The U.S. Senate just voted to proceed on a death-dealing healthcare bill that will cost tens of thousands of women their lives each year. The senators who voted for this bill will be judged harshly by history–and NOW activists will make sure they are judged harshly by voters, as well.
Press Releases for 2017
Toni Van Pelt Elected New President of National Organization for Women (NOW)
Members of the National Organization for Women voted Saturday to elect Toni Van Pelt president of the organization. Gilda Yazzie was elected vice president.
Jon Ossoff Made A Great Start—Now It’s Up To Us To Finish The Race
Jon Ossoff faced tremendous headwinds in the Georgia special election that kept him inches away from crossing the finish line, and NOW congratulates him for coming as close as he did.
National Organization for Women (NOW) Hosts Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.
Women’s rights activists from across the U.S. will come together to honor feminist leaders, build organizing skills, and set NOW’s strategic agenda for the year to come. NOW members will also vote to elect the next president and vice president of the organization, with results to be announced Sunday morning.
The C.B.O.’s Keeping Score—We’re Losers. Now It’s Time To Win Back Our Health Care Rights
Donald Trump loves calling people “losers” so much that he’s backing a health care plan that would put tens of millions of Americans on the losing side of the ledger. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the House health bill found that 23 million people would lose all coverage, and about half the country… Read more »
Voters Will Remember Who Took Their Health Care Away
Today’s narrow vote for a disastrous health care bill will come back to haunt House Republicans.
Bill Shine Gone, but Toxic Culture at Fox News Must Change
Fox News has done the right thing by showing co-president Bill Shine the door, but that doesn’t mean they have “fixed” their harassment problem.
Protect Immigrant Workers–on May Day, and Every Day
Right now, immigrants across the country are facing extreme xenophobia. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids are breaking apart families–deporting individuals whose documents may not be in order, but who nonetheless help to sustain the U.S labor force and create vibrant communities.
The Verdict on Trump’s First 100 Days Is In—He’s Guilty of Turning Back The Clock On Women
Donald Trump’s first 100 days have taken a terrible toll on women.
Good Riddance to Bill O’Reilly
Bill O’Reilly has been unmasked as a vicious sexual predator–and Fox News has done the right thing by booting him from the network.