Maryland Women’s Agenda for Obama’s Second Term
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The author checks in with state legislators from the Maryland Women's Caucus to see what they expect from President Barack Obama in his second term. More »
Violence Against Women—Unfinished Business
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The new Congress will have to undo the damage caused by GOP House members who blocked reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act—legislation that until now had earned broad bipartisan support. More »
DNC Platform—Reaching for a New Normal
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The author, who last week analyzed the potential impact on women of the policies outlined in the Republican National Platform, here turns to the Democratic statement of principles. More »
Tea Party, Anyone?
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The GOP platform presumably states the values of the party—not good news for the 99 percent of us, argues the author. More »
Women Need Immigration Reform: What You Can Do About It
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Women immigrants in the United States are a positive force in their communities. Rather than criminalizing them, argues the author, we must let them take care of their families. More »
Surprise! Immigration Is A Woman’s Issue!
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In the wake of the recent passing of the harsh anti-immigrant law in Arizona, Gloria Steinem, writer, feminist organizer and cofounder of the Women’s Media Center, and Pramila Jayapal, an immigrant herself, and founder and executive director of OneAmerica, a national organization that works for civil and human rights for immigrants, consider the unique impact of immigration on women. More »
Women’s Stake in Fighting Arizona’s New Law
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The author, a Women’s Media Center Progressive Women’s Voices alumna, reports back from a Mother’s Day delegation in Phoenix to protest the state’s treatment of immigrant women. More »
On a Border Near Arizona: How Police Can Protect Immigrant Women
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As the Arizona governor tries to push back criticism of the new immigration law, other Southwest communities concentrate on fighting actual criminal behavior. The author describes a case in point in Brownsville, Texas. More »
Will Healthcare Reform Be Fair to Immigrants?
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For reform to work, argues the author, it must fully include immigrant communities, whose members already struggle to afford decent medical care in the United States. More »
A Challenge to New York’s New Senator—and to Her Supporters
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By Erica Gonzalez Senator Gillibrand’s troublesome record on immigration policy was ignored by a number of social justice organizations quick to congratulate her. Now the senator and those who support her must embrace an agenda that protects the human rights of immigrants. More »
