Our Right To Disagree Is Precious But

There Are Not Many Female Role Models To Guide Voters, And The Tradition That A Southern Woman's Place Is In The Home Still Lingers In Some Quarters.

Money Often Determines Not Only Who Gets Elected, But What Gets Done. Which Voices Do Lawmakers Listen To, The Banks Or Home Owners, Coal Companies, Or Asthma Sufferers, The Ceos Or The Unemployed?

If We Are Serious About Providing Upward Mobility And Building A Skilled Workforce, Pre-school Is The Place To Begin.

Without Putting The Brakes On Out-of-control Campaign Contributions From Individuals And Corporations - It Will Be Business As Usual, With 1 Percent Of Americans Pulling The Strings.

Every Time A Woman Leaves The Workforce Because She Can't Find Or Afford Childcare, Or She Can't Work Out A Flexible Arrangement With Her Boss, Or She Has No Paid Maternity Leave, Her Family's Income Falls Down A Notch. Simultaneously, National Productivity Numbers Decline.