by Laura | Oct 1, 2012
Evan Wolfson, Director of Freedom to Marry, declares the fight for gay marriage “one of the first important civil rights campaigns of the 21st century.” A noted attorney who has litigated in areas such as racial discrimination and rights for battered...
by Laura | Aug 20, 2012
First, the caveat: I love Gloria Feldt. I met her one year when I spoke at a Planned Parenthood conference, when she was President of the organization. She is a powerhouse when it comes to the fight for women’s reproductive rights. Her previous book, The War on...
by Laura | Jun 16, 2012
The nightly news abounds with instances of the “international community,” but too often falls short when it comes to enforcing human rights around the globe. Until I was introduced to this book, like many people, I did not realize that in 1948 the...
by Laura | Jun 1, 2012
In The Daddy Shift Jeremy Adam Smith takes us into the lives of stay-at-home dads. He knows it first hand because he is one. In addition to his personal stories and the stories of other stay-at-home dads, he gives readers historical data, and discusses sociological...
by Laura | Feb 2, 2012
In this book, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer, Ph.D. does something our society sure needs to do more of—listen and learn from our elders. He writes, “fear of aging is rampant in our society. Surveys over the past two decades show how pervasive negative attitudes...
