Alison R. Parker

Trump’s staffing moves reflect exactly the gender bias you would expect

President-elect Donald Trump has made nine cabinet and staff appointments thus far, only three of whom are women: Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education; South Carolina Republican Governor Nikki Haley as Ambassador to the United Nations; and Kathleen McFarland as Deputy National Security Adviser. It is worth noting that DeVos and Haley both bring a […]

By Alison R. Parker - November 28, 2016

Trump’s latest conflict of interest story is concealing something more ominous

Two ideas dominating coverage of Donald Trump throughout his presidential campaign, and increasing since his electoral victory, are his many conflicts of interest and his staunch and petulant hostility toward the news media. And now they converge. An article by Greg Sargent in the Washington Post about another conflict of interest has wrapped inside of […]

By Alison R. Parker - November 23, 2016

Democrats resolve to be “the barrier” and bring the fight to Trump

Election night was a difficult one for Democratic politicians and voters and their vision for the country, and the ensuing days have been filled with worry and fear over the incoming administration’s staffing moves and policy pronouncements. But there is reason to be hopeful. Many Democrats, both current and incoming officeholders, are loudly and forcefully […]

By Alison R. Parker - November 21, 2016

#StopBannon hashtag takes off on Twitter

Trump’s decision to appoint Breitbart honcho and alt-right figurehead Stephen Bannon to a senior White House position is meeting with stiff resistance. The hashtag #StopBannon is now a top Twitter trend: https://twitter.com/lizgarbus/status/798244872708714497 I finally had a good cry over what's happened to the country yesterday. Today I started making phone calls. #StopBannon — BluedyMoos (@Audzilla27) November […]

By Alison R. Parker - November 14, 2016

I survived the devastating illness that Trump’s body policing perpetuates

I was fortunate to grow up just prior to the dawn of social media. Enduring teasing and bullying at school for my looks, my weight, and my personality was difficult enough; if Twitter or Instagram had existed then, I do not know how I would have survived my preteen and teen years with any sense […]

By Alison R. Parker - November 08, 2016

Clinton campaign releases unnerving preview of 2017 news coverage

The team at Shareblue recently asked people on Twitter to share with us their visions and fears of a Donald Trump presidency. The results were frightening and dire. But based on the candidate’s own words and actions, they are also entirely plausible. The Clinton campaign has just released a video touching on the topic of a […]

By Alison R. Parker - November 04, 2016

Trump’s America: Republican Senator makes assassination “joke” about Clinton

Following in Donald Trump’s footsteps, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) made comments to a private meeting of campaign volunteers that can only be read as inciting violence against Hillary Clinton. CNN notes that at the meeting, Burr said that when he walked into a gun store, “nothing made me feel better” than seeing Clinton’s picture on the front […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 31, 2016

Video surfaces of Trump kissing, sexually humiliating former Miss Universe

[Content note: This post includes video of sexual harassment] Donald Trump’s history of sexual predation and assault continues to get worse. New video has surfaced from a corporate speech Trump gave in Sydney, Australia, in 2011. After telling a cheering audience, “Get even with people. If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard. […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton launches “Better Than Bullying” initiative

Hillary Clinton has announced a major new initiative to help confront bullying in schools across the country. The plan, Better Than Bullying, provides $500 million in funding for states that work to develop comprehensive anti-bullying plans and procedures. This initiative is complemented by Clinton’s other plans to improve the lives of all Americans, including ending […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 27, 2016

Clinton campaign tells compelling story of housing discrimination by Trump

In 1973, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, his father Fred Trump, and their realty company Trump Management. The complaint alleged that the company had committed multiple violations of the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against potential tenants on the basis of race, including instructing superintendents to mark apartment applications from Black people […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 25, 2016

It looks like Chris Christie is going down over Bridgegate

Chris Christie has always fervently denied any involvement in or prior knowledge of the lane-closure scandal know as “Bridgegate.” But prosecutors have stated that Christie did indeed know about the closures as they were happening, and a judge recently found that there was probable cause for a criminal complaint against the Governor, which could lead […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 21, 2016

2016 offers a stark choice for LGBTQ voters

President Barack Obama has a very strong record on LGBTQ issues. With the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the striking down of the Defense of Marriage Act, marriage equality becoming legal nationwide, the signing of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and new regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services affirming full coverage for […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 18, 2016

Clinton uses third debate to strongly defend a woman’s right to choose

In Wednesday night’s third and final presidential debate, the topic of abortion rights was raised by the moderator, Chris Wallace. And Hillary Clinton offered a powerful and necessary defense of Roe vs Wade and a woman’s right to make her own reproductive choices. Clinton: I have met with women who, toward the end of their pregnancy, […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 19, 2016

Conservative media pushing false claims on equal pay

Maggie Hassan, the Democratic governor of New Hampshire, has made equal pay for women a focus of both her governorship and her campaign for the U.S. Senate. She signed into New Hampshire law the Paycheck Fairness Act, and has pledged to push for the federal version of the law if elected to the Senate. But […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 19, 2016

President Obama to heckler: “Go knock on some doors for your guy”

President Barack Obama was speaking at a rally for Hillary Clinton Friday in Cleveland, Ohio, when a heckler disrupted him a few minutes into his speech. Obama was as unflappable as ever, responding to the man by encouraging chants of “Hillary! Hillary!” and cracking a few lighthearted jokes. Obama to heckler at Clinton rally: "Go […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 14, 2016

The 2016 election has sparked an alarming resurgence of anti-Semitism

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been, since its beginning, embedded with explicit appeals to white voters, and there is no subset of white voters to whom he appeals more than the white supremacist movement, because of his alarming ability to mainstream and empower their hatred. David Duke, the former leader of the Ku Klux Klan […]

By Alison R. Parker - October 01, 2016

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Trump’s staffing moves reflect exactly the gender bias you would expect

Trump’s latest conflict of interest story is concealing something more ominous

Democrats resolve to be “the barrier” and bring the fight to Trump

#StopBannon hashtag takes off on Twitter

I survived the devastating illness that Trump’s body policing perpetuates

Clinton campaign releases unnerving preview of 2017 news coverage

Trump’s America: Republican Senator makes assassination “joke” about Clinton

Video surfaces of Trump kissing, sexually humiliating former Miss Universe

Hillary Clinton launches “Better Than Bullying” initiative

Clinton campaign tells compelling story of housing discrimination by Trump

It looks like Chris Christie is going down over Bridgegate

2016 offers a stark choice for LGBTQ voters

Clinton uses third debate to strongly defend a woman’s right to choose

Conservative media pushing false claims on equal pay

President Obama to heckler: “Go knock on some doors for your guy”

The 2016 election has sparked an alarming resurgence of anti-Semitism