This weekend, scientists and other defenders of truth, facts and Mother Earth will gather in cities across the country for the March for Science. It's predicted to be the biggest outpouring of support for our shared American values since January's...
Senate Democrats are digging in to filibuster Gorsuch, and right now it looks like they have the votes to pull it off. Those Democrats who will hold the 60-vote mandate include three swing-state Democrats — Sens. Tammy Baldwin, Claire McCaskill and...
It's been a week from hell. On Monday, confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch kicked off in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and he came in for a tough line of questioning from the three Democratic women senators who sit on the...
The projections are now in: Under the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare 14 million Americans would lose their insurance by 2018, many due to increasing premiums—which the Congressional Budget Office said will rise by 20%—as well as cuts to Medicaid....
Today is International Women's Day, and women across the country will be striking for A Day Without A Woman. Others who can't afford to strike will be wearing red in solidarity. The strike got us thinking: What would it be like...
Today is President's Day, a holiday that usually glides by without much more than a mattress or car sale to mark the occasion. This year, though, we're reminded that we almost had a woman president. Instead, President's Day will continue to...
In case you didn't hear what happened: On Tuesday night, Senator Elizabeth Warren attempted to read a letter that Coretta Scott King wrote in 1986 opposing Jeff Sessions' nomination to the federal bench, citing his abysmal history on civil rights....
It's been another tumultuous week. This weekend, President's Trump's executive order barring Muslim refugees and other immigrants from entering the US shocked and destabilized families across the country. Now, Trump is teeing up his Supreme Court nominee: Neil Gorsuch. Gorsuch is...
After Saturday's inspiring Women's March on Washington — and around the world — you're probably wondering what you can do right now to elevate women's voices and issues during the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. One word: crowdfund. Because we don't want to...
Tomorrow, Donald Trump will assume the presidency—and the breadth and depth of the resistance to him and his regressive agenda will be on full display. As of today, more than 60 House Democrats have signaled they will boycott tomorrow's inaugural...
