I have a little advice for you, Mr. Jackson.
House Passes Abortion Restriction Bill
The bill is an attack on Roe v. Wade and is in conflict with the commonly upheld 24 week limit, at which point the fetus is generally considered viable, that exists in most states
Violence Erased Between the Lines
I am a queer woman. Just because I enter into relationships with other women doesn’t mean that the threat of violence disappears. Men aren’t inherently abusers, and women aren’t inherently abused. No one hits someone for the sake of hitting a woman or hitting a man. Violence is rarely about the gender or sexuality of […]
The Women of the New House and New Senate
The women have truly landed at the Capitol and, fortunately, it will never be the same. I confess to having many “pinch me” moments as I walked with Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal and Political Director Alice Cohan on Capitol Hill yesterday, the opening day of the 113th Congress. The twenty women sworn in to […]
Urgent: Tell Congress to Extend Tax Cuts to the Middle Class Now!
If Congress does not act by the end of this year, all Americans will see their taxes automatically increase. The Senate has already voted to extend tax cuts to the 98% of Americans making less than $250,000 a year. Despite the election results, Republicans are holding middle class and lower income earners hostage to tax […]
Governor Romney, Drop Your Ad
Stand with us and demand that Governor Mitt Romney pull his television ad in Indiana endorsing Richard Mourdock for U.S. Senate from Indiana. It is intolerable that a presidential candidate would continue running such an ad in light of the Murdock’s extreme position on rape. This is the only ad Romney has released endorsing a […]
Obama Cares About Your Right to Choose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImyDEmZ1XBQ Find out why Obama cares about your right to choose – and how his views differ from Romney.
Kaine and Allen face off in debate
According to George Allen, the Republican candidate for Virginia’s Senate seat, if you pay an electric bill, drive a car, or have a job, he will be getting your vote this fall. While we can’t fault him for his unfailing optimism, his strategy in today’s debate may not gain the support of all employed, faithful […]
Tell House Republicans: We’re not going to take it anymore! Pass the real VAWA now.
We just returned from the Democratic National Convention and we’re fired up and ready to go! We’re starting by demanding that Congress pass the “real” VAWA.We need your help to move forward on women’s rights, not backward. Congress is back in session but is scheduled to recess next week. Before Congress recesses, tell them that […]
DNC2012: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Speech Revs Worker’s Engines
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s speech on Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention was by far one of the most popular speeches of the evening from within the arena. The crowd roared their approval as she delivered an enthusiastic defense of Barack Obama’s action to save the auto industry, and a scathing indictment of […]