The Courts Step In

A New York Times editorial says: “In three new rulings, federal judges in different states have acted to block immediate enforcement of measures that restrict abortion rights and women’s access to affordable contraception, lifesaving cancer screenings an…

Elizabeth Warren: Passed Over for CFPB Post, But…

David Corn writes for Mother Jones: “[Elizabeth] Warren, the populist Harvard professor who birthed the idea for a government agency that would protect consumers from tricks and traps perpetrated by banks, mortgage firms, and credit card companies, was t…

In women’s sports, unity of fans doesn’t stick around

Petula Dvorak writes in The Washington Post: “Little girls all over America are pulling on their shin guards and cleats this week and spending long, summer days on the grass trying over and over again to head the soccer ball — bam! — just like Abby Wamba…

How business lobbies bought all the laboratories of democracy

Alex Pareene writes on Salon.com: “It sure is funny that, at basically the same time, state legislatures across the country began passing a slew of similar measures attacking collective bargaining, undocumented immigration and abortion, right? Just a wei…

Will America Kill the Equal Rights Amendment?

Barbara Hannah Grufferman writes on HuffPost Women: “Sensing that people are as confused about the issue as I am, but just as eager to turn the promise of the Equal Rights Amendment into a reality, I interviewed key thought leaders who are directly invol…