By Samuel Warde on
Human Rights Campaign, Joe Biden, Joe Biden HRC Speech 2018, Joe Biden Speaks up for LGBT Rights, LGBT Equality, LGBT rights
Activism, Equal Protection, Equal Rights, Joe Biden, Smackdowns, Speeches
Joe Biden gave rousing remarks during a Saturday speech, talking about the importance of the upcoming midterm elections and speaking out against Trump’s use of power. Former Vice President Joe Biden wasn’t holding anything back Saturday during a speech at the 22nd Annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner held in Washington D.C. Biden covered an […]
By Brandon Weber on
Affordable Care act, civil rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, End of Slavery, Fighting Bigotry, Fighting Poverty, Interracial Marriage, Jobs and Banking Reform, Liberal Victories, liberals, Living wages, Marriage equality for all, National Labor Relations Act, Progressive Values, progressive victories, Progressives, Right to Vote, Social Security, The Liberal Agenda, The New Deal, Voting Rights Act of 1965, worker's rights
Civil Rights, Equal Pay, Equal Rights, Liberals, Progressives, Voting, Wages, Workers rights
Here are but a few of the liberal victories that improved our country in the last 200 years — some after rather massive battles. If you look at the record … it’s clear that eventually, inevitably, Liberals always win. Even with the recent unpleasantness. Don’t believe me? Check out a few examples of liberal accomplishments the […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
equal rights, ERA, gender equality, patriarchy, Phyllis Schlafly, sexism
Activism, Equal Rights, Equal Rights Amendment, Women's Issues
In an ironic twist of fate, conservative anti-feminist and anti-union activist Phyllis Schlafly passed away on Labor Day. I have written about Schlafly in several blogs, on FB and in my book American Woman: The Poll Dance. I spoke ill of her while she was alive. I have no desire to speak ill of her […]
By Samuel Warde on
Discriminatory Voter ID Laws, Efforts to block African American Voting, Laws Discriminating Against Blacks, North Carolina Voter ID Laws, Pat McCrory, Racial Justice, Racist Laws, Racist Policies, Voter Suppression
Civil Rights, Discrimination, Elections, Equal Rights, Racial Issues, Racial Justice, Voting
North Carolina asks the Supreme Court to set aside a recent appeals court ruling ending discriminatory practices by the state. North Carolina filed an emergency appeal seeking to apply several provisions of its 2013 election law to the November 2016 elections despite a blistering opinion delivered in July by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
employers, equal pay, federal law, salary history, salary negotiation
Equal Pay, Equal Rights, Equal Rights Amendment, Women's Issues
Massachusetts’ new equal pay law unanimously passed the state legislature, and Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has signed it into law. Massachusetts has not only become the first state to ban employers from asking potential employees about their salary histories, the state also bans salary secrecy between employees and mandates that employers pay men and women the same – […]