An interview with Robin Marty
women’s rights
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Reproductive Rights at Risk With or Without Roe
In much of the country, access to abortion has already been blocked by state governments, especially for women in poverty. And if Roe goes, access will be scarcer still.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Getting Angry at the Right Targets in the Right Way
Catharsis is good, but effectiveness matters more.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Planned Parenthood — the New Election-Day Giant
The organization’s advocacy arm offers thousands of newly politically energized volunteers the resources and training to become seasoned activists. What does that mean for the abortion-rights movement—and the left?
Posted inEconomic Policy
#MeToo and Women’s Economic Empowerment
Low-wage women workers are the most vulnerable to harassment and abuse. Herewith, some policies to better protect them.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Will the Next Women’s March Be Taxed?
A National Park Service plan to impose harsh new fines and restrictions on public protesters takes Donald Trump’s assault on the First Amendment to a whole new level.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Every Woman in America Is Watching
The allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court hopeful Brett Kavanaugh have roiled the country in much the same way that Anita Hill’s accusations against Clarence Thomas once did. Will the harsh glare of the #MeToo era spark a different outcome?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Jeff Sessions Does Not Understand Domestic Violence
As the Trump administration half-heartedly attempts to clean up the mess that its family separation policy created, another regressive policy that alters who can seek asylum in the United States is now in effect. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a directive in mid-June that severely restricts the ability of asylum seekers to gain entry into […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Ireland’s Path to Legalizing Abortion
At a time when the United States may render it illegal
Posted inLaw and Justice
#MeToo Too Far: Reflections on a Judge’s Recall in California
The instinct to punish judges for an unpopular or mistaken decision is alive and well and imperiling judicial independence.
