Working for Women

   By Sari Horwitz  In WHITE EARTH NATION, Minn. — Lisa Brunner remembers the first time she saw her stepfather beat her mother. She was 4 years old, cowering under the table here on the Ojibwe reservation, when her stepfather grabbed his shotgun from the rack. She heard her mother scream, “No, David! No!” “He starts beating my mother… Read more »

By building on the values that we cherish as Americans, it is my hope that we can come together and help those women and children who are hidden in the shadows. Read more »

  WOMEN’S MEDICAL PRIVACY: Voting 192 for and 221 against, the House on Tuesday defeated a bid by Democrats to prevent HR 7 (above) from violating the medical privacy of any woman, including rape and incest victims, with respect to her choice or use of a health insurance policy. The motion addressed privacy issues that could arise as insurance companies seek to… Read more »

  By theGrio  Who is Gwen Moore? The Wisconsin Democrat has served in the U.S. House since 2005, representing a district that includes parts of Milwaukee. Why is she on theGrio’s 100? Moore has become a leading voice in Congress on women’s issues. When the chamber was debating the Violence Against Women Act on the House floor in 2012, Moore… Read more »

It is my hope that President Obama and Congress are able to work together to positively address our most pressing issues. Read more »

House Republicans oppose government •interfering' in our private lives except, of course, when it comes to women's health. Read more »

  Compiled by MCJ Staff The second six months of 2013 was about injustice, from a courtroom in Florida to the hallowed chambers of the nation’s highest court, where an iconic ruling protecting the sanctity of voting rights was stripped of its essence. The second half of the year witnessed the celebration of another iconic moment in American and Black American history,… Read more »

  By Ray Baker   The political scene will heat up in 2014. Not only will this year bring midterm elections but also there are many interesting political battles to come. An extension of unemployment insurance is already early session drama and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has made it a point to offer a conservative agenda in the war on poverty.  Equally… Read more »

  By Lisa Neff   One sun. One light. One ground. One sky. After a bruising, blistering election season, Richard Blanco helped to usher in a new year with those words in his inaugural poem, "One Today," and in his renewed optimism and hope for one country.  "One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the Smokies,… Read more »

 By Tara Culp-Ressler  This past year included an overwhelming number of attacks on reproductive health and freedom, including some of the harshest abortion bans this country has seen since Roe v. Wade. However — despite the persistent attempts to silence, shame, and police women and their bodies — there is one positive benefit resulting from the ongoing… Read more »