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Need an Abortion? There’s an App for That

by Steph Herold
January 22, 2020 at 10:43am
Now there’s an even more intimate way to access abortion information that can be truthful and reliable or wildly misleading—an app on your smartphone. Read more »
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I Walk the (Front)lines: A Clinic Escort on the Politics of Protection

by Lauren Rankin
January 22, 2020 at 9:22am
No matter what happens to Roe v. Wade, whether it is struck down or slowly eroded by seemingly benign restrictions, it won’t stop clinic escorts. Read more »
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Fighting Chances: Patriarchy, Pain, and Protest in India

by Padmini Parthasarathy
January 15, 2020 at 2:36pm
If a constructed Hindu past is projected onto the future, along with it come caste supremacy and patriarchy. Read more »
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Religious Exemption: Catholic Hospitals Are Barring Transgender Patients from Surgery

by Leah Feiger
January 13, 2020 at 12:41pm
These policies and resulting statements, coupled with the reach and growth of Catholic healthcare systems, could make access to gender-confirmation surgery even more difficult. Read more »
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World on Fire: Fanning the Flames of Climate Change as Australia Burns

by Izzie Ramirez
January 13, 2020 at 9:58am
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been historically careless when it comes to safeguarding the environment. Read more »

Backtalk: Happy New Year! The World Is On Fire!

by Amy Lam
January 9, 2020 at 3:21pm
Dahlia and Amy ring in the new year (yay!) talking about how the world is burning down (boo!). The beginning of this decade can feel hopeless, but all hope is not lost: stay informed, organize, and create change.  Read more »
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The Personal Will Not Save You: What’s Really at Stake When We Partake in Performative Environmentalism

by s.e. smith
January 7, 2020 at 4:09pm
Sometimes the individual things we do, and how we frame them, are actually harmful, whether they worsen a problem or distract from a larger issue. Read more »
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Very Online: What TikTok Reveals about Gen Z’s Impeachment Concerns

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
December 20, 2019 at 4:03pm
TikTok offers a unique space for young people to engage with each other and feel validated in their political opinions. Read more »
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Ugh, You Again?: The Most Unwelcome Comebacks of 2019

by Andi Zeisler
December 20, 2019 at 12:52pm
It seems like the ugliest, most nonsensical, and most harmful things are the ones repeating on us like a rancid Christmas ham. Read more »
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What Just Happened?: The Impeachment of 45

by Bitch HQ
December 19, 2019 at 6:03pm
Impeachment proceedings are rare and complicated. What do they actually mean? Read more »

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