As the world started bracing for a Summers nomination, forces on the left rose up with 21st-century pitchforks. Democratic senators petitioned the White House, an unusual act of rebellion against an already embattled Democratic president. [...]

As the world started bracing for a Summers nomination, forces on the left rose up with 21st-century pitchforks. Democratic senators petitioned the White House, an unusual act of rebellion against an already embattled Democratic president. [...]

Last month, after another round of stories appeared suggesting that Summers was going to be Obama’s choice, Rivlin, Romer, and Tyson signed an open letter calling for Yellen to be appointed. So did about two [...]

The debate caught the attention of Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Hartmann, an economist who is not close to Yellen, said she has been repeatedly frustrated by a lack of [...]

The debate caught the attention of Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Hartmann, an economist who is not close to Yellen, said she has been repeatedly frustrated by a lack of [...]

What Hasn’t Changed Most of the legislation passed by female chairs this year has been gender blind: Stabenow’s farm bill, Boxer’s transportation and water-resources bill, Murray’s budget and Mikulski’s appropriations bills. All four of those [...]