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...Cockburns’ most admirable accomplishment is in balancing the technical rigors of economic theory with focused, empathetic stories of struggle and pain. One such story belongs to Reverend Almalene “Emily?? Wade, who took out the equity in her childhood home in order to make the renovations needed to accommodate an assisted-living center, but could not afford the monthly payments and so lost the residence. Standing in front of her former home, Wade speaks powerfully to the scope of her financial hardships. “You lose more than the home...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: American Casino | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...Emily??s List, a grassroots network committed to electing pro-choice democrats into political offices nationwide, tells us, “the toxic threats to Roe and our reproductive rights are immediate—but Emily??s List is the only group that can provide the antidote through our proven and effective campaign and political programs to elect pro-choice Democratic women leaders to local, state, and federal office.” In other words, they could just rephrase all of this into a succinct message: “Pissed that a conservative court is eroding...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins | Title: The Pro-Choice Defect | 4/25/2007 | See Source »

Senator Hillary Clinton, a politician who stands to benefit greatly from both Emily??s List and this latest Supreme Court ruling, wasted no time in updating her website, writing, “As the Supreme Court recognized in Roe v. Wade in 1973, this issue is complex and highly personal; the rights and lives of women must be taken into account.” And of course Senator Clinton makes sure to give herself props, “It is precisely this erosion of our constitutional rights that I warned against when I opposed the nominations of Chief...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins | Title: The Pro-Choice Defect | 4/25/2007 | See Source »

...York Times claims that the decision “severely eroded the constitutional respect and protection accorded to women.” Likewise, Ellen R. Malcolm of EMILY??s List laments that the justices have “so whittled away at the basic reproductive rights of women that Roe [v. Wade] is hanging by a thread...

Author: By Nikhil G. Mathews | Title: Abortionists Crying Wolf | 4/24/2007 | See Source »

After two years in the English department, I—Emily??felt the need to switch concentrations to government. At the same time, Pier was inquiring about a new Humanities portal course and its potential to count for Core credit. The ability to make such choices was the primary reason both of us had chosen an American education over a British one, where applicants are compelled to fix their course of study before even being accepted to a particular university...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri and Emily C. Ingram | Title: The Dungeon on Dunster Street | 10/3/2006 | See Source »

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