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What Happens to Global Women’s Issues Without Hillary Clinton?
What’s going to happen to America’s global women’s and girls initiatives without Hillary Clinton? Clinton was a champion for women and children around the world in a way no other Secretary of State before her. She’s brought money, attention and …
Continue reading...A New President Obama? Thoughts on State of the Union 2013
February 14, 2013
For years, I’ve had a pet peeve with President Obama. I knew he wasn’t as progressive as many Democrats thought he was in 2008. Don’t get me wrong — I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 ad 2012. But …
Continue reading...You’re More Than a Guest in the First Lady’s Seating Box
February 12, 2013
The White House just released the list of guests who will be joining Michelle Obama in the traditional First Lady’s Seating Box for the State of the Union address. There are always some Americans invited whose stories are personally compelling …
Continue reading...My Six Favorite Hillary Clinton Moments
January 30, 2013
Hillary Clinton is now a retired woman. She has officially stepped down from her post as Secretary of State. She’s no longer a U.S. Senator or First Lady. She’s not waging a presidential campaign — yet. And those pesky …
Continue reading...Over the Top Hillary-Bashing
January 24, 2013
Like I alluded to yesterday, some things will never change for Hillary Clinton … Image via The Newseum…
Continue reading...Benghazi Hearings: Now With a Dose of Sexism!
January 23, 2013
I don’t know why I’m still surprised by the sexism that continues to exist at media outlets today, especially when it comes to anything Hillary Clinton does or says. Even with analysts and talking heads proclaiming that she is …
Continue reading...Roe v. Wade in Black and White
January 22, 2013
Forty years doesn’t seem like all that long ago — especially for someone like me who is over 40! But on the 40th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that guaranteed that women’s access to …
Continue reading...Crow After Roe: What You Should Really Know on Roe v. Wade’s 40th Anniversary
January 21, 2013
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...Ambassadors Inaugural Ball: First of an International Kind!
January 18, 2013
While there are only two “official” inaugural balls to celebrate President Obama’s second and final swearing in, that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of other festivities going on in Washington, D.C. next week. Other “unofficial” balls are being planned …
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...What You Should Know About Abortion on the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 15, 2013
In just a few days, we will mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that ruled that our Constitutional right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment extends to a …
Continue reading...America, You Have an Anger Problem
January 11, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden was meeting with representatives of the National Rifle Association as part of the discussion the White House is trying to have after the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings. While he was meeting with the group whose …
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