According to a story in the Wall Street Journal, AARP is ready to accept cuts to Social Security benefits — just as budget negotiations reach a critical tipping point. Since this story ran, AARP’s CEO has issued a non-denial denial; NOW was not impressed.
NOW President Terry O’Neill writes for the Huffington Post: We didn’t mean just any woman. We meant one who understands the economics of budget and tax policies as they hurt or help women, their children and their families.
We want a woman who understands the economics of budget and tax policies as they hurt or help women, their children and their families discussing the impact of the recession.
Many public employees in Wisconsin emitted a sigh of relief today when Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi struck down Republican Governor Scott Walker’s much-contested proposal to strip public employee unions of their collective bargaining rights.
Susan Feiner writes for Women’s eNews: “All those federal programs that GOP politicians want to turn over to the states are especially important to women. So watch out for that 2012 GOP budget proposal from Rep. Paul Ryan. It’s stirring controversy for g…