Legislative proposals that would enable an employer to determine whether or not a woman's insurance would cover the cost of birth control strikes women as particularly bizarre. Is the boss going to take care of the children that are conceived accidentally? Stop treating us like children. Women are grown ups.

One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.

The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.

Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.

The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.

Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.

Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.