Are people who vote Republican gluttons for punishment, or what?!?! Women make up more than 50 percent of the U.S. population and can either make a positive difference in the advancement of equality or serve to block progress by voting against their best interests. The latter can also be achieved by not voting. Most Americans want the same […]
Good news for the majority of voting residents in Nashville, Tennessee. Democratic candidate, Megan Barry won the September 2015 runoff election for Mayor in the state’s capitol, making her the first female mayor in the city’s history. Tennessee is known for being a very Republican state in the Deep South. Barry’s victory is a win for […]
Following a screening of her new film, Suffragette, Meryl Streep told Telluride Film Festival attendees that Congress ignored her letter urging them to vote on the Equal Rights Amendment. Her letter was delivered to each and every congressional representative and sadly, received almost no replies. Streep then called on Pope Francis to address gender inequality. “I […]
UPDATE: The Pope is visiting the United States this week, and while many are quick to dismiss his directive regarding abortion, it’s important to remember he doesn’t have the power to wave a magic Pope wand and change Catholisim all at once. The ONLY way we will see positive changes regarding equality, civil rights and […]
Anti-abortion extremists have stooped to a new low in their efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. The Center for Medical Progress posted yet another misleading video using a recycled photo of a stillborn fetus and insinuating it was aborted. Planned Parenthood is demanding clarification and arguing that this is new proof that the series of videos […]