Emily Baxter

Emily Baxter is a research assistant for women's economic policy at the Center for American Progress. Previously, she was the special assistant for the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at the Center.

(A)theologies, Guest Bloggers, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD BlogJuly 5, 2014

Happy (Christian) Fourth of July from Hobby Lobby

By Emily Baxter

Tens of millions of people saw a now-familiar name in their newspaper Friday morning, attached…

(A)theologiesDecember 12, 2013

US Archbishop and Vatican-Appointed “Overseer” Attends Annual Meeting of Women Religious

By Emily Baxter

This year’s meeting, held in Orlando, Florida, was made up of 825 nuns and only three priests, one of whom was Seattle’s Archbishop J. Peter Sartain—the official charged by the Vatican with overseeing the LCWR following last year’s harsh assessment of American nuns.