Stories by Martha Burk
Martha Burk is the money editor for Ms, and author of Cult of Power: Sex Discrimination in the Workplace and What Can Be Done About It.
Posted on Nov 30, 2010, Source: Other Words
Eliminating punishment for corporations means no suits for putting drugs on the market that kill people, selling E coli-laced hamburgers, or pouring toxic waste into groundwater.
Posted on Jun 2, 2010, Source: Other Words
Like Freddy Krueger, the fight to privatize Social Security never really dies: It's a nightmare that keeps returning in different forms.
Posted on May 18, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
We need to know Obama is not afraid to say unequivocally that he supports the fundamental rights of his daughters and my granddaughters.
Posted on Jun 30, 2008, Source: Ms. Magazine
The economy, war, the health care crisis and tax policies all affect women differently than men. And women have the power to change them all.
Posted on Feb 19, 2008, Source: Ms. Magazine
Government budget plans overlook the needs of women. The solution? Gender-budgeting.
Posted on Jun 20, 2007, Source: Ms. Magazine
Scoring a major victory in the culture war, pro-choice candidates in Kansas won handily in 2006. Political strategists, take note.
Posted on Apr 16, 2007, Source: Ms. Magazine
It's time to start righting the income tax system's wrongs.
Posted on Apr 12, 2007, Source: TomPaine.com
Opponents of fair pay predict that capitalism will collapse if women's earnings ever reach those of their male counterparts. It's a Big Lie.
Posted on Nov 29, 2006, Source: TomPaine.com
Analysis shows that female voters determined the 2006 elections. Will women-friendly policy result?
Posted on Nov 8, 2006, Source: TomPaine.com
While the final counts aren't in, we can tout some gains for working women.
Posted on Aug 10, 2006, Source: Ms. Magazine
Whether supporting repressive regimes abroad or giving tax breaks to ExxonMobil, U.S. priorities are consistent: Oil wins over women's rights.
Posted on Jul 27, 2006, Source: TomPaine.com
Women's rights in the U.S. are at a low not seen since the Fifties.
Posted on Jan 11, 2006, Source: Ms. Magazine
Alito's confirmation, if it happens, could effectively torpedo female workplace rights for a generation.
Posted on Jun 2, 2005, Source: TomPaine.com
Is the Democratic Party's obsession with framing pushing women out of the picture?
