politics
The VP Debate: Get Off the Couch
I don’t get a lot of time for politics lately. I love politics; it’s the one topic capable of lighting my fire on the dullest day. Between watching every Land Before Time movie, trying to make up stories without books, and ...
The Young Women of the 2012 Election
This election, while most Americans will be wrapped up with the fate of the presidential contest, Hawaii, Utah, and New York will likely elect some of the newest women to Congress. But what sets these women apart isn’t just...
Expect More
Politically speaking, you could say the last two weeks for our country have been a bit of a circus, a bona fide Barnum and Bailey production. Luckily for me, the back-to-back RNC and DNC came at just right the time as I spent a...
Taking on Politics and Media: Our Latest Bossy Lady
Quite the Bossy Lady, Amanda Terkel is a Senior Political Reporter and Politics Managing Editor at The Huffington Post. Previously, Amanda served as Deputy Research Director at the Center for American Progress and the Managing ...
Happy Birthday Title IX!
I came home pretty fired up the other night. A few days ago I attended a panel on Title IX legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in any programs that receive federal funding. This Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of ...
Censorship Over the “V” Word
Rep. Lisa Brown, a Michigan State House member was banned from speaking on the floor Thursday because she used the word “vagina” during a debate about abortion the day before. A spokesperson for the Speaker of the ...
How to Get on a Political Campaign
When I told a girlfriend of mine that I was going to work on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign she said to me, “Jessica, campaigns are like camping and you’re like the Ritz.” Needless to say, beyond being a litt...
The White House Report on Women: Three Surprising Insights
How Are American Women Doing? Given that the White House Council on Women and Girls recently released a comprehensive inter-agency report entitled, “Women In America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being,” this seem...
The Fate of The Senate
With the majority of news outlets focusing on the circus that is the 2012 Presidential race, most are ignoring the all-important Senate races that could determine the direction of our country for the next 4 years. It will be ...
Candidates to Know: Heidi Heitkamp
Who: Former North Dakota Attorney General, Heidi Heitkamp first ran for state office at age 28 and now at 56 is making her run for the United States Senate. Heitkamp ran for Governor in 2000 and had a strong campaign until she ...
