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The Fight for Trans Employment Protections Comes to the Supreme Court

Aimee Stephens, an elderly trans white woman in a wheelchair, sits in front of the steps of the Supreme Court
by s.e. smith
October 9, 2019 at 10:47am
The Trump administration is rapidly codifying, by executive orders and rulemaking, the right to discriminate against trans people.

Backtalk: Who Gets to Host the Impeachment Party?

by Amy Lam
October 3, 2019 at 5:00pm
This week, Dahlia and Amy get into the impeachment inquiry. Read more »
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A Softer Smokey: Fighting Fires Alongside Toxic Masculinity

by Anastasia Selby
October 1, 2019 at 7:55am
Smokey is a symbol of the failure of our government to embrace progressive ideals and a more inclusive and open-minded ecological stance which would lead to more thoughtfully managed natural spaces. Read more »
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The Good Fight: The Invisible Young Women Driving Climate-Change Activism

by Mara Dolan
September 30, 2019 at 10:04am
Younger women are at the forefront of the climate change conversation. Read more »
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This Week in Our Bodies: Population Control Isn’t the Answer to the Climate Crisis

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 27, 2019 at 3:12pm
Your weekly update on reproductive rights, and how to join the fight. Read more »
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This Week in Our Bodies: Abortion Rates Have Dropped in America, but Not for the Reason You Think

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 20, 2019 at 11:06am
Your weekly update on reproductive rights, and how to join the fight. Read more »
a tall, white woman with wire glasses is draped by two women of color wearing hijabs

Popaganda: Stovetop Social Justice

by Carmen Rios
September 13, 2019 at 1:30pm
The Los Angeles-based organization Miry’s List has been supporting thousands of individuals and hundreds of families resettling as refugees in the United States since 2016.   Read more »
Felicity Huffman, a white woman, walks alongside security following her trial of the college admissions scandal.

Felicity Huffman’s Light Sentence Shows the Racial Disparities in Education

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 13, 2019 at 1:14pm
Huffman and other white, wealthy parents have a leg up, but they’re still dreaming up their children’s marginalization. Read more »
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This Week in Our Bodies: How Austin, Texas, Is Helping Fund Abortion Access

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 13, 2019 at 12:43pm
Your weekly update on reproductive rights, and how to join the fight. Read more »
A photo of Lucy Flores. Flores, a Latina woman with dark hair, stands at a podium with a small smile.

Little Wins: Lucy Flores on Remaining Hopeful and Critical through the 2020 Election

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 12, 2019 at 4:22pm
“As people of color, as immigrants and descendants of immigrants, it feels like we’re screwed. But we’re really not.” Read more »
A photo of Ms Monopoly, a new board game from Hasbro. The game features an illustrated woman, presumably white, holding a coffee cup and staring at the camera with a soft smile.n

What Ms. Monopoly Shows about Our Cultural Unwillingness to Understand the Pay Gap

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 11, 2019 at 1:29pm
Despite potentially good intent, a presumably white woman in heels and doing a weird power pose on a board game about capitalism isn’t inspiring. Read more »

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In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

by Sarah Mirk
April 23, 2014 at 3:52pm
Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »

Films and TV Portray Abortion as More Dangerous Than It Is

by Erica Thomas
February 19, 2014 at 3:47pm
Films and television shows tend to present a skewed portrayal of abortion—when fictional movies and TV shows include a plotline about abortion... Read more »

Sojourner Truth, Unveiled

by Deesha Philyaw
April 29, 2009 at 2:58pm

The leaders of the [women's suffrage] movement trembled on seeing a tall, gaunt black woman in a gray dress and white turban,...

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The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films

by Sarah Mirk
June 17, 2014 at 10:29am
In 1948, in a seventh grade classroom in Eugene, Oregon, a teacher dimmed the lights and flipped on 16mm projector. A film called Human... Read more »