Reported Death of Uyghur Woman Detained Since Age 14
The girl in the picture looking straight into the camera with probing eyes is 15-year-old Rahile Omer. She was photographed in March 2018 among hundreds of other detainees at a political re-educa
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The 2026 midterm elections revealed many things, including a lesson grassroots activists have understood for decades: Structural change cannot happen without sustained organizing. I have been making t
As Trump Administration Decimates Title IX Sexual Assault Protections, Students Call for Abolition of Fraternities and Other All-Male Groups
Under the Trump administration’s new Title IX rules, a student who reports being assaulted at an off-campus fraternity house may find that her school has no obligation to investigate at all. And if it
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View all news →The Midterms Changed Who Holds Power. What Comes Next? Congress Must Act Urgently to Address Harms Inflicted on Women and Girls
The votes of women gave Democrats control of Congress. Now, the new leadership must act quickly and decisively to reverse the Trump administration’s devastating rollbacks of women’s rights over the la
Lawsuit quickly follows Washington ballot measure on trans sports participation
A coalition of parents, educators and nonprofit organizations sued the state of Washington late Monday over a recently passed ballot initiative banning transgender girls from competing on girls’ K-12
Cornell University is embroiled in another sexual assault lawsuit
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Analysis: Love Is Blind Tackles Political Differences in Relationships—Again
What do these conversations reflect about our understanding of abortion and LGBTQ+ rights? After the Season 11 reunion of Love Is Blind aired on Nov. 8, we can finally put another installment of the h
Republicans bet everything on anti-trans messaging. It didn’t pay off.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who has passed some of the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the country, and Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware, the first transgender member of Congress
Tajikistan: UN Members Urge Stronger Rights Protection
Click to expand Image Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 23, 2025. © 2025 AP Photo/Pam
Rest in Power: Patrick Stewart, Who Used His Platform to Break Silence About Men’s Violence
People often ask me for examples of well-known men who’ve spoken out about men’s violence against women. Alas, there aren’t too many, in the U.S. and globally, especially when one considers the vast s
The Real Cost of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Just Beginning
In July 2025, Republicans in Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed, this administration’s signature piece of legislation: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). In addition to directing
Her mother lost 24 years of voting rights. Sheba Williams fought to make sure others wouldn’t.
Each election brings a mix of emotions for Sheba Williams. For nine years, Williams lost the right to vote due to a Jim Crow-era state law that disenfranchised Virginians with a felony conviction. Wil
Court declines to hear dispute tied to George Floyd protests and cases involving former baseball player Roberto Clemente and actor Randy Quaid
The Supreme Court on Monday denied review in over 200 cases, including a dispute that arose in Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd in police custody in 2020 and clashes involving actor Randy
More Than Just the Numbers: How Funding Cuts Threaten Sexual and Reproductive Health in Liberia
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Whose tradition, which history? Agency adjudication and Sun Valley Orchards
Over the past few decades, several features of the administrative state have been subject to heated constitutional challenge. One of them is agency adjudication: the practice of resolving disputes “in