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Ted Kennedy's Life is Living Proof of Liberal Ideal that Government Can Help Make People's Lives Better

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Title IX, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Ted Kennedy Dead, Immigration and Nationality Act, Apartheid, Family and Medical Leave Act, Ted Kennedy, National-Cancer-Act, Cobra, Edward Kennedy, Minimum Wage, Senator Ted Kennedy, Liberalism, Senator Kennedy, Schip, Politics News
Miles Mogulescu

It's not primarily Senator Kennedy's words that make him one of the great defenders of modern liberalism. His life itself is living proof of the central liberal idea that government can help make people's lives better.

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Supreme Court Offers "Strong Basis" but Little Guidance in Ricci Decision

Irasema Garza | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Ricci v. Destefano, Law, Women's Rights, Women, Law Enforcement, Title IX, Legal Momentum, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Discrimination, Title VII, Women and Work, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics News
Irasema Garza

The Supreme Court's ruling last week in Ricci vs. DeStefano should not be understated: the decision threatens to undermine the vital function of the country's historic civil rights legislation.

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A Field Without Women

Rep. Linda Sanchez | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congressional Baseball, Gender Equality, Baseball, Women Athletes, Title IX, College Sports, Politics News
Rep. Linda Sanchez

Title IX's achievements are in grave danger of being scaled back. Gender equality cannot be achieved by cutting programs that allow girls to get the same chance to compete, learn, and play.

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Gender Equity in a Time of Fiscal Restraint

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Proportionality, Quinnipiac University, Title IX, Gender Equity, Football, Volleyball, Sports, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

Colleges and universities face economic turmoil like the rest of society. They have found that cut-backs in the varsity athletic programs offered to students are an easier way to address financial concerns.

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Gay Marriage in Vermont: Three Progressive Lessons

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Title IX, New Federalism, Federalism, Grassroots, Progressive Agenda, Lily Ledbetter Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Vermont Gay Marriage Veto, Connecticut Gay Marriage, Progressive Politics, Vermont Gay Marriage Bill, California Gay Marriage, Governor David Paterson, Brown v. Board of Education, Connecticut Gay Marriage Ruling, Vermont Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage Ban, Vermont Gay Marriage Override, Gay Marriage, California Proposition 8, Politics News
Aaron Zelinsky

For too long, federalism, the Madisonian concept of shared power between state and federal government, has been an idea monopolized by conservatives.

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Joe the Plumber Vs. Lilly Ledbetter

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court, John McCain, Joe the Plumber, Title IX, Election 08, Politics, Billie Jean King, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, New York Marathon, Feminist, Ncaa, Serena Williams, Joan Benoit, Sarah Palin, Barak Obama, Politics News, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, Venus Williams, Kathrine Switzer, Senate, Boston Marathon, Living, Amy Winehouse, Bill Maher, Voting, Women Voters, Women in Politics, Voting Day, Media News
Beverly Wettenstein

When Obama mentioned Ledbetter in a debate, McCain muttered that it would create "a trial lawyers dream." He claims lawyers could take advantage of women who allege discrimination.

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Title IX: From High School Gyms to Beijing

Bettina Duval | Posted 09.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Female Athletes, Title IX, Olympics, Living News
Bettina Duval

Sometimes I think we take Title IX for granted -- whether watching the finest female athletes competing on a world stage, or watching teenage girls working together to win a high school volleyball match, the benefits are clear.

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