poverty
Brownback, The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Attacks Single Mothers and the Poor
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
January 30, 2012 - 1:40pm (Print)
Governor Brownback , like a wolf in sheep's clothing, speaks about goals such as reducing childhood poverty while passing laws that actually deepen poverty throughout the state.
Americans Demonstrate Changed Attitudes Towards Poverty Since the 2008 Economic Crisis
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
December 22, 2011 - 11:09am (Print)
Since household income has been declining over time (and proportionally fewer individuals earn more than twice the poverty level), the silver lining of the 2008 economic crisis might be that more Americans start seeing poverty for what it is: not something anyone “deserves.”
Getting to Zero on HIV and AIDS Means Investing in Supportive Services
by Alison Yager, HIV Law Project
December 1, 2011 - 2:55pm (Print)
This year, the theme of World AIDS Day is "Getting to Zero: Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths." In order to get to zero, we must be clear that now is not the time to cut back on essential services, even in the face of fiscal austerity.
In Kansas, A Public Conference Reveals Deep Contempt for the Poor and for Women
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
November 16, 2011 - 3:49pm (Print)
What young women need (beyond the obvious need for greater access to low cost birth control and improved sex education in schools) is a boost to their self-esteem, mentors, and to be told that they possess greatness within themselves beyond what can be obtained by any man, babies, money, drugs or alcohol. They sure don't need the condescending and biased advice of Sam Brownback and the Heritage Foundation.
In Kansas, Secrecy, Control, and Limited Participation Are Hallmarks Of Brownback's Town Halls
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
October 30, 2011 - 9:43pm (Print)
Governor Brownback's policies are designed to favor the likes of the Kochs, not the kids of Kansas. His "town halls" are further proof of the control that our governor demands over every interaction, every policy and every man, woman and child within Kansas boundaries.
Investing in American Strength: An Overlooked Lesson of Hurricane Katrina
On the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's destruction of New Orleans and with the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaching, Melissa Harris-Perry points out that while America has learned some short-term lessons, the long-term lessons about the vulnerability of American institutions have gone largely unaddressed.
Making U.S. Foreign Assistance Work for Women and Girls in Ethiopia (Means No Global Gag Rule)
On July 5-9, 2010, three U.S. state legislators traveled with CHANGE to Ethiopia to better understand the role of U.S. foreign assistance in sexual and reproductive health care, including contraception. This video documents the findings and recommendations, aimed at improving the effectiveness of U.S. foreign assistance to advance the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls in Ethiopia. All of these findings/recommendations indicate that a reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule would be catastrophic for women's health - and the economic statuses of all persons - worldwide, and especially in poverty-stricken nations such as Ethiopia and Kenya. The full-length video can be found at http://bit.ly/eqYrgi
What's the Matter With Kansas? Hint: It's Not About Abortion
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
July 2, 2011 - 9:34am (Print)
Kansas facing rising rates of poverty, extreme poverty, child poverty and other problems, even outpacing the nation as a whole in terms of poverty. But for Brownback and the extremists in the Kansas legislature, its all-about-abortion all the time.
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Paul Ryan's Budget and Another Front in the War on Women
by Tammy Booth
June 7, 2011 - 7:15am (Print)
The budget proposal put forth by Paul Ryan is a vicious and cruel all-out attack on everyone under the age of 55, but the cuts to Medicare and Medicaid that the Ryan plan propose would be felt in a particularly acute way by women.
"You Are A Man. Why Are You Interested in Family Planning?"
by Peter Belden, Hewlett Foundation
May 18, 2011 - 1:59pm (Print)
It happens frequently when I meet someone new. We each say what work we do, and then he or she says, “You are a man. Why are you interested in family planning?”
