The Most Dangerous Time for Women’s Rights in Decades
May 15, 2019 | Merely banning abortion isn't enough for some on the rabid right — a few are even threatening women with the death penalty.
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The Mean Drunk and the Mendacity
October 2, 2018 | I fear the Senate will conclude that boys will be boys — and sometimes sexual predators — but they can still grow up to be Supreme Court justices.
An Unhappy Birthday for Medicare and Medicaid
July 25, 2018 | As the iconic health programs turn 53, the GOP is advancing plans to privatize one and gut the other.
Long Live the Litigators
May 30, 2018 | Some of the most effective challenges to Trump's excesses have come in the courtroom.
After Moore, the Deluge
December 20, 2017 | Voting down one sex offender is fine, but rejecting the environment that produces such a person needs to start at the earliest levels.
Your Boss Shouldn’t Get to Have ‘Religious’ Objections to Your Health Care
October 11, 2017 | Expanding "corporate citizen" rights into health care could ultimately affect everybody, not just women.
The Tax Plan Moms Need
June 21, 2017 | A modest proposal: Tax corporations to help working moms afford childcare and stay-at-home moms save for retirement.
A New Way to Close the Gender Pay Gap
March 29, 2017 | New research suggests the gap between men and women won't close till 2059 — unless cities and states try this new fix.
What Trumponomics Means for Women
December 7, 2016 | The new president's plan to "fix the economy" will put women workers in a fix indeed.
Preying on Our Paychecks
September 7, 2016 | Payroll cards can cost low-wage workers an hour's pay per week.
A 2-Pronged Assault on Women
April 27, 2016 | The GOP isn't just taking aim at reproductive rights — it's after our very economic survival.
What the GOP’s Supreme Obstruction Means for Women
March 9, 2016 | Senate Republicans are leaving women in limbo on several crucial issues.
Bright Ideas from the GOP’s Finest
November 11, 2015 | Can we really take another year of nasty rhetoric and nonsense proposals?
Still No Justice for Military Women
August 12, 2015 | Congress refuses to support military sexual assault victims, but the Navy at least is taking matters into its own hands.
Paying the Pink Tax
June 17, 2015 | Women are slammed with $1,400 a year in retail markups thanks to gendered marketing.