Women's Rights Archives

Abortion

A Federal Database of Pregnant Women. What Could Go Wrong?

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May 19, 2024

GOP

Texas Affirms Harming Pregnant Women is Legal

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December 18, 2023

Activism

What to Wear When Attending the Overthrow of Your Democracy

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July 7, 2022

Civil Rights

The Theocratic Takeover of U.S. Democracy – What Dems Should Be Doing Now to Fight It

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June 28, 2022

Democracy

“Pro-Life” Must be De-Orwellianized: The GOP is Pro-Death

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May 24, 2022

2020 Elections

Biden Doesn’t Get Mulligans

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June 11, 2019

Civil Rights

The Last Clinic Based Abortion Services in Missouri: A Cautionary History

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May 31, 2019

2020 Elections

The Cynical Charade of “Pro-Life” Politicians

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May 28, 2019

2020 Democratic Primaries

A Proposed Cheat Sheet for Running Against Trump in 2020

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April 17, 2019

2020 Democratic Primaries

Why the 2020 Democratic Candidate Should Revive “The New Frontier”

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April 4, 2019

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Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of receiving millions in bribes and partnering with cocaine traffickers. He was convicted in Manhattan in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison. [...]

Northwestern Agrees to Deal With Trump Administration

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Trump Spoke by Phone Last Week With Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader

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The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

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Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

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US halts all asylum claim decisions after National Guard shooting

The directive comes hours after Donald Trump said the US will pause migration from "third-world countries". [...]

More than 600,000 without power in Kyiv after Russian strikes

The overnight attack kills at least three and leaves many in the Ukrainian capital. [...]

Planes grounded after Airbus discovers solar radiation could impact systems

The issue is thought to affect 6,000 planes, which will need to undergo an urgent software update or have computers replaced. [...]

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Nigeria blames jihadist groups for wave of kidnappings but others accuse criminal gangs

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Three days of mourning begin after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

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Zelensky's top adviser resigns after anti-corruption raid on his home

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Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking

Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to smuggle cocaine. [...]

Guinea-Bissau coup was a sham, West African political figures say

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Afghans in US issue plea to Trump after Washington DC shooting

People who left Afghanistan urge the US president not to toughen his stance after an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan national. [...]