Politics

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Minneapolis Uses Mutual Aid to Fight for Collective Liberation

by Teighlor McGee

November 1, 2021 at 10:47am

The various forms in which mutual aid exists is why it’s so accessible. Read more »

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“This Is Not That Bad”: An Excerpt from Anita Hill's “Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence”

by Bitch HQ

September 28, 2021 at 12:08pm

How do three simple words—“not that bad”—become so powerful? Read more »

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SB 8 Is a Reminder That Abortion Is a Disability Issue

by Samantha Chavarria

September 17, 2021 at 10:14am

The subject of disability and abortion law doesn’t stop at hypothetical fetuses. Read more »

A student wearing a red headscarf and a medical face mask is staring directly at the camera. They are alone in a classroom with empty desks behind them.

Hyperfocusing on Afghan Women and Girls Isn’t the Feminist Take You Think It Is

by Leila Sackur

September 14, 2021 at 3:43pm

The ongoing cultural discourse around Afghan women and girls is a haunting reminder of American warmongering that co-opted the idea of feminism to push for military intervention. Read more »

Three women wearing hijabs look up at an American flag. In that same direction, the sun shines over tall buildings in the background.

20 Years Later, Muslim Women Reflect on Post-9/11 Islamophobia

by Aaliyah Dasoo

September 10, 2021 at 3:04pm

Suspicious looks. Verbal harassment. Unshakeable fear. Read more »

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“My Body, My Choice” Doesn’t Meet the Demand of this Moment

by Barbara Sostaita

September 3, 2021 at 11:14am

“My body, my choice” is highly individualistic and—in the end—fails to convey the ways we’re bound up with each other. Read more »

Pro-choice protesters perform outside the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 in Austin, TX. They are wearing shirts that say “Bans off our bodies” and raising their right fist

What Just Happened: The Texas Abortion Ban

by Bitch HQ

September 2, 2021 at 2:37pm

The SCOTUS decision essentially spits on 50 years of constitutional precedent protecting abortion access. Read more »

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Surprise, Surprise, Andrew Cuomo Was Never an Advocate for Women

by Gwen Snyder

August 24, 2021 at 3:19pm

Abusers succeed because we’re still largely comfortable allowing men to paternalistically insert themselves into sexual misconduct accountability discourse as so-called arbiters, experts, and advocates. Read more »

White woman with long brown hair wearing a black t-shirt holds a cardboard sign that reads "We Are The Change" as she stands amid a protest.

5 Feminist Organizations Fighting Planet Earth’s Climate Crisis

by Addissyn House

August 13, 2021 at 3:20pm

5 feminist responses to climate change. Read more »

Goal Tending: The NBA Dropped the Ball with Two of Its New Head Coaches

by Britni de la Cretaz

July 28, 2021 at 1:50pm

Instead of a woman coach, the league hired two alleged abusers. Read more »

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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 »