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Howard Dean Endorses Lori Saldaña in Must-Watch Congressional Race

Taylor Leake | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: DCCC Red to Blue Program, Pccc, Dccc, National Organization for Women, Howard Dean, Lori SaldañA, Dfa, Lori Saldana, Moveon, Now, Democracy for America, Brian Bilbray, Politics News

Governor Howard Dean, former Presidential candidate and past head of the Democratic National Committee, was in San Diego this past Tuesday to throw hi...

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Rush Limbaugh Fights Pro-Women Group With 'Rush Babes' Campaign

Politico | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: National Organization for Women, Now, Rush, Rush Limbaugh, Rush Babes, Limbaugh, Politics News

Rush Limbaugh is fighting back against the National Organization for Women, the progressive women's group that has been targeting local advertisers an...

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Maxwell Returns To The Stage With New Tour

Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Maxwell, Now, Urban Hang Suite, BLACKsummers'Night, Maxwell Tour, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Embrya, Black Voices News

This week Grammy Award-winning singer Maxwell announced his upcoming summer mini-tour which will feature the chart topping superstar performing his fo...

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Woman-the-Barricades: We Need a Reinvigorated Women's Movement

Peter D. Rosenstein | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug, Naral, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Richards, Now, Women Strike for Peace, Barbara Jordan, Betty Ford, Republicans, Women's Rights, Women's Movement, Politics News

One must legitimately ask where this assault on women will stop. What will conservative Republicans think they can get away with next if there isn't an uprising saying, "We will not accept this attack on women!"

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Mandatory Ultrasound Laws Violate Women's Rights and Bodies

Terry O'Neill | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, Virginia, Conservatives, Ultrasound, Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health, Right Wing, Now, GOP Candidates, Reproductive Justice, Politics News

Turning the clock back includes shaming women for their sexuality and punishing them for terminating a pregnancy (which is still legal, by the way). This brings us to one of the more degrading tactics up the radical-right sleeve: mandatory ultrasound laws.

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Crazy Train Headed Off the Rails Over Birth Control

Terry O'Neill | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights, Health Care Reform, Contraception, Birth Control, Catholic Bishops, Now, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News

Even if you can afford to pay for your own pills, is it fair that you are being asked to, when other preventive services and medications are covered under health care reform? The conservative talking point of the moment is that this fight is about religious liberty.

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8 Reasons To Love Your Body

Kate Fridkis | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Feeling Good About Yourself, Body Image, NOW Love Your Body Day Blog Carnival, Kate Fridkis, Now, Body Love, Beauty, Eat the Damn Cake, Confidence, Women News

These are some reasons why you should feel good about your body: 1. It enables you to recognize yourself, and other people to recognize you. Which is...

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From Hope to History: It's Time to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 08.31.2011

My two teenaged daughters want to know why we have failed them. They want to know why -- in 2011 -- the U.S. Constitution still does not state that men and women are equal. What do I tell them?

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Violence Against Women Is a Serious Problem: IMF Chief Must Go

Terry O'Neill | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Imf, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Violence Against Women, Rape, Now, Feminist, Feminism, Politics News

Many women fear indifference or abusive treatment at the hands of law enforcement and the criminal justice system -- particularly women of color and LGBT people, who have good reason to distrust the police and the courts.

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Another Death in Arizona?

Patricia Ireland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blood Libel, Christina Taylor Green, Death Penalty, Gabrielle Giffords, Now, Jared Loughner, Antiabortion, Politics News

No conversation about the death penalty was harder for me than the one I had in late 1994 with the families of Dr. Bayard Britton and clinic volunteer Jim Barrett.

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Hooters SUED: NOW Goes After Chain For Catering To Kids

sfgate.com | Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Now, Hooters Sued, National Organization for Women, Now Sues Hooters, Hooters, Los Angeles News

The National Organization for Women filed complaints against local Hooters restaurants Thursday, but not for exploiting its scantily clad waitresses b...

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Women's Group President: Meg Whitman 'A Political Whore'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California 2010, Meg Whitman, Meg Whitman Political Whore, 2010 Elections, California Gubernatorial Race, Jerry Brown, Now Meg Whitman, Now, California Governor 2010, California Governor's Race, California Governor, Elections 2010, Politics News

The National Organization for Women seems to have changed their tack on hate speech against women Thursday, as the president of the California chapter...

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Why I Delivered 1500 Baby Bottle Tops to Alan Simpson

Terry O'Neill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, National Organization for Women, Senior Citizens, Women's Health, President Barack Obama, Alan-Simpson-310-Million-Tits, Alan Simpson, Deficit Commission, Social Security Benefits, Social Security, Now, Politics News

We just can't have someone with obvious animosity toward women and seniors making important decisions on Social Security.

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Women Confront Deficit Commission Over Social Security

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Social Security, Alan Simpson, Now, Politics News

This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Last month Former Senator ...

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Was the Single Woman Neglected by Second-Wave Feminism?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second-Wave Feminism, Spiritual Growth, Feminine Mystique, Liberal Feminism, Marital Status, Motherhood, Sigmund Freud, Bachelor Girls, Economic Opportunities, Shriver Report, Now, Age at First Marriage, Political Rights, First-Wave Feminism, Balancing Work and Family, Marriage, Betty Friedan, Education, Workplace, Activists, Emotional Independence, Susan B. Anthony, Compulsory Marriage and Mothering, Single Women, Single Blessedness, Politics News

An important focus of first-wave feminism was political independence; in the second wave, economic independence was among the significant goals. Now, argues Moran, it is time to set our sights on emotional independence.

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Angering a Key Constituency: Women Leaders Ask the President to Fire Alan Simpson

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, Deficit Commission, Now, Alan Simpson, Anita Hill, Barack Obama, Nina Totenberg, Live Nation, Politics News

Women's organizations today demanded the resignation of Simpson, indicating that Simpson and his Commission could be a greater political liability among women voters than most observers initially suspected.

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The Strengthen Social Security Campaign

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deficit, Afscme, Afl-Cio, Now, Retirement, Naacp, Social Security, Politics News

Social Security is once again under attack. Time after time Social Security has come under attack. Do you remember the Bush "privatization" campai...

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Listening to the 'Still Small Voice'

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Intuition, Inner Knowing, Guidance, Now, Overcoming Loneliness, Service, Still Small Voice, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

My article last weekend produced a considerable response. I was touched by the many heartfelt emails I received, including a request to share from them. Below, are a few extracts.

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John Nichols, Terry O'Neill On 'Bill Moyers': Health Care Overhaul Needs More Reforms (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Moyers tackles health care reform Friday evening on "Bill Moyers Journal" in an interview with journalist John Nichols of The Nation and women's ...

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NOW, BlueAmerica Back Stupak Challenger

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bart Stupak, Saltonstall Stupak, Connie Saltonstall, Now, Stupak, Blueamerica, Politics News

The National Organization for Women is getting behind the candidacy of Connie Saltonstall, a Democrat challenging Rep. Bart Stupak (Mich.) in a primar...

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NOW Calls For Paterson To Resign

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY and VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paterson Scandal, National Organization for Women, NOW Paterson, Now, Governor Paterson, David Paterson, Paterson Resign, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — An unfolding scandal threatening Gov. David Paterson and his administration claimed its second public safety official Tuesday whe...

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NOW Counters Palin On Tebow Ad Comments

Politico | ANDY BARR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Now Tebow Ad, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLIV, Tebow Super Bowl, Tebow, Tebow Super Bowl Ad, Palin, Tim Tebow, Sarah Palin, Palin Tebow Ad, Now, Palin Tebow, Now Palin Tebow Ad, Politics News

The National Organization for Women is firing back at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who blasted the group earlier this week for calling on CBS to pu...

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The Merits of a Plas-Tax Over a Bo-Tax

Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plastic Bottles, Health Care, Gay Marriage, Botox, Judith Warner, National Organization for Marriage, Bo-Tax, Health Care Bill Cosmetic Surgery, National Organization for Women, Stupak Amendment, Now, Cosmetic Surgery Tax, Cosmetic Surgery, Joy Behar, Bottled Water, Politics News

The Bo-Tax is being touted as a way to help solve the health care budget crisis, presumably because a very small percentage of cosmetic procedures are covered under some insurance plans (unfortunately, not mine).

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Could Michael Moore Know Why Women Are Unhappy?

Kamala Lopez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Equal Rights Amendment, Gender Equality, Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore, Era, Equal Rights, Women's Unhappiness, Now, Kim Gandy, Alice Paul, Fourteenth Amendment, Congresswoman-Carolyn-Maloney-Senate, Linda Wharton, Feminist Majority, Politics News

Simply put -- are women, should women be equal or not? Not implicitly equal. Not equal in New York state but not so much in Georgia. Not equal in every area as compared to men. Just equal, plain and simple?

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Emma Thompson, Featured in Fatal Promises, Speaks Out on Human Trafficking

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sexual Trafficking, Equalilty Now, Emma Thompson, Nomi Network, U.N. Global Initiative to Fight Trafficking, United Nations, Gloria Steinem, Tier 2 Watrch List, Documentary Film, Now, Ngo, Psa, Eliot Spitzer, US State Department, United Arab Emirates, Human Trafficking, Fatal Promises, Prostitution, Kat Rohrer, Helen Bamber Foundation, Journey, Art Installation, History Starts Now, New York State Anit-Trafficking Law, Catw, Entertainment News

A new documentary examines the various facets of human trafficking. The film, four years in the making, follows the stories of five people -- three women and two men.

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