With a heavy focus on middle class economics, President Barack Obama delivered what was arguably his boldest State of the Union address in all his years of presidency. With two years left in the White House, the president went full throttle, challenging Republicans with both sass and initiatives that will bolster the middle class  — […]

Among the think pieces and lists about how feminism won 2014, the thing consistently overlooked proves to also be the most infuriating. Feminism, while it has always outlined the shape of politics and culture throughout the years, isn’t new. Feminism didn’t just happen. It’s not a trend. It’s not suddenly “important” because of how mainstream it’s become in recent months. […]

A Texas court ruling will close most abortion clinics in the second most populous state in the nation, according to Think Progress. The ruling, passed down from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, will bring the number of available clinics down to eight. The new law will take effect immediately in Texas. […]

There was no shortage of absolute girl power at the 4th Annual “New Orleans to New York City Gala,” hosted by Soledad O’Brien and her husband Brad Raymond on July 24. The event, held in conjunction with the Starfish Foundation’s initiative to “provide promising young women a bridge between obstacles and opportunities” was attended by […]

If you thought proponents of birth control were taking a back seat in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that allows for-profit companies to refuse coverage of contraception for religious reasons, think again. In the most creative, delightfully shady and crafty way, women who are deemed less human than corporations (and their supporters) have taken to Hobby Lobby’s […]

Here’s some good news. Senate Democrats are preparing to introduce a piece of legislation in hopes of overriding the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on Hobby Lobby that allows for-profit companies to refuse coverage of contraception for religious reasons. The bill, which lawmakers are expediting, would require for-profit employers to cover the full range of FDA-approved birth control […]

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that closely held, for-profit companies can claim a religious exemption to the Obamacare requirement that they provide health insurance coverage for birth control. Hobby Lobby, the family-owned chain of arts and craft stores behind the ruling, claimed the Obamacare requirement for corporations to provide health care coverage for contraceptives interfered with […]

Hobby Lobby, the family-owned chain of arts and craft stores founded on Biblical principles, may have gained some ground in the religious freedom fight yesterday when the Supreme Court ruled corporations can refuse to provide health insurance coverage for birth control. But the newest enemy in the fight to limit women’s reproductive rights also exhibited some hypocrisy too […]

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that closely held, for-profit companies can claim a religious exemption to the Obamacare requirement that they provide health insurance coverage for birth control. The court’s limited ruling, written by Justice Samuel Alito, was 5-4 and does not appear to open the door to other types of religious-exemption claims by […]

Want to know how to end violence against women? One Washington Post columnist knows the answer. In an op-ed posted on June 10, W. Bradford Wilcox suggested that single women “stop taking lovers” and get married to ward off domestic violence. Yep. That happened. As if married men don’t beat on their wives. Here’s a bit […]

For 25-year-old Karlesha Thurman, graduating from California State University, Long Beach was a rewarding gift not only for the hardworking student, but for her infant daughter as well. Sadly, as it happens in this misogynistic society, many were offended and turned off by a photograph of the mother and daughter at the graduation ceremony — […]

If you were hoping Lana Del Rey would be the next great feminist of our generation, start looking elsewhere. The “Shades Of Cool” singer sat down with the Fader to discuss her views on feminism and revealed that the whole idea just isn’t of interest to her. “For me, the issue of feminism is just […]