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Megan Carpentier

Megan Carpentier is the executive editor of Raw Story. She previously served as an associate editor at Talking Points Memo; the editor of news and politics at Air America; an editor at Jezebel.com; and an associate editor at Wonkette. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Ms Magazine, RH Reality Check, On the Issues, the New York Press, Bitch, Bust, the Daily Beast and Women’s eNews. She is a WMC Progressive Women’s Voices alumna.

Recent Posts by Megan Carpentier

Exclusive: Bachmann Reception on ‘Fallon’—Unfunny, Guys

November 23, 2011 – 1:47 am

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EXCLUSIVE Global Moms Bill: An Opening for the Administration to Keep Its Promises?

May 24, 2010 – 8:32 am

ShareBy Megan Carpentier President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton have voiced concern for women’s safety and health around the world. Legislation introduced this month in the House calls for specific steps to meet that commitment in regard to mothers dying in childbirth. Earlier this month, California Congresswoman Lois Capps, arguing that “safe motherhood should [...]

Health Care Reform—Obama’s Challenge

February 25, 2010 – 9:42 am

Share By Megan Carpentier Obama meets with Republicans today in a health-care summit. Women who helped put him in office expect him to step up and lead—on both access to quality care and access to abortion. When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi allowed Bart Stupak’s anti-abortion amendment to the health care reform bill to come to [...]

Budget 2011: What Will Women Gain?

February 3, 2010 – 9:35 am

ShareBy Megan Carpentier If a budget is the ultimate statement of values, the Obama Administration deserves some good marks for attending to women’s needs in an austere time. After President Obama released his budget proposal for 2011 Monday, news reports focused on three things: the increased size of the deficit, the new government spending freeze [...]