Abuse Survivors Will Try To Take Pope to Court
For eight years, I walked through the doors of my Catholic elementary school under the words “Suffer the little children to come unto me.” I haven’t thought about my grade […] The post Abuse Survivors...
View ArticlePoverty in the U.S.: Do the Math
For the first time in many years, poverty is news again. Newspaper headlines, television report and the blogosphere have reacted to the latest Census Bureau report showing that U.S. poverty […] The...
View ArticleMoney for Nukes, No; For People, Yes
I need to get this out of the way immediately: I attended an event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. I know, I know. You’d sooner walk on hot coals […] The post Money for Nukes, No; For...
View ArticleReminder: Abortion Is 14 Times Safer Than Childbirth
Anti-choice zealots have been gunning for Planned Parenthood and reproductive health care providers for years now. They’ve created obstacles to women's reproductive health care by misconstruing,...
View ArticleBlunt the Blunt Amendment
Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate will vote on the Blunt Amendment--or, as conservatives choose to euphemize it, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011. Blunt and his buddies in the Senate and House...
View ArticleLet’s Make Poverty History
Today, more than 17 million American women are living in poverty, and more than 7.5 million of those in extreme poverty–meaning that they survive on less than $5,672 a year. […] The post Let’s Make...
View ArticleMichigan’s Surprise Anti-Abortion Blitz
This week, the War on Women in Michigan moved from low-intensity combat to a full-scale firefight. Without warning, state Rep. Bruce Rendon (R-Lake City), launched a package of three anti-choice bills...
View ArticleGail Collins’ Lone Star Takedown
If you know that Mitt Romney once drove to Canada with his dog strapped to the roof of his car in a crate, it’s probably because you read Gail Collins’ […] The post Gail Collins’ Lone Star Takedown...
View ArticleThe War on Women: Michigan Front
Yesterday in Lansing, Michigan, on the steps of the state Capitol, a crowd estimated at 2,500 to 5,000 watched in delight as women legislators help enact a performance of The […] The post The War on...
View ArticleDetroit: The Road to Bankruptcy Hits Women Hard
I live in Los Angeles now, but I am a native Detroiter–a proud daughter of a great city. So I have watched my hometown’s long, downhill slide with sadness. Years […] The post Detroit: The Road to...
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