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Crow After Roe: What You Should Really Know on Roe v. Wade’s 40th Anniversary
Robin Marty and Jessica Pieklo, two of my compatriots at our group project The Broad Side, have been working long and hard on their book about what has happened to women’s reproductive rights since the Supreme Court decision …
Continue reading...Let’s Be Honest About Assault Weapons
January 18, 2013
When I tried to explain to my seventh-grade daughter the details of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, I quickly realized by the semi-engaged look on her face that she knew a tragedy had occurred, but that she didn’t have …
Continue reading...“Whose Child Has to Die Next?”: Gun Control in America
January 9, 2013
Roxanna Green’s daughter, Christina, died in the shooting rampage that wounded Congresswoman Gabby Giffords two years ago at a town hall style event in Tucson, Arizona. While Green wrote a book about her daughter, she tried to stay out of …
Continue reading...What We Learned in 2012: 2013, Here We Come?
December 20, 2012
As we look back over the crazy political year that was 2012, and look over our shoulders just in that Mayan prediction about the end of the world is true, here are a few things to consider about what we …
Continue reading...The “Morning After” Pill: Coming Soon to a Teen Near You?
November 28, 2012
The Plan B contraceptive pill should be made available to teen girls under 17. That’s the new advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics and I agree wholeheartedly. As far as I’m concerned, Plan B, otherwise known as “the morning …
Continue reading...Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America
October 26, 2012
Women are the ones candidates want. More precisely, mothers are the swing voters that presidential candidates try to woo every four years. Political wonks always come up with a clever new name for us each election cycle — we’ve been …
Continue reading...Why I Can’t be a “Sh*tty Mom”
September 24, 2012
Sh*tty moms unite! That’s the new message giving mothers a good, collective laugh these days. And I confess, I have absolutely NOTHING against so-called “sh*tty moms.” I have plenty of sh*tty motherhood moments that I could regale you with and …
Continue reading...Ann Romney’s Political Mom “Stop It!” Moment
September 21, 2012
“Stop it! Stop it, RIGHT NOW!” What parent hasn’t had that moment of “I’m at the end of my rope” frustration with a tired or petulant child? You know you shouldn’t yell. You know you’re supposed to remember all …
Continue reading...Is “Mom-in-Chief” a Good Example for Our Daughters?
September 13, 2012
When did women get to the point where they have to declare themselves moms above all else in order to be perceived as acceptable to the public? We heard it again and again and again at the presidential nominating conventions.…
Continue reading...“Cult of Mom” Politics
September 11, 2012
Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Warren, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz each have two things in common. They were featured speakers at the Democratic National Convention and they’re moms. I’m not bringing up their motherhood status because I think it’s important. They …
Continue reading...Mia Love: The Next Best Republican Hope
August 31, 2012
Don’t we all love something new? Something hip and happenin’? Something that’s so fresh that even just talking about it makes you say, “Is that even possible?” That’s what the Republicans have in Mia Love, the mayor of the small …
Continue reading...Delegate Moms: Where’s the Child Care?
August 28, 2012
As increasing numbers of women who have young children become involved in the political process, the issue of child care gets more attention. That’s good as far as it goes. But with the GOP Convention going on in Tampa …
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January 21, 2013
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