Elizabeth Warren Apparently A ‘Hypocrite’ For Believing That Others Could Be As Affluent As She Is

Jason Linkins for Huffington Post: “If you’re trying to keep up with the themes that underpin the GOP attacks on Elizabeth Warren, well, good luck to you. Way back when, her affiliation with Harvard got her branded an elitist. More recently, her support…

The World’s Abortion Laws 2011 Map

The Center for Reproductive Justice presents a map to visually compare the legal status of abortion in different countries–and to advocate for greater progress in ensuring access to safe and legal abortion services for all women worldwide.

US Wealth Gap Between Young and Old Is Widest Ever

By Associated Press: “The wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for young adults and saddled them with housing and college debt…

The War Against the Poor

Frances Fox Piven for RSN: “We’ve been at war for decades now – not just in Afghanistan or Iraq, but right here at home. Domestically, it’s been a war against the poor, but if you hadn’t noticed, that’s not surprising. You wouldn’t often have found the c…

2 women accused Herman Cain of inappropriate behavior

Jonathan Martin & Maggie Hagerman & Anna Palmer & Kenneth P. Vogel for POLITICO: “During Herman Cain’s tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior a…