The United States is facing an epidemic with devastating consequences for mothers and infants. According to a new report, nearly one in four mothers, most of them low-wage, may be […]
Author: Ellen Bravo
A Nobody Going Against a Somebody
In the novel Again and Again, author Ellen Bravo tells the story of Deborah Borenstein, an activist who 30 years earlier saw her friend and roommate, Liddie Golmboch, raped at a […]
Beyond Missoula: A Challenge to Feminists and to Jon Krakauer
Acquaintance rape, the subject of Jon Krakauer’s newest book, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town, is a topic feminists have been writing about for decades with […]
Mission Possible—And Necessary and Long Overdue
If we listened to corporate lobbyists and conservative politicians, we’d spend our time dodging imaginary chunks of falling sky. Make sure all workers can earn paid sick days? Higher wages […]
A Post-Mother’s Day Wish: 21st Century Workplace Policies
This article first appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online. My husband normally doesn’t participate in the media interviews I do. But three decades ago, when our kids were 2 and […]
Sen. Patty Murray: A Champion for Paid Sick Days
The Healthy Families Act has a new sponsor, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and she’s proving to be not just a backer but a champion for paid sick days. A few […]
Philly Workers Finally Get Paid Sick Days
Yesterday Philadelphia became the 20th location in the U.S. to enact a law guaranteeing that workers can earn paid sick days (in this case, one hour for every 40 worked). […]
In Pennsylvania, You Can’t Turn Progressives Against Each Other
Divide and conquer. That’s what the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) tried to do this year in order to stop local governments in Pennsylvania from ensuring workers could earn paid […]
California Takes Small But Healthy Step Toward Paid Sick Days
Six and a half million Californians had reason to celebrate on September 10 when Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act (AB 1522). For 44 percent of […]