by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand – reprinted with permission. Despite being 51% of the population (and 53% of the voting population,) women currently make up just 17% of Congress, 23.6% of state legislatures and women hold just 6 governorships. Shockingly, the...
by Erin Kotecki Vest When you basically tell a mother, fighting for her children to stay fed and warm and with a roof over their heads, that they are moochers…or feel ‘entitled’ to handouts…yeah, you better believe the claws come out. I sat here tonight thinking about...
If there is any snippet of video that might actually expose you Republicans for the evil, cynical, human-hating species that you are, this might be it. Steve Bannon from Citizens United actually sits there wide-eyed and admits that the purpose of his movie is to take...
In light of Mitt Romney’s appointment of Paul Ryan as his running mate, we thought it would be prudent to re-post Melissa Schober’s excellent analysis of the discredited budget plan Ryan tried to push on the nation last year. This morning Rep. Paul Ryan...
When it comes to women in legislative office, the US ranks mind-bogglingly low: 90th in the world… and the election of 2010 was the first year when Congress LOST women in office. Is it any wonder so much anti-woman legislation has been proposed this term —...
