Beyond the intrinsic value of gender parity in politics, there’s evidence that getting more women elected and politically active makes good economic sense too. Let’s do the numbers.
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection
“Harlan County U.S.A.” depicts a labor dispute in a coal town with a violent history, where organized workers waged a 13-month strike to check the power of an industry in which employers have long had the upper hand.