The Thanksgiving holiday is a time that encourages reflection and appreciation--particularly appreciation for the people who have touched our lives in some fashion.  Whether it be a teacher, a mentor, a parent or friend, we've all got someone who...]]> From health care reform, to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's hard not to feel like the progressive wave that swept Democrats into power a year ago has lost a great deal of momentum.  Civil liberties groups in particular have felt abandoned ...]]> There must be something in the Texas water that encourages overreaching by those coming up the ranks of the executive branch.  Take current Governor Rick Perry for example.  The dust swirling around his decision to move forward with the exec...]]> The First Amendment prohibits the excessive entanglement of the state into the affairs of religious institutions and thereby provides at least a minimal guarantee that politics and dogma remain separate.  Of course, as Representative Patrick Kenn...]]> Normally I'd be thrilled to see women's health issues make the cover of the New York Times two days in a row, but given the circumstances, I'll pass.Coming up right behind the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force report recommending an end to baseline ...]]> It used to be that the law presumed mothers were the better, more natural caregivers, especially for young children.  This legal presumption, known as "the tender years doctrine", resulted in mothers becoming the de-facto presumptive custodial pa...]]> In the midst of cries for insurance companies to alter their practices concerning the use of pre-existing conditions to set premiums or determine insurability comes a new tool for employees as they navigate the sometimes murkey waters of employee grou...]]> Looking for the perfect metaphor for the ills of the American health care system?  Look no further than H1N1.  Or so says Dr. Michael Osterholm. If anyone is in a position to draw such a conclusion it is Dr. Osterholm.  Dr Osterholm is...]]> During a strategy call with activists and journalists, it was clear that Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Cecile Richards has a lot on her plate.  Just days after the reproductive-rights community took a blow with  Stupak-P...]]> I'm sure you're familiar with the saying that the well-being of a nation can be measured by how it treats its most vulnerable.  If that is the case, then the United States can look to Somalia as an indicator of its national well-being.&...]]>