A Coalition of the Unhinged

A Coalition of the Unhinged

| May 18, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyIt’s no secret that Donald Trump, the GOP’s all but official new standard-bearer, is a promoter of wild conspiracy theories and harmful lies — from his smear of Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug dealers to his offensive questioning of President Obama’s place of...
‘Bathroom Bills’ Don’t Help Women at All

‘Bathroom Bills’ Don’t Help Women at All

| | Rights / DemocracyThe time has come for me to play my Woman Card. A male Republican politician in my state of Wisconsin has introduced a “bathroom bill” like the one passed in North Carolina, which requires transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they were...
A 2-Pronged Assault on Women

A 2-Pronged Assault on Women

| Apr 27, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyWe heard a lot about the “war on women” during the 2012 election cycle — mostly over Republican attacks on abortion rights and birth control. While the phrase has faded in this election year go-round, the war on women has not. The only change is that now...