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Keeping Score: Abortion Bans Cost $140 B Per Year; Federal Courts Protect Trans Youth and Incarcerated Trans Women; Feminists React to FBI Raid on Ohio Voting Rights Organization
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (1735+ words) In every issue of'Ms. , we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can't-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement's many milestones. We're Keeping Score online, too'in this biweekly roundup. "It is…...
Four Years After Dobbs, Women's Healthcare Is a Scarce Resource
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (576+ words) Originally published by The Contrarian, June 24, "On the Dobbs Anniversary, Taking Stock of Women's Health." Wednesday, June 24, marks four years since the Supreme Court, in'Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization,'revoked the federal right to abortion, catapulting the nation into an…...
What We Learned When We Stayed: What 50 Years of Care in the South Taught Us About Abortion and Trans Rights
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (901+ words) We've been here before. When Dobbs came for abortion care in our states, we did two things: When Skrmetti came for gender-affirming care, we kept providing that too, because abortion care patients and transgender patients are not separate communities. The…...
The World Cup Is Here'But Who Is It For?
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (643+ words) Soccer is one of the most beloved sports in the world, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup'the largest in the tournament's history'has drawn millions of fans across the globe. This year, for the first time, the event is being jointly hosted…...
Trump's Executive Order to Restrict Vote by Mail Is a Five-Alarm Fire
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1680+ words) Originally published by Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, "The Executive Order To Restrict Vote By Mail." Republican voters regularly use mail-in voting. Nearly one in five registered Republicans vote by mail. One in four Democrats does too. Data on who…...
What Will the Supreme Court's Most Consequential Decisions Mean for Democracy? Georgetown Law's '2026 Term in Review' Tackles the Question
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (282+ words) Held at Georgetown University's Capitol Campus (111 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D. C. , 20001), the event will bring together leading legal scholars, journalists and advocates to analyze the Court's major decisions and their implications for democracy, civil rights and the rule of law. RSVP…...
The Tradwife Fantasy Isn't Replacing Feminism
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (429+ words) The summit reflects a growing strategy among conservative organizers to attract young women through lifestyle content rather than traditional political organizing. The "pink pill pipeline" is a pathway that introduces conservative politics through wellness culture, dating advice and discussions about…...
The Majority Has Spoken on Abortion. Now We're Sharing the Lives Reproductive Freedom Made Possible.
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (289+ words) Four years after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, the evidence is overwhelming: Reproductive freedom is not a fringe issue. It is a majority value. But statistics alone cannot capture what that freedom has made possible. You (or…...
Protesters Spit on Us: Why This Wisconsin Abortion Clinic Escort Wont Back Down
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (1899+ words) Originally published by Up North News, a Wisconsin-based digital newsroom owned and operated by Courier Newsroom, delivering fact-based, community-centered journalism for and about Wisconsin, with a focus on how decisions made in Madison and Washington affect working families, communities and…...
When it Comes to Consent, 'Yes Means Yes' Is Not Enough
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (717+ words) In 1993, Saturday Night Live parodied a new affirmative consent policy at Antioch College with a sketch starring Mike Myers, who asks explicit consent for each intimate act such as, "May I elevate the level of sexual intimacy by feeling your…...