With the relaunch of the NRA's online women channel, the gun lobby is attempting to boost membership and refocus the gun control debate on a woman's ability to protect herself. Read More
Equality/Women
Pro-life groups use Gosnell to promote agenda that keeps others like him in business
NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue argues that "anti-choice extremists are the ones who keep Gosnells in office." Read More
Obama’s second-term Cabinet takes shape
President Obama's expected nomination today of Mayor Anthony Foxx as secretary of transportation comes after he was accused earlier this year for appointing all-male Cabinet members and not diversifying the executive leaders during his second term. Read More
What we’re reading: Monday, April 29, 2013
President Obama will nominate Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to replace Secretary LaHood as leader of the Department of Transportation. Read More
Adopted against her will: One woman shares her story
Tarikuwa Lemma talks about being adopted as a 13-year-old in what she thought was an educational exchange program. Read More
The Syllabus: What you should know for April 28th’s show
Read more about the discussion topics on Sunday's Melissa Harris-Perry. Read More
Sexual assault survivors: Title IX is about more than athletics
As more and more survivors of sexual assault come forward, they are organizing themselves to educate more women about their Title IX rights. Read More
You’re not going anywhere, Pres. Obama tells Planned Parenthood
"As long as we've got to fight to protect a woman's right to make her own choices about her own health, I want you to know that you've also got a president who's going to be right there with you fighting every step of the way," said President Obama in his address to Planned Parenthood Friday. Read More
Todd Akin: The next comeback kid?
Todd Akin hints he's considering another run for office. Read More
Watch: Why Hillary needs to commit (or not) to 2016
Hillary Clinton has left the door open for another presidential run, but Politico's Mike Allen tells the Morning Joe panel that she can't leave it open forever. Read More
Guess who’s coming to dinner? The Senate women’s caucus
All 20 women senators were slated to join President Obama for dinner at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday, after New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand suggested inviting the president to one of the group's quarterly meetings. Read More
Businesswomen thinking big by going small
The latest comprehensive data from the U.S. Census shows that between 1997 and 2007, companies owned by women grew at almost double the rate of their male counterparts. Read More
Top Links: Mark Sanford’s new ‘trespassing’ scandal has conservatives groaning and Tweeters joking
The Appalachian Trail just took a weird turn in the Mark Sanford saga — to the possible benefit of his Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Colbert Busch. Read More
Kansas finds a way to enshrine sex discrimination
What’s the matter with Kansas? Today, the answer might be a persistent, pernicious opposition to reproductive freedom, to the right of all Americans to control their own bodies and, by extension, their own lives. Read More
In U.S., 326 provisions affecting abortion introduced just this year
Virginia is the latest to adopt one of the strictest abortion laws in the country. On Friday, the state board of health voted to approve new regulations that would mandate abortion clinics to comply with hospital-style building codes -- requiring costly construction. Read More
A ‘back door’ abortion ban? Virginia health board approves new regulations
The Virginia Board of Health voted Friday for new abortion clinic regulations, a move that could force clinics in the state to either undergo costly renovations or shut down. Read More
Paul Ryan compares anti-abortion fight to battle to end slavery
Paul Ryan urged anti-abortion activists to reach out to people who support reproductive choice--while continuing to work to outlaw abortion. Read More
How to turn idealism into action
Vital Voices board member and former Hillary campaign co-chair Jill Iscol joined Andrea Mitchell Reports on Friday to discuss her book, “Hearts on Fire.” Newly out in paperback, the book takes readers through the inspiring journeys of influential social activists. Read More
Carol Burnett on breaking comedy’s glass ceiling
On Friday’s Morning Joe, Carol Burnett explained that her big break—The Carol Burnett Show—almost never was. Read More
More Americans embrace tolerance as goal – except GOP
A new NBC/WSJ poll finds that more Americans have come to believe the goal of society is to promote greater tolerance, except among Republicans. Read More
