Constitution
Today in women’s history: ERA sent to states for ratification
March 21, 2013On March 21, 1972, Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification. The amendment fell three states short of being ratified, but the struggle continues to this day.
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Today in black history: 15th amendment adopted
February 27, 2013On this day in 1869 the 15th amendment to the Constitution ,which concerns voting rights, was passed. The amendment made it against the law to deny a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's...
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South Carolina GOP seek drug tests and benefit cuts for jobless
January 12, 2012This week a state senate panel in South Carolina approved a bill that would force unemployed workers to take drug tests in order to qualify for unemployment benefits.
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Battle looms on immigration and citizenship
January 10, 2011The Republican ultra right is launching a multi-pronged attack on immigrants and their families.
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Women and the U.S. Constitution: a call to action
January 7, 2011Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia just asserted for a second time that our Constitution does not protect women against discrimination, a good reason why America needs the Equal Rights Amendment.
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