Maine Senator Susan Collins has been at the center of much of the debate surrounding the vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. In the past, Collins has bolted party lines to vote with the Democrats, most memorably in the summer of 2017 when she sided with ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Nov 9, 2018

The Banter Long Read: Republicans have a demographic problem. No, not the one about blacks and Latinos and, no, not the one about Baby Boomers dying off. This is a new one and potentially even more lethal to the long term prospects of the GOP... To continue reading this article, ...read more

• By Justin Rosario
  Nov 9, 2018

The American Women's Party seeks to empower the millions of unregistered voters in this country by registering them and schooling them in how to combat voter suppression. Founded last fall by organizers Maya Contreras and Mia Brett, the group launched its second major initiative ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Nov 9, 2018

When the results came in in November 2016 that Donald Trump had won the Presidency, it was a serious blow to women. And not only because he got more electoral votes than Hillary Clinton, but because it was unfathomable to so many women that a man like Trump could be America’s ...read more

• By Michele Zipp
  Nov 9, 2018

Donald Trump is starting to see the power in the #MeToo movement, and the power in the women who firmly believe that the time is up for the patriarchy and misogyny that has plagued us for so long. Trump is scared and his tactic to divert attention away is to rush to defend those ...read more

• By Michele Zipp
  Nov 9, 2018

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) just celebrated 25 years of existence. It is wonderful that it exists, but it was always meant as a first step to create a better work/life balance for parents. It hasn’t progressed in 25 years and women continue to be punished for having ...read more

• By Michele Zipp
  Dec 20, 2018

Donald Trump must have laid off the Diet Coke before last night’s State of the Union address because his speech was slow and tempered. He barely sniffed, and maybe only endured a bit of dry mouth beyond those teeth, which were as white as Mike Pence. His alternative facts were ...read more

• By Michele Zipp
  Nov 9, 2018

Fifty-three percent of white women voted for Trump after all the very clear signs of incompetency and lies, even after the abhorrent “grab them by the pussy” audio. Conversely, women of color came out strong against him; only six percent of black women, 27 percent of Asian ...read more

• By Michele Zipp
  Dec 20, 2018

One year after the first Women's March, we marched again. Up to 2.5 million people marched in the United States this year and many more took part in sister marches worldwide. We hit the streets with signs and missions to protest this administration and the injustices happening ...read more

• By Michele Zipp
  Nov 9, 2018

The American Women's Party is a new group that should be on your radar for 2018 and beyond. Differing from groups like She Should Run, which encourage women to run for office, The AWP is dedicated to empower the voices of voters, educate them on their rights, and encouraging ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Nov 9, 2018

(SATIRE WARNING!) Yesterday morning they emerged ready. Millions of Americans headed to the polls to cast their votes. For most it was a day like any other, but for some, misogynists and bigots, Judgement Day had arrived in the environs of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the ...read more

• By Frederic Poag
  Nov 9, 2018

As human beings, we all benefit from feeling that we have a voice, and knowing that we’re not alone in encountering both the pleasures and harsh realities of life. Shared experiences bring us closer together, help us identify problems, and can drive change. This holds especially ...read more

• By Alyona Minkovski
  Dec 20, 2018

The Seattle-based Mars Hill Megachurch has come under fire recently regarding its senior pastor Mark Driscoll, who referred to the United States as "a pussified nation." Another pastor, Mark Dunford, was fired after he said Driscoll should be fired, and Mars Hill officials ended ...read more

• By Bob Cesca
  Nov 9, 2018

In all the hoopla about James O'Keefe and Rand Paul's filibuster (still support him on that), I completely forgot aout International Women's Day (IWD), which was yesterday. I was impressed to read the list of countries who now recognize the day.  IWD has been observed since the ...read more

• By Alyson Chadwick
  Nov 9, 2018

What's the matter with India? The Washington Redskins cheerleaders were brought in to show India's cricket fans how to shake their pompoms -- but not everyone was impressed. The New Delhi team said Wednesday it was switching its cheerleaders for a band of drummers. Mumbai ...read more

• By Oliver Willis
  Dec 20, 2018

Breaking... Kardashian revealed her choice for prez at the launch party for Joe Francis’ Girls Gone Wild magazine. But then Kardashian dropped an even bigger bomb: She had dinner with the Illinois senator! Candlelight? Followed by a movie? Sadly, no on both accounts; ...read more

• By Oliver Willis
  Feb 18, 2016

Give up now. "The Washington Redskins Cheerleaders, deemed the 'First Ladies of Football,' will be traveling to India on April 10th to create the first ever cheerleading squad in that country for cricket's Royal Challengers Bangalore, part of the new Indian Premier League (IPL), ...read more

• By Oliver Willis
  Dec 20, 2018

If you're as tired of this Clinton/Obama/McCain mess as I am, let me make the case for Jessica Alba as our next commander in chief. 1. She's hot. We've never tried "sexy" in a president. Yes, JFK was dashing, but knowing what an attractive woman usually does to a man's ...read more

• By Oliver Willis
  Feb 18, 2016