Student Loan Debt — It’s Worse for Women
Women and men pay the same amount for their college degrees, but they often do not reap the same rewards.
Author: Terry O'Neill
We Must Change the Culture of Violence Against Women in the Military
The Pentagon released chilling data this week that concludes there were an estimated 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military last year, up from 19,000 in 2010. But only a small fraction of those assaults were reported — 3,374 in 2012 compared with 3,192 in 2011.
Sequestration: Another False Choice
Enough already about sequestration. The massive budget cuts that make up the looming sequester are self-imposed and, like last fall’s so-called “fiscal cliff,” present us with two bad alternatives for funding the United States government. This time the choices are: (a) across-the-board cuts in military and social spending with no tax increases; or (b) some Read more …
This Season’s Paul Ryan? Eric Cantor Takes On VAWA
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is a powerful player on Capitol Hill who has pretty much flown under the radar with the general public. But I predict that won’t be true much longer. Now that Cantor is taking the lead on blocking reauthorization of an inclusive version of the Violence Against Women Act in the Read more …
NOW to Dems: Don’t Make Deals With Our Fiscal Future
Democrats, repeat after me: No deals. NO deals. NO DEALS.