Rod Nordland and Alissa J. Rubin write for The New York Times, “The two Afghan girls had every reason to expect the law would be on their side when a policeman at a checkpoint stopped the bus they were in. Disguised in boys’ clothes, the girls, ages 13 a…
Kevin Sack writes for The New York Times, “Over the last decade, ultrasound has quietly become a new front in the grinding state-by-state battle over abortion. With backing from anti-abortion groups, which argue that sonograms can help persuade women to…
Anthony Weiner wrote for Politico, “That’s because Social Security is funded through a payroll tax. It brings less money in during recessions — particularly one as pronounced as this current economic crisis.Once the economy begins to recover and peop…
Media Matter’s Karl Frisch interviews NOW Vice President Erin Matson on Washington Post’s Robin Givhan’s sexist reporting on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan: “Major national advocates for women are pushing back hard against the Washington Post’s Robin…
Watch NOW President Terry O’Neill on MSNBC Live talking about the new abortion health service ad that aired this week in the UK.