Shirley Chisholm: First Black Presidential Candidate
Shirley Chisholm was a pioneering political leader who, in 1972, directly challenged the view that only white men could run for President of the United States. Not only was she the first African-American Presidential candidate, she was also the first woman Presidential candidate. What made her such a stand out was her ...
Hilarious Song: “Restricting Abortions is Not a Jobs Bill!”
Just yesterday, the US House passed a sweeping anti-abortion bill, not for the first time either. It will (hopefully) find no traction in the Senate and President Obama has already said he would veto it. The bill is labeled "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortions," which is really an on-purpose misnomer, because thanks to ...
President Obama’s Plan to Confront Sexual Assault on Campus
In his weekly address this past week, President Obama outlined the steps his administration is taking to stop sexual assault, starting with reducing the high incidence of sexual assault on college campuses. "Sexual assault is an affront to our basic decency and humanity. And it’s about all of us – the safety of ...
Protecting Abortion Rights As the Basis for All Reproductive Rights
Today marks the 41st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark US decision that gave women the right to abortion. The ability to decide for herself if and when she will become a parent is the basis for a woman's freedom and is rightly nobody's decision but her own. I've written about abortion many times before (here ...
