Will HRC Do Right By the South? Will HRC Do Right By the South?
Southern organizers have tips on how the LGBT group can make its foray into the region work. HRC responds: “We got this.”
May 1, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change
Americans put climate change low on their list of priorities. But consider how poor women fare when we opt out of the conversation.
Apr 22, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too
Winning on abortion rights means talking—and listening—to voters in a new way.
Apr 16, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Why Is California Penalizing Poor Women for Wanting to Be Parents? Why Is California Penalizing Poor Women for Wanting to Be Parents?
California is known for protecting a woman’s right to choose. Will this be the year the state extends that same right to poor women?
Apr 8, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Fox News Attacks When Black Women Clap Back Fox News Attacks When Black Women Clap Back
The network has long gone after progressive black leaders. Last month it targeted two women far outside the Beltway.
Apr 2, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
President Obama Extends a Hand to Young Men and Boys of Color. What About Girls? President Obama Extends a Hand to Young Men and Boys of Color. What About Girls?
Like their male counterparts, black and Latina girls and young women suffer from striking racial disparities in education and income.
Mar 4, 2014 / Dani McClain
‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan ‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan
US forces used the plight of Afghan women to justify war—but twelve years later, women are still suffering.
Nov 13, 2013 / Editorial / Dani McClain