Rebekah Kuschmider

Rebekah Kuschmider

Bio

Rebekah Kuschmider is a DC area writer with a background in non-profit management and advocacy. Her work has been seen at Babble, Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and is a contributor to the upcoming book Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (an anthology, SheWrites Press, Nov. 2015). You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebekah Kuschmider Articles

A 2009 screenshot of upyoursobama.com, since this wasn't even an ORIGINAL joke

Evangelical Senator David Perdue, Proponent Of Out-Of-Context Bible Quotes

When asked about the Perdue’s remarks, White House press secretary Josh Earnest suggested that the Senator look in the Bible again — this time for the words for an apology.

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Put plainly: we aren’t teaching children of color that they can grow up to vote.

Election 2016: The Cost Of Taking Civics And History Out Of Our Schools

Institutions can and do fail citizens, but as communities we can fix some of their mistakes.

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"Obviously, the most important part of this story is the visual of goats in trees." (Image Credit: YouTube/Gnxtgroup)

Tree-Climbing Goats In Morocco Help Bring You Argan Oil

It’s true. There are goats in Morocco who climb argan trees, eat their fruit, and then expel the seeds so that new argan trees can grow.

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Bill Clinton's fictional collaboration with James Patterson will be a thriller on a missing president. If only.

Bill Clinton Is Writing A Fictional Thriller About A Missing President. Sounds Like A Dream Come True!

"The President Is Missing" will be a first foray into fiction by the former POTUS, who has previously written a lengthy memoir and books on policy.

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Is George H.W. Bush REALLY Voting for Clinton?

Last night, there was a minor disturbance in the political force when Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Gove

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If Kid Rock and Caitlyn Jenner really do make a play for these Senate seats, I want to see activists asking them hard questions.

Kid Rock & Caitlyn Jenner: Celebs Want To Join Republicans' 'Big Tent' Party

Musician Kid Rock has announced that he intends to run for the Senate as a Republican in Michigan. Athlete and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner has teased about a run as a Republican in California. Neither would-be candidate has filed the official candidacy paperwork as of this time. I hope they don’t. At least not until they learn something about governance.

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Queen Bey or Ivanka - who won the week in feminism? (Image Credit: By Rocbeyonce via Wikimedia Commons; Flickr/Rich Girard)

#RavsRadar: Ivanka Trump Or Beyoncé- Who Wins This Week At Feminism?

So, who is more actively feminist this week? Ivanka, who can’t articulate a White House policy for bettering the lives of women? Or Beyoncé, who is shelling out big bucks to better the lives of women?

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Carrie Fisher To Be Honored By Harvard For Mental Health Activism

There is no word yet if Fisher is bringing her dog Gary to the event. (We sure hope so.)

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No more tampon tax in Florida? Way to go Sunshine State!

Looks Like Florida Decided Tampons Weren't A 'Luxury' After All!

The governor of Florida just signed a package of tax cuts into law, and one of the changes to the state tax code is eliminating sales taxes on tampons, pads, menstrual cups and other menstrual supplies.

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