women's rights
Poem of the week: Nizar Qabbani’s “The Old World is Dead”
February 24, 2011This unnamed verse, written in 1970, seems as if it could have been written yesterday in half a dozen nations - and in some U.S. states as well.
Read moreWorld Notes: Cuba, Afghanistan, Italy and more
February 16, 2011The U.S. military is bringing contraband to Argentina and, apparently, planning to stay forever in Afghanistan. Read this and more!
Read moreGOP: no to jobs, attack women instead
February 1, 2011In addition to ignoring the jobs mandate, Republicans have now introduced a bill that redefines rape and incest as only that which is "forcible."
Read moreCalifornia’s paid family-leave a success
January 27, 2011California's landmark Paid Family Leave (PFL) program has produced substantial "economic, social, and health" gains for workers and their families.
Read moreWho is Ines Sainz?
October 18, 2010"I like to look good, but that in no way makes me any less dedicated to the sports journalism world," Sainz wrote.
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