Jackie Bischof writes for Women’s eNews, “Women put in a strong showing at the progressive movement’s largest annual conference earlier this month. MomsRising appeared among leadership groups and five out of six finalists for an annual award for community activism were women.”
Katie Thomas writes in the New York Times, “In the suburbs, girls’ participation in sports is so commonplace that in many communities, the conversation has shifted from concerns over equal access to worries that some girls are playing too much. But the revolution in girls’ sports has largely bypassed the nation’s cities, where public school Read more …
Judith Warner writes for a New York Times op-ed, “By averting our eyes from the ugliness and tragedy that accompany some pregnancies, we have allowed anti-abortion activists to define the dilemma of late abortion. We have allowed them to isolate and vilify doctors like Tiller. We can no longer be complicit — through our muted Read more …
Katha Pollitt writes for the Nation, “Can we please stop talking about feminism as if it is mothers and daughters fighting about clothes? Second wave: you’re going out in that? Third wave: just drink your herbal tea and leave me alone!”
One line from a 2001 lecture given by Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor has come under fire. Read for yourself the context within which the line was delivered. The entire lecture is posted on The New York Times website; NOW’s link takes readers to the pertinent section on the last page of the transcript.
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.