Susan Milligan writes for U.S. News & World Report: “[I]n the case of Elizabeth Edwards, the word ‘courage’ is entirely appropriate and well-earned. How else to describe a woman who endured so much personal tragedy and pain, and dealt with all of it…
Katha Pollitt writes for The Nation: “When the 112th Congress convenes in January it will have at least fifty-three additional antichoice Republicans in the House and five in the Senate. Some of the newcomers are particularly extreme…”
Susan J. Douglas writes for On The Issues Magazine: “Today, we once again have what Betty Friedan famously called ‘a problem with no name.’ Millions of young women — the girl power generation — have been told that they can do or be anything, yet they a…
The Associated Press (with Pauline Jelinek and Anne Gearan contributing) reports: “Directly challenging the Pentagon’s top leadership, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain on Thursday snubbed a military study on gays as flawed and said letting gays serve…
William Douglas and David Lightman report for McClatchy Newspapers: “The debate over the “don’t ask don’t tell” policy that bars gays from serving openly in the military will heat up Tuesday when the Pentagon issues a long-awaited report on how 400,000 m…