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Workers Organize to Fight the ‘Part-Timeification’ Trend at Juicy Couture, Other Chains

Across the country, employers are choosing to cut worker hours in order to save money and dodge requirements in the Affordable Care Act. And some workers are fighting back.

Across the country, employers are choosing to cut worker hours in order to save money and dodge requirements in the Affordable Care Act. And some workers are fighting back.

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New Zealand Parliament Passes Gay Marriage Bill, Breaks into Song

New Zealand legalizes gay marriage and, rightly, celebrates.

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From Texas to Turkey: Messages From Women in the World

The tide is changing, and it’s in the hands of women.

At a campus forum on women and sustainable development issues in the Texas Bible Belt and the Women in the World summit in New York, I saw that “women’s rights are the biggest unfinished agenda of 21st century.”

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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl: Who Is a Parent Under Law?

They centered on an issue crucial to all of us – how a parent is defined under the law.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. While arguments touched on a number of topics, they centered on an issue crucial to all of us – how a parent is defined under the law.

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Where Are the Portman Women? Anti-Choicers and the Women They Love

Rob Portman recently changed his mind about same-sex marriage after his son came out to him. Despite the stigma surrounding abortion, it's time for the Portman women to speak out about any abortion stories they may have.

Rob Portman recently changed his mind about same-sex marriage after his son came out to him. Despite the stigma surrounding abortion, it’s time for the Portman women to speak out about any abortion stories they may have.

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Contraception Helps Children, DOMA in Court, and Misinterpreting Beyoncé

On this episode of Reality Cast, I’ll be talking to Martha Bailey about her research showing how family planning access benefits families and children. The Supreme Court hears arguments about same-sex marriage, and Rush Limbaugh wildly misinterprets a Beyonce song, not that he’ll admit it.

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Plaintiff Edie Windsor’s Remarks on the DOMA Case at the Supreme Court

Following the oral arguments in the United States v. Windsor case on 3/27, plaintiff Edie Windsor delivers remarks on the harms DOMA has caused her personally, and how it negatively impacts the lives of married same-sex couples.

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What If Everyone Involved in the Adria Richards Incident Was in a Union?

What if all the employees involved in this story had union representation in their workplaces?

Unions help protect women, who are more likely to be harassed or retaliated against for making sexual harassment accusations, but also anyone who might have a colleague with a grudge.

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Demanding Abuse-Free Porn Is Great—But What About Everything Else We Buy?

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We have a duty, as consumers, to try and ascertain if the products we buy are made in abusive or coercive situations. That’s true whether we like the products or not.

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Will Bei Bei Shuai Ever Get a Trial?

law and justice scale in empty courtroom

It’s already been nearly two and a half years since Shuai was charged, and now her trial may be delayed even longer.

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