Tensions are running high this election season. Partisan politics have become more divisive and onslaughts of TV campaign ads have become more incisive. Thankfully,
Category: Women
Legislature overrules, women pay
Earlier this week [Sept. 12, 2012], the Replubican-dominated Missouri Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill that allows employers to deny
The truth about sex and pregnancy, as told to Todd Akin
Dear Congressman Akin: When a man and a woman love each other and decide that the time is right, they call the stork. Nine
Dear Todd Akin: Get out of my body
Eve Ensler, the award-winning author of The Vagina Monologues, was in the Democratic Republic of Congo when she saw Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” interview.
Pollster asks: “If Todd Akin dropped out…”
As annoying as robo-pollsters can be, it’s often worth picking up the phone, answering the questions, and sticking with it until the end, because
Paul Ryan: Bad news for women’s rights
To most women, Paul Ryan’s ideas are pretty much the political equivalent of menstruating forever. But it seems like some new analysis of legislation
Where’s Matt? Dancing with Steichen and Mead
A jolt of joy. Don’t you think we all need a bit of it right now? I know I’ve been feeling the need lately
Roberts chooses conservative over extreme
John Roberts has one iron in the fire that none of the other conservatives on the Supreme Court have. As chief justice, it is
Budget cuts: Slash now, pay later
While Illinois has been struggling to balance its budget, most efforts still seem to be focused on cutting programs. This tactic often has been
What “hasn’t worked a day in her life” really means
I’m so angry at the way the Republicans and mainstream media have jumped all over a comment made by Hilary Rosen about Ann Romney