Donald Trump’s illegal mobilization of the National Guard and the Marines has nothing to do with restoring order—protests are mostly small, and peaceful—and everything to do with sowing chaos and squelching dissent. Here’s a visual timeline from the Guardian of how peaceful protests over immigration raids escalated when Trump took the unprecedented step of sending Read more …
The Latest Policy Proposals Hold Women Back Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON—The Trump administration continues to want control over women, their bodies and their actions. The proposals coming out of the White House to ‘persuade Americans to get married and have more children” are paternalist to the core. They include Read more …
Threatens Healthcare, Economic Security and Fails to Protect Women from Violence WASHINGTON—Since Inauguration Day, women have been hurt by the Trump administration. Much of the progress that women have made in the past 100 years has now been dismantled. During the 2024 campaign, President Trump said, “I am going to protect the women of Read more …
Earlier today I sent this statement to the press. NOW members can demonstrate a better use of our time than watching Donald Trump’s speech—we can disrupt, organize, and push back! -Christian “Don’t Watch Trump’s Lies—Organize!” Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–I won’t be watching Donald Trump’s address to Congress tonight—because women know what Read more …
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–I won’t be watching Donald Trump’s address to Congress tonight—because women know what he will say. He will brag and boast and attack his enemies and promise more cuts in government programs that women depend on to save their lives, protect their health, and help them secure a Read more …
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–Today’s vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services is more than a dangerous mistake—it’s the opening curtain of a tragedy that will take a horrifying toll on millions of Americans—with women and children paying the highest price. Women Read more …
“Badly needed spending can’t be replaced by political games—lives are at stake!” – National NOW President Christian F. Nunes
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON — It took Donald Trump just two hours after being sworn in to begin signing nearly 100 executive orders fulfilling his vision of a new American revolution—away from democracy and closer to oligarchy, exclusion and danger. NOW is committed to standing up to attacks on women’s health, Read more …
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON —Today, we are inaugurating a new president, after much heated politics. NOW members remain committed to the issues that matter to our health, our economic security and our safety. We can’t go back—we won’t go back! No matter what policies are put forward that threaten our Read more …
“…removing ‘no fault’ divorce is another way for the government to control women, their bodies, and their lives. Eliminating no-fault divorce is also a backdoor way of eliminating gay marriage, since this implies that a marriage is only between a man and a woman.” Christian F. Nunes