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Martha Burk

Martha Burk is the director of the Corporate Accountability Project for the National Council of Women’s Organizations (NCWO) and the author of the book Your Voice, Your Vote. Follow Martha on Twitter @MarthaBurk.

Feminism
The Most Dangerous Time for Women's Rights in Decades

The Most Dangerous Time for Women’s Rights in Decades

Martha Burk

(Otherwords.org) – Merely banning abortion isn’t enough for some on the rabid right — a few are even threatening women with the death penalty. By Martha Burk | April 24, 2019 We’re living in the most perilous time for abortion rights and reproductive freedom since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. While some erosion […]

Donald Trump
Sue! Trump Has all Three Branches of Gov’t & Only Activist Lawsuits Can Stop Him

Sue! Trump Has all Three Branches of Gov’t & Only Activist Lawsuits Can Stop Him

Martha Burk

Washington, D.C. (Otherwords.org) – Shortly after Donald Trump was awarded the presidency by our perverted and antiquated electoral system, I got desperate calls from some normally non-political family members and friends. They wanted to know what they could do to counter the governing debacle they knew would come. Most asked where they could give money. […]

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