Bryce Covert writes for Think Progress: “At her Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Janet Yellen, the nominee to replace Ben Bernanke as chair of the Federal Reserve after he steps down from his current term, discussed the rising trend of income ine…
Paige Worthy writes for Upworthy: “There’s a place for princesses, and there’s a place for real, seriously ass-kicking women who are standing up to the world’s problems.”
Katie Mcdonough writes for Salon: “An extensive national survey confirms, as other reports already have, that rape and sexual assault are grossly underreported in the United States. Additionally, the report also found that law enforcement agencies are of…
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux writes for The Prospect: “There’s a reason that the national abortion fight descended on a sleepy southwestern city that was, until recently, best known as the landscape for the meth-soaked escapades on Breaking Bad. It’s home to o…
Alan Pyke writes for Think Progress: “American values demand that Congress boost retirement benefits rather than shrinking them to satisfy deficit hawks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said on the Senate floor Monday afternoon.”