Every fall, Banned Books Week (Oct. 4-10, 2026) arrives with a familiar visual language: stacks of novels wrapped in caution tape, displays of frequently challenged classics and lists inviting readers
GRIMES, Iowa — Zach Lahn looked out into a crowded room of potential Iowa voters. When he spoke, it was no surprise that the Republican nominee led with the two issues he’d brought up most often on th
The justices heard oral arguments this week in four cases – and denied review in hundreds of others – as the 2026-27 term officially got underway. Additionally, a dispute on broadcasting rates for pol
“If you ever get the privilege of taking your elderly parents to the doctor please be forewarned your parents will straight up lie to the doctor”
Untangling rape culture is complicated. Teaching kids that you need permission to touch someone else’s body is not. The Cornell University rape case has spurred a renewed flurry of media attention to
Known as special K, key and K, ketamine is both a psychoactive club drug similar to acid or ecstasy and a promising option for treating depression or substance use disorder. With its dueling profile,
[The final installment of The Pipeline to Predator , a four-part Ms. investigation into the modeling industry’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein and survivors’ fight for accountability.] The post What A
The decades-long Christian nationalist movement and second Trump administration have vigorously pushed tradwife ideology to encourage vulnerable young women to abandon their autonomy in favor of a pro
A 12-year-old child opens the curtains of a hotel room in Tempe, Arizona, where she, her mother and four siblings were staying earlier this year while experiencing homelessness. The room was funded in
Karlonda runs a business and raises two daughters, but losing after-school care means fewer hours to work and less money to cover the bills. Editor’s note: Front and Center is a groundbreaking series
I had the privilege of interviewing Robin Morgan this summer. It turned out to be her last ever interview, as it was only a few weeks for her death. On a hot afternoon in August, I arrived at Morgan’s
Lawyers for a group of transgender inmates in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to leave in place an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that b
Breast cancer may be the most common form of cancer diagnosed among women in the U.S., after skin cancer, but there is some good news. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), more than 30 perc
Content warning: This story references incidents of sexual assault. Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Arizona, shared publicly for the first time that she was raped w
The Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF) and ESSENCE are bringing back Paint the Polls Black , a three-part virtual town hall series meant to help voters prepare for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, the or
