Obama Starts the Search for America’s Middle Class
It has long been argued by very smart people that the middle class isn’t just shrinking–it’s dying off in groves. If the middle class were a crop, the farmer would have shut down the operation by now.
In an attempt to not only make good on his campaign promises, but also to rehabilitate America’s failed economy, [...]
A New Day for Fair Pay: Obama Signs Ledbetter Act
How amazing is it that the first bill that President Obama signs into law is the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act? Pretty fitting if you ask him:
“It is fitting that with the very first bill I sign … we are upholding one of this nation’s first principles: that we are all created equal and each deserve [...]
Family Planning is Necessary for True Stimulus
Right now on Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives is abuzz with talk of President Obama’s economic stimulus package. The package included a Medicaid provision that would allow states to expand Medicaid coverage for family planning services without first getting a federal exception.
The provision is now out of the draft of the bill being [...]
AVPW’s Cut The Games Anti-Award: PETA’s Big Sexism Problem
I usually try to ignore PETA’s antics because they are counterproductive and just plain silly. I’d like to think that the many celebrities that follow PETA around like the second coming of Jesus are clueless to their completely misogynistic and demeaning advertising campaigns, but I know better. In fact, it’s many of these celebrities that [...]
The Social and Constitutional Case for the Employee Free Choice Act
Today is being deemed Black Monday. In America, today alone, over 50,000 people have lost their jobs. This includes 7,000 jobs being cut from Home Depot, 8,000 jobs from Sprint and 2,000 jobs from General Motors. The biggest contributor to the total seems to be Caterpillar who announced that it will cut 20,000 jobs. Pfizer [...]
Changing Keys: The Next Four Years
It’s hard for me to say anything that hasn’t been said more articulately about the Obama inauguration. It’s especially hard to top this post or this post. But I can give my own perspective.
All I’ve been able to think about for the past four days is how refreshing it is to have a president who [...]
Equal Pay Inches Towards Reality
Yesterday the Senate approved the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act by a vote of 61-36. The bill was passed by the House over a week ago, but because it was passed along with another bill that the Senate did not consider, it now has to go back to the House for a new vote which is [...]
Changing Direction: Life After Inauguration
This is a guest blog from fellow progressive and general activist for all that is good and just in this world, Marilyn Jean. Marilyn is an occasional blogger. constant activist. provocative party planner. Here Marilyn explains that how we act after Obama’s Inauguration is our next big challenge.
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The garbage that blew across the mall moved [...]
Blogging for Choice: Roe at 36 is Fabulous, Ready and Relevant
Today is the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade which recognized the right to privacy inherent in the Constitution and allowed for women to truly engage in reproductive choice. Every year I mark the occasion by thinking about the many women who suffered and died in the dark days [...]
Changing Teams: One Woman’s Hope from Obama’s Inauguration
This is a guest blog from my very good friend Christina Abby. Christina is a single mother who, as you will read, used to self-identify as a Republican. In November she voted for Obama and here she explains why.
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So I am going to start just by saying that I am nervous about this whole [...]
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