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Alito Confimation Means Step Back For Women

The Senate voted 58 to 42 on Jan. 31 to fill Sandra Day O'Connor's Supreme Court seat with extreme conservative Judge Samuel Alito, despite months of lobbying by NOW members and women's rights supporters to convince senators that Alito was the wrong judge at the wrong time for women, workers and minorities.

House and Senate Play Grinch with Budget, Tax Cuts

On Feb. 1, the House of Representatives narrowly approved the 2006 budget reconciliation bill (S. 1932) that cuts nearly $40 billion over five years from scores of critically important federal programs, including Medicaid, child support enforcement, disability assistance, child care for poor families, welfare funding and student loan programs.

Why Not Take Up Knitting?

Are you tired of complaining about corrupt, unprincipled members of Congress? Do you cringe every time you hear George W. Bush or Dick Cheney's voice on the radio? Ironically, the worse the news is for women, the better chance we have to elect feminists for a change. Every new front page of scandal, every indictment of a right-wing operative, makes it likelier that in November voters will be in the mood to toss out those in power and start with a clean slate.

Viewpoint

Well, it's over. Samuel Alito—George W. Bush's nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court—has been confirmed. And lest we forget the bitter lessons of that battle, we must ask what we've learned, and what it means for the future of women's rights.

Remembering Sandy, As She Remembered Us

Sandra Flo Michlin was a passionate believer in the rights of women. Much of her professional life was devoted to helping women making a better life for themselves. Her commitment to supporting women led Michlin to doing something quite special back in 1992—she decided to make NOW the primary beneficiary in her will.

Wal-Mart: ¿Precios bajos siempre?, o, ¿Siempre discriminación?

Los consumidores deben saber qué Wal-Mart miente detrás del lema "de los precios bajos siempre". Los activistas deben continuar educando a los consumidores sobre las prácticas de trabajo injustas y discriminatorias del empleador más grande del mundo.

Maryland Legislators Stand Up to Wal-Mart

The Maryland general assembly made history on Jan. 12 by passing a bill that requires private companies like retail behemoth Wal-Mart to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on healthcare for employees.

New York State Hosts NOW's 40th Anniversary Conference

On July 21, the National Organization for Women will roll into Albany, N.Y., to make its mark on our city. What better place to celebrate NOW's 40th anniversary than in the state where Betty Freidan founded NOW's first chapter — New York City NOW.

El Congreso y El Senado trituran el presupuesto nacional

Con el decidido respaldo de los republicanos, al principio del mes de febrero pasó en la Cámara de Representantes por un pequeño margen un proyecto de ley de presupuesto que disminuye sustancialmente los recursos para una serie de programas federales, entre ellos el Medicaid, la implementación de la manutención de menores, la cobertura para anticonceptivos y el programa de créditos para estudiantes.

After 33 Years of Roe, Reproductive Justice Still Elusive

A woman's right to control her reproductive life came even more intensely in focus during 2005 as controversial Supreme Court nominations and important legal challenges moved to the forefront. The increasing numbers of ultra-conservative judges threatens individual rights, and in particular threatens the right to privacy—the Constitutional underpinning of the 33-year-old Roe v. Wade decision.

2006 Regional Conferences

Make plans to attend a regional conference in your area!

Enraged and Engaged: Young Feminists Mobilize to Stop Alito

Young feminists from across the country gave up their winter breaks to come to Washington, D.C., and fight to stop Samuel Alito's dangerous confirmation to the Supreme Court.

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