Race vs. Class: The False Dichotomy

Sherrilyn A. Ifill writes in an opinion piece for The New York Times: “Whatever the court decides, students, parents, universities and leaders will continue to fight for diversity, because they recognize, as a majority of the court did in 2003, that the…

The Nationwide Attacks on Reproductive Rights

Larry Bodine writes for The Huffington Post: “State legislatures across the country have enacted an avalanche of restrictions that deny women of their reproductive rights. Just this year alone, more than 300 anti-abortion measures have been introduced in…

A Failure on Military Sexual Assaults

The Editorial Board of The New York Times writes: “The spate of alarming incidents in recent months underscoring the depth of the military’s sexual assault problem did not dissuade Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, from…

GOP War on Women Heats Up

Read this wrap-up from Alternet on the various battles being waged in the War on Women.

What Happens to Women Who Are Denied Abortions?

Joshua Lang writes for The New York Times: “S. arrived alone at a Planned Parenthood in Richmond, Calif., four days before Christmas. As she filled out her paperwork, she looked at the women around her. Nearly all had someone with them; S. wondered if th…