Maryland NOW has endorsed Del. Heather Mizeur, D-Montgomery, in the race for the Maryland governorship. Both Maryland NOW and Mizeur condemn her opponent Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s “Strong Women, Strong Maryland” initiative. “Anthony Brown’s plan is little more than political rhetoric designed to pander to women voters,” Maryland NOW PAC President Sara Wilkinson said. If Read more …
On a single day last year, domestic violence support programs were unable to meet 9,641 requests for help, from emergency shelter to legal representation, according to the latest census from the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV).
Jill Filipovic writes for The Nation: “The latest rape case to capture national attention, this one out of Maryville, Missouri, leaves justice-seekers long on anger and short on options. With a prosecutor who dropped charges and sealed case files, the al…
William Rice, Policy Consultant, writes at Americans For Tax Fairness’ blog: “During the 2012 election, we learned that presidential candidate Mitt Romney had accumulated over $100 million in his tax-favored retirement account. He was able to do this bec…
Alexander Bolton writes for The Hill: “Gay-rights groups want President Obama to offer more support to immigrants in same-sex marriages who face a tougher path to legal status than their heterosexual counterparts.”
Brigid O’Farrell writes for Salon: “OK, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg didn’t say ‘join a union.’ But that’s the message the vast majority of working women should be considering this Women’s History Month. The best way for the most women to improve t…
President Barack Obama won reelection on Tuesday thanks in part to near-record levels of support from Latino voters, who came out in huge numbers to support him over GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
I felt that my body had betrayed me: It gained weight. It gained flab. I was hurt, angry, and embarrassed. During my time at college, I got active in a sorority. It was here that I first learned about National Eating Disorder Awareness Week and End Fat Talk Week.
With the radical right waging a war on women in Congress and statehouses across the nation, it is more important than ever that we elect feminist candidates to office this November. We need candidates like Elizabeth to shut down this offensive and get the United States moving in a positive direction.
George Zornick writes for The Nation’s blog: “After all the debate over who would be affected—or not—what does the final policy scoreboard say? . . . In short, it’s a rout of the lower and middle classes by the wealthiest Americans.”