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“Too Loud” and “Too Jewish”: Standing up for Gun Control
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Like Queen Esther, who declared her Judaism at the risk of her life, I will refuse to hide who I am, and I will refuse to stay quiet.
el paso
Day Two in El Paso: “I Wish You Could Have Been There To See It.”
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I wondered how Trump would have felt, had he known that an unidentified woman, who traveled hundreds of miles from another state, carrying a non-inspected bag, was waiting for hours in the building he was planning to visit, and specifically for him to arrive.
Weekly Column: WRighteous – We Are More Than One Page
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They were massacred by, yes, yet another white male terrorist. No doubt…no doubt…they each had a story; a life worth telling and living.
Mass Shooters and Men’s Will to Change
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The NRA considers most men tacit supporters, and unless they hear otherwise, they have us right where they want us—silent!
LGBT Pride Month
LGBT Pride Month 2016: Split in Two by Massacre in Orlando
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The Orlando shooting at the Pulse nightclub this month raised issues ranging from terrorism and Islamophobia to gun control and who is allowed to donate blood.
Politics
Wages, Guns, Student Debt: See How Sanders and Clinton Stack Up
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These three issues of particular concern to women are still up for consideration by Democratic voters in the June 7 primaries in California, New Jersey and four other states.
Teen Voices
Right to Bear Arms Hits Home for Teen Girl Hunters
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These hunters in New Jersey are too young to make a point about gun control in the primaries but that doesn’t mean they’re not invested in the election.
Crime & Law
N.H. Women Handle Gun Politics with Caution
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The hot-button national issue has not come up much in recent campaign events in this rural state with a wide libertarian streak. But in recent interviews, female voters from both major parties favored a mix of gun access and regulation.
Crime & Law
Need to Know: 2 Gaps in Federal Gun Law on Domestic Abuse
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The U.S. already has a federal law called the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, better known as the Lautenberg Amendment. So why isn’t that enough? Here are two big reasons.
Abortion
Seattle Ups Min Wage; Barbarous Attacks in India
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Seattle’s City Council has approved an increase in the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also this week, more horrific assaults against women and girls in India.