Leon Panetta’s decision to end the women in combat ban was the right one, and long overdue.
Gender & Sexuality
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Peak of Her Game
We’ve seen many Hillarys come and go over the years, but the one who faced down the Tea Party was the one she always wanted to be.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Equal Opportunity Soldiers On
Finally, the military will start to hire the best person for the job, whomever she might be.
Posted inWorking in America
Workers, Not Babysitters
There’s still a long way to go to ensure domestic workers have the same protections as other workers, but progress is coming.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Women to Serve In Combat Units
And I’m guessing the protests will be minimal.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Freedom to Choose, Freedom to Marry
Many in the LGBT community may not realize it, but we have Roe v. Wade to thank for same-sex marriage.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Mississippi’s Last Abortion Provider
Meet Willie Parker, the public face of the effort to save the state’s only abortion clinic.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Demographics of Abortion: It’s Not What You Think
Why does the ’70s-era image of the white, middle-class teenager as the typical abortion patient persist?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Looking Back at Pro-Choice’s Battles
Our best pieces from the archives on abortion and contraception, charting the changes in the public’s opinions on the contentious politics over a woman’s right to choose.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Line between Roe and Wade
The abortion debate is dominated by absolutists on both ends, even as most Americans remain in the squeamish middle.
