| Feb 13, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyI’ve had enough. Enough of rape being subject to terms like “legitimate.” Enough of hearing that my peers just “raped” their final exams. Enough of being labeled too-politically-correct when I challenge the oversimplification and...
| | Rights / DemocracySarah Silverman is a great comedian — she makes many of us laugh, myself included. I admire her, not only because we need more mirth in the world, but because she’s an activist. Remember her “Great Schlep” ad in 2008 in which she urged Jewish...
| Aug 29, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyA longstanding gender barrier recently cracked in the heart of the Old South. Augusta National Golf Club accepted two women — former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and businesswoman Darla Moore — as its first female members. This change comes years...
| Jan 31, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyNext year will mark the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the law prohibiting discrimination in educational programs receiving federal tax dollars, including sports. Every year, the Secretary of Education and countless women’s organizations commemorate the...
