Laura Walker's Open Salon Blog

ELECTION 2012: The battle for women's rights - Part 1

Thu, 31 May 2012 07:05:22 -0400

Part I and II are an overview of what's happening nationally and around the country in state legislatures. None of this will come as a surprise to readers of this blog, but since extremists stay busy 24/7/365, what's happening changes almost daily. So stay tuned. Read my blog for the full story and other content.

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:05:09 -0400

Just one of the new and creative ways women across the country are moving forward to take care of business in this election year. News about this and other groups and actions around the nation will be posted regularly here, so stay tuned. Miss R*EVOLutionaries is organizing CA residents. "We are continuing our work that started with the April 28, 2012 rallies to 'Unite Against the War on Women.' We...

23% less and what it means for women

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:05:00 -0400

The U.S. Senate prepares to introduce Paycheck Fairness Act...again. It shouldn't be a surprise to anybody when it doesn't go anywhere. We're in an election year - and a pretty nasty one, by all early indications - so GOP will continue to obstruct and drive wedges. They're engaged in an all-out assault against women and women's rights, of which Paycheck Fairness Act is a major piece. When women have economic...

The woman who tried to stop the financial meltdown

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 02:04:47 -0400

One woman in particular saw the problems posed by these instruments and their lack of regulation and took on three of the best-known (now infamous?) names in the financial sector: Alan Greenspan, Robert Rubin and Arthur Levitt. Her name is Brooksley Born.

Sadder than sad

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:03:15 -0400