Tag Archives: Mississippi

Early lesson learned: if you have to suffer (and you will), do it in style.

The Stories That We Tell Ourselves Can Be Revised

In which Lauren Cerand realizes another world is possible. Continue reading

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"Abstinence-Only" sex ed really works!

Ode to Sex Ed, or, Miss Teen Mom USA Probably Lives in Mississippi

Teen pregnancy rates are at their lowest in thirty years, the lowest they’ve been since 1940 when the CDC started keeping count. So why does the GOP keep pushing “Abstinence-Only” education? Elissa Schappell investigates. Continue reading

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