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Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh Remembers Gloria Steinem: ‘Our Fate and Fortune Is Tied Together’
Nasrin Sotoudeh is an Iranian human rights lawyer and activist who, along with her husband Reza Khandan, has been repeatedly arrested for her women's rights activism and spent six years in prison. In
Let Black Girls Be Little: The Debate Over Elementary Schoolers Wearing Wigs And Lashes
Notebooks? Check. Pencils, freshly sharpened? Check. Backpack, lunch bag and a focused mindset to rock the upcoming school year? Check, check and check! These are the requirements one would typically
After Sept. 11, the U.S. Press Corps Chose Patriotism Over Scrutiny
(This article originally appeared in the December 2001/January 2002 issue of Ms. magazine.) A free, independent and critical press is never more crucial than in wartime, when millions of lives and the
The Physical Cost Of Carrying It All: How Our Beliefs Impact Our Health
On April 13, 2026, I arrived at the doctor’s office for a cardiac stress test . The technician, Josh, casually asked why I was even being tested. “You look too healthy to be here,” he said. I thought
The House races to watch in 2026
Democrats are trying to flip the U.S. House, currently narrowly controlled by Republicans, in November. And while all 435 House seats are up for election in 2026, only a handful of competitive races w
It’s Fashion Week! Black-Owned Fall Fashion Items You Need In Your Wardrobe From We Love Us
Depending on where in the world you are, the weather may be changing as summer slowly transitions into fall . That means two things: New York Fashion Week , and it’s time to prepare to put summer clot
‘Survivors Have Answered Enough’: The Epstein Reading Room Takes Survivors’ Fight on the Road
Attorney General Todd Blanche came to Dallas this week to deliver a “law and order” message at Trump’s midterm rally, where he praised the president and promised accountability for people who break th
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court
Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare with our own. Today’s column focuses on Germany’s Federal Const
What Does ‘Salon-Quality’ Haircare Actually Mean?
Two weeks ago, Allure published an article explaining why natural hair influencers are trading in their Black-owned haircare products for salon brands like Redken, Amika, and others not marketed speci
More on Missouri’s congressional map and mail-in voting
[Newsletter ad — view on SCOTUSblog] Today is the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was a White House attorney in 2001 and has described 9/11 as “the most memorable, searing, impo
The Case for Online Dating
Fewer people are logging onto dating apps. But is the problem the sites or how we use them? When someone asks my close friend Yukon how she and her partner met, she cheekily responds: “The old fashion
Twenty-Five Years Later: What 9/11 Taught Me About America As A Black Woman
The Day America Changed September 11, 2001 , began as a beautiful Tuesday in New York City . I had just dropped off my mother, Dorothy, when the news of attacks on the World Trade Center came in. As a
The Funniest Posts From Women This Week (Sept. 5-11)
“Get ready for bed with me as I do a six step skincare routine and then sleep on the pillow my dog has been laying on.”
Kenya: Organized Gang Attacks in Lead-Up to Elections
Click to expand Image Opposition politician Edwin Sifuna speaks during a rally in Nyandiwo, Homa Bay county, Kenya, on August 16, 2026. © 2026 Linda Mwananchi Media (Nairobi) – Criminal gangs in
Trump and DOJ’s Epstein Cover-Up Is Front of Mind for Voters Going into Midterms
With just two months until the midterm elections, voters across party lines are looking for candidates who are willing to take on corruption, hold powerful abusers accountable and demand the full rele
Fifth Circuit Judges Seem Skeptical of Louisiana’s Challenge to Telehealth Abortion
On Wednesday, Sep. 9, a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard oral arguments in Louisiana v. FDA , a lawsuit filed by the Louisiana attorney general seeking to end
Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash Democrats
America PAC, Elon Musk’s super PAC supporting conservative candidates and causes, is churning out dozens of digital ads vilifying transgender people and criticizing Democratic candidates over their pa
Can there be a religious right to abortion?
INDIANAPOLIS — Does Indiana’s near-total abortion ban impinge on religious freedom? That’s the question that was brought before the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday morning. Oral arguments were the l
There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA. That’s the Point. (Podcast)
There are no trans women in the WNBA, and no known history of them ever having played in the league. So how did Sophie Cunningham and Enes Kanter Freedom become the faces of a movement to “protect” wo
For many Muslim women, the racism and suspicion after 9/11 still hasn’t lifted
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many Muslim Americans are still perceived in ways shaped by 9/11 and continue to face discrimination, bigotry and suspicion. Muslim
James Talarico says he opposes trans athletes in girls’ sports ‘if it risks safety or fairness’
DALLAS — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday said he opposed transgender student-athletes competing in girls’ sports “if it endangers safety or fairness,” reversing course on pr
Guttmacher Institute Announces 2026–2029 Strategic Plan to Meet Urgent Challenges Facing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Guttmacher Institute Announces 2026–2029 Strategic Plan to Meet Urgent Challenges Facing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights September 10, 2026 jloewenberg September 10, 2026 News Release Use li
The minoritarian difficulty
Court reform is a hot topic these days. Scholars , commentators , and politicians argue that the Supreme Court is aggrandizing its powers at the expense of Congress, undermining American democracy, an
A new era of SCOTUSblog
As we recently announced , SCOTUSblog is launching SCOTUSblog Plus , a membership service providing even more analysis and reporting on the court's arguments, orders, and decisions. Starting Tues
Turning Point USA Has An Erika Kirk Problem
Gen Z women aren't so keen on the MAGA fantasy pitched by Turning Point's new CEO.
A NY Hospital Tried To Close Its Birthing Center. This City United To Fight Back.
Democrats and Republicans in Troy, New York, joined together to challenge a national Catholic health system determined to close the last birthing center in the county. Like many residents of this agin
Empty Seat: U.S. Absent as Western Powers Meet on Wartime Protections for Civilians
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine testify during a Senate committee hearing. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Three years ago, the Defense De
Iran: Ongoing Unlawful Execution Campaign Against Protesters
Click to expand Image A person's mouth covered with tape bearing a message “no to executions” in Iran, in Paris in France, January 31, 2026. © 2026 Daniel Perron/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Within
Pakistan Moves to Expel Afghan Medical Students
Click to expand Image King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. © 2014 Razaawais141/Wikimedia Without warning, Pakistan has directed all medical and dental institutions to expel Afghan st
Australia: 25 Years of Abusive Offshore Detention
Click to expand Image Naoero, formerly Nauru, island, March 2023. © 2023 mtcurado/Getty Images (Sydney) – The Australian government has caused thousands of people seeking asylum to suffer grave abuses
Ken Paxton celebrated a rise in jobs for women. ‘What. Is. He. Thinking???’
It’s not unusual for presidential administrations to cheer on job numbers, as the White House has been doing since a Friday report . They have celebrated women’s employment, pointing to figures that s
‘It’s About Who Gets to Decide’: Massachusetts Will No Longer Impose a Gestational Limit on Access to Abortion Care
Last month, Gov. Maura Healey signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act into law, making Massachusetts the tenth state, together with Washington, D.C., that does not impose a gestational limi
States, civic groups urge Supreme Court to leave order in place prohibiting Trump administration from implementing parts of mail-in ballot rule
California, joined by a group of 22 states and the District of Columbia, urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to leave in place a ruling by a federal judge in Boston that prohibits the Trump administr
The Lindsay Clancy trial renewed focus on postpartum psychosis. What’s next?
The high-profile murder trial of Lindsay Clancy — which ended in a mistrial last week after a jury was unable to convict or acquit the Massachusetts mother in the 2023 strangling deaths of her three y
Lonnie Bunch, The Historian Who Brought Black History To The National Mall, Is Retiring
For more than two decades, Lonnie G. Bunch III has been one of the most consequential figures shaping how America encounters its own history. Now, the historian who helped turn a generations-long drea
How birthFUND’s Elaine Welteroth And Mielle’s Monique Rodriguez Are Rewriting The Maternal Health Narrative
What would you do differently if you knew that more than 8 in 10 deaths caused by pregnancy were preventable, with help from proper midwifery care? Journalist and author Elaine Welteroth, on one hand,
By Us Beauty: The Best Black-Owned Beauty Launches From August 2026
In the ‘By Us Beauty’ series, our editors discuss the hottest Black-owned products in the beauty sphere that you should know about. In this iteration, we discuss our favorite Black-owned launches from
More election-related action on the interim docket
Justice William Paterson died on this day in 1806. Among other things, he was the subject of a recent Closer Look . At the Court On Tuesday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to clear t
Karen Huger, Monique Samuels And Robyn Dixon Are Back In The Mix For ‘RHOP’ Season 11
If there’s one thing the women of Potomac know how to do, it’s circle back to unfinished business. Bravo has officially unveiled the cast and first trailer for Season 11 of The Real Housewives of Poto
‘Courage and contradictions’: what Gloria Steinem meant to feminist writers from around the world
Our global panel of writers reflect on the great legacy of the American feminist and civil rights activist, who died last week aged 92 Continue reading...
The Surprising Ways Hormones Can Change Your Body
Hormone therapy can have profound effects on our immune systems, gut bacteria, our brains, senses, and sex lives. This story was originally reported by Orion Rummler of The 19th , and republished thro
Does your employer discriminate? It’s about to get harder to find out.
How many women does your employer have in management positions compared to industry peers? Are a retail chain’s Black workers as likely to be in public-facing roles as its White workers? Did a truckin
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
Photo illustration by ProPublica. Photo by BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found
Lebanon/Israel: Hezbollah’s Use of Cluster Munitions
Click to expand Image Israelis look at the border with Lebanon from a position in the northern village of Metula on March 5, 2026, after Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel during the ongoing conflic
Robin Morgan’s ‘Fighting Words’ for the Work Ahead
For more than half a century, Robin Morgan helped shape feminist thought and activism in the United States and around the world. She also designed the now-iconic symbol of the women’s movement: the fe
Who Should Decide Whether a Patient Needs an Abortion: A Doctor or an Opinion Columnist?
In case you missed it, a Washington Post columnist published a so-called op-ed late last month that can only be described as an antiabortion, whine-weary litany of complaints about blue states’ target
South Korea: Systemic Gender, Age Discrimination at Work
Click to expand Image Cleaner at work in a Seoul metro station, Seoul, South Korea. © 2022 Shutterstock (Seoul) – Women in South Korea face systemic gender discrimination at every stage of their
Kids are back in classrooms. Health misinformation could shape the school year.
All summer, Dr. Marvia Jones worried over the data. Jones, director of the Kansas City Health Department in Missouri, read reports showing that not enough public school students were up-to-date with t
Five Years Without a Classroom: Afghan Girls Cannot Wait Any Longer
Last week, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid was asked about the continued ban on Afghan girls’ education. He said, plainly, “Perhaps now is not the time to discuss this issue.” Five years in, t
Carla Hall isn’t asking permission
When Carla Hall was 30, she had a spiritual reading done. The woman told her that her 40s were going to be amazing. Hall was unsure, but the woman was insistent — there was something about that decade
Citing election-fraud concerns, Trump administration brings dispute over voter database to the Supreme Court
For the second time in three days, the Trump administration on Tuesday came to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to clear the way for it to implement a program that it says is intended to combat
My IUD Story: Why Birth Control is for Trans People, Too
As a trans man, contraception has never just been about preventing pregnancy (although who doesn’t love being able to make their own decisions about if and when they get pregnant?!). It has also helpe
The “born free and equal” clauses and same-sex marriage
This is the fourth of seven introductory articles on the relevance for constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the “born free and equal” clauses, which appeared in the Declaration of Independence
One very busy weekend
On this day in 1953, Chief Justice Fred Vinson died unexpectedly of a heart attack at age 63, seven years after he joined the Supreme Court. At the Court On Sunday, the Trump administration again appe
What Did Gloria Steinem Mean to You? Share Your Story With Ms.
Ms. has created a new digital tribute to Gloria Steinem, bringing together memories and reflections from friends, colleagues, fellow activists and readers around the world. We invite you to add your v
Abortion Rights Group Targets Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ Repro Record Ahead of Midterms
Plus, Idaho judge walks back abortion ruling and more than 20 states sue Trump administration over anti-trans Medicaid rule. Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsui
A town 14 miles from Dallas has no clean drinking water. She’s trying to fill the gap.
SAND BRANCH, TEXAS — Days after a large grassfire ripped through four acres of land in Sand Branch, Christina Parks is exhausted. On August 29, brush, trash and debris on a vacant property fueled the
Gloria Steinem’s revolutionary life – podcast
From going undercover as a Playboy bunny to founding Ms Magazine, Steinem brought feminism into the US mainstream. Carter Sherman explains her legacy By the time she died last week at the age of 92, G
For Gloria Steinem, Women’s Liberation Meant Men’s Liberation, Too
Since her death, social media has lit up with heartfelt stories and testimonies, mostly from women, about Gloria’s impact on their lives. When men have weighed in with expressions of gratitude, it’s o