank

Annie’s Inferno

Anonymous Is A Women — A blog about politics, religion, the economy, the culture wars – you know, all the fun stuff.

Antigone Magazine — A blog about women, politics, women in politics and the politics of being a woman.

Appetite for Equal Rights

Arianna Huffington — Huffington Post

Sandy Renshaw — Around Des Moines

Asheville on the Ground

Assorted Babble

Avedon Carol

Average Jane at Progress Ohio — Our mission is to provide quality online and off-line tools for use by individuals, groups and organizations to further their ideas and issues through communication and action.