Left Side of the Aisle #49

Left Side of the Aisle for March 22-28, 2012

This week:

The ongoing war on women's choices
http://www.necn.com/03/19/12/Idaho-Senate-approves-abortion-ultrasoun/landing.html?&apID=34a7eea35281417f8d150a241a1a2469
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/idaho-sponsor-of-abortion-ultrasound-mandate-criticized-for-comments-about-rape-victims/2012/03/20/gIQAeRtPQS_story.html
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/27/brownback-go-work-somewhere-else-if-you-want-contraception/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/tennessee-abortion-bill_n_1363410.html
http://www.change.org/petitions/protect-pregnant-women-free-bei-bei
http://www.thenation.com/article/166664/protect-pregnant-women-free-bei-bei-shuai

Everything You Need to Know: The right-wing knows it's on the wrong side of history in just three sentences.
http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2012/03/19/nom-and-new-hampshires-catholic-bishops-suddenly-support-civil-unions/

Syria
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/yemen-death-toll_n_1361840.html
http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/03/15/one-year-after-start-of-syrian-uprising-no-consensus-on-resolution/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad
http://news.yahoo.com/annan-warns-regional-fallout-damascus-blasts-035914718.html
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/21/syria-idINDEE81G0LC20120221
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Mar-12/166281-us-intelligence-assads-army-wont-turn-on-him.ashx#axzz1pdIwPHrB
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/12/world/meast/syria-unrest/
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-syria-violence-20120228,0,7888602.story

Outrage of the Week: sneaking anti-science into Tennessee schools
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/tennessee-science-bill-al_n_1368261.html

Homophobia and racism are not "yesterday's news."
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120320/NEWS05/120320022/-1/NLETTER07
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120321/LOCAL/203210313/Fallout-over-gay-youth-group-s-license-plate-continues
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/groups/american-family-association
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/don-t-nig-purveyor-paula-smith-says-bumper-185405237.html
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/racist-don-t-nig-anti-obama-bumper-sticker-162917634.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/21/us-usa-florida-shooting-idUSBRE82I17520120321
http://news.yahoo.com/dont-nig-2012-maker-racist-anti-obama-sticker-212447811--abc-news.html