Is Your Kid More Important Than a Submarine?

How the Sequester Will Hit Women & Children

The damaging across the board cuts set to go into effect in just two days will harm the economy, kill 750,000 jobs, and cause pain to people in communities across the country. Worse yet, it will disproportionately impact women and children.

Take a look at this ThinkProgress infographic to see how much we’re going to have to cut from programs that benefit women.

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Justice Scalia’s shocking comments about voting rights.

Police chief embarrasses Lindsey Graham at gun hearing.

More on Ted Cruz’s misbegotten red scare.

A new year, a new unelectable GOP senate candidate?

The Arctic Ocean gets a temporary reprieve from dangerous drilling.

 

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