Category Archives: Family Issues

The Children in the Camps

Posted on July 16, 2019 by David Posnett

Submitted by Shoshana Hershkowitz Picture drawn by child in our border camps. I am haunted every day by the images of children in the camps. I am haunted by the pictures they draw, which bear a frightening resemblance to those … Continue reading →

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Save the Children

Posted on June 26, 2019 by David Posnett

Contributed by James Ewing (Watermill, NY). Watch this powerful video from the border where Alyssa Milano is broadcasting live: Over the past year approximately 400,000 migrants have been detained by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP).They are primarily from Guatemala, … Continue reading →

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Trump (and Zeldin) are creating MS13’s across America

Posted on February 7, 2019 by David Posnett

On Feb 5, 2019, at 7:36 AM, Judith Hope wrote: “It’s all about spotlighting MS13 to inflame support for his Wall. It needs to be said (often & loudly) that gang violence is largely a result of young people who … Continue reading →

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10 REASONS WOMEN MUST #FlipThe1st!

Posted on October 26, 2018 by David Posnett

Issue #2: August, 2018                                 by Jacquelyn Gavron and Amy Turner    Lee Zeldin repeatedly votes for laws that jeopardize the health and financial wellbeing of … Continue reading →

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Does the Constitution Permit a State to Abolish Marriage?

Posted on March 21, 2018 by David Posnett

This is what makes constitutional law so interesting… 21 MAR 2018 MICHAEL C. DORF After the Supreme Court found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges in June 2015, county clerks and other state and local officials … Continue reading →

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DeVos to revamp Obama-era schools sexual assault policy

Posted on September 7, 2017 by David Posnett

POLITICO    By BENJAMIN WERMUND  09/07/2017 12:20 PM EDT Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the Trump administration will revamp the guidance through a rule-making process that likely will take months. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday that … Continue reading →

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Women working in Trump’s White House only make $0.80 to the man’s dollar  

Posted on July 3, 2017 by David Posnett

Published 9h ago on July 3, 2017 by Marie Solis SHARETWEETEMAIL President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One Source: Carolyn Kaster/AP The country’s gender wage gap goes all the way to the White House, according to … Continue reading →

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A Cruel Joke — 13 men are in charge of healthcare for all American women.

Posted on June 28, 2017 by David Posnett

POSTED IN THE GUARDIAN Lucia Graves Wednesday 28 June 2017  11.34 EDT   Regressive gender politics are resurgent in 2017, as demonstrated by a Republican bill that would be devastating to women’s health John Barrasso, Mitch McConnell, and John Cornyn: three … Continue reading →

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Trump Wants to Charge Retailers to Accept SNAP Benefits (Food Stamps)

Posted on June 22, 2017 by David Posnett

When is the GOP’s cruel assault on the most vulnerable going to end? From Modern Farmer By Andrew Amelinckx on June 9, 2017 You’ve probably heard about the White House’s proposed overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, … Continue reading →

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What I’m Doing to Keep Birth Control Free in the Face of Trump’s and the GOP’s Health Care Rollback

Posted on June 20, 2017 by David Posnett

Op-Ed in Teen Vogue By Eric Schneiderman The summer after I graduated high school, I worked in an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C. This was a year before Roe v. Wade, and abortion was still outlawed in states throughout the … Continue reading →

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