The onset of a feminine revolution
Kenan Heise,
February 3, 2017
Seven-year old Laney, who lives across the courtyard from me, attended the Woman’s March in Chicago with her mother. Her comments afterwards were that there were lots of people, most of them were women and she was proud to be there. That memory could last for her entire lifetime. LeAnn...
Let’s stand up and fight for what we believe in
Yara Slaton,
February 2, 2017
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on RESULTS’ blog on Dec. 15, 2016. According to the narrative the world tells about people like me, I should never have graduated from college with a 4.0 GPA. I should never have been chosen as commencement speaker. I probably should never have...
President Trump, honor our promise
Lecia Imbery,
February 1, 2017
Last weekend, President Trump signed an Executive Order effectively banning Muslims from seven countries from entering the U.S. and suspending the refugee resettlement program. Advocates across the country rightly responded with outrage and concern, holding protests at airports and other public places, and flooding the Twitter feeds, phone lines, and...
CHN Applauds Boycott of Price Confirmation Vote
Lecia Imbery,
January 31, 2017
Earlier today, Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee boycotted the votes to approve the confirmations of Rep. Tom Price for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and of Steve Mnuchin for Treasury Secretary. CHN opposes Rep. Price’s nomination and applauds the Senators for taking this action, which...
Mean-spirited and a waste of tax dollars: Trump administration pulls plug on ACA advertising
David Elliot,
January 27, 2017
Late Thursday, the startling news began breaking: In the final, critical week of the 2017 enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration ordered that outreach and advertising efforts touting the enrollment deadline be halted. The news, first reported in Politico, will tamp down final 2017 enrollment numbers,...
