The United States Is No Longer First

When There Is Violence Against Any Person In Society, Because He Or She Is Different, It Threatens Us All. Only By Speaking Out Are Any Of Us Safe.

To Be Political Means To Speak Out, To Risk Being Called 'catty', Or Worse. I Don't Hear Men Worrying About Whether They May Be Right Or Not. They Enjoy The Fight, Whether It Is With Words Or Fists. Women Still Tend To Shy Away From Controversy, To Be Uncomfortable With Competition.

Every Time A Woman Leaves The Workforce Because She Can't Find Or Afford Childcare, Or She Can't Work Out A Flexible Arrangement With Her Boss, Or She Has No Paid Maternity Leave, Her Family's Income Falls Down A Notch. Simultaneously, National Productivity Numbers Decline.

If Months Were Marked By Colors, November In New England Would Be Colored Gray.

Money Often Determines Not Only Who Gets Elected, But What Gets Done. Which Voices Do Lawmakers Listen To, The Banks Or Home Owners, Coal Companies, Or Asthma Sufferers, The Ceos Or The Unemployed?