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The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Sunday morning, asking the justices to pause a ruling by a federal judge in Massachusetts that bars the government from implementing parts of a U.
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This week, Gloria Steinem died at the age of 92, peacefully at her home in New York City and surrounded by people who loved her. We will miss her at Ms. I will miss her personally. There were parts of
Longtime Ms. editor and "architect of the contemporary women's movement," Robin Morgan died peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 5, 2026, just days after her friend and feminist partner Gloria Steinem. Mo
In our Fall 2026 issue, we remember Gloria not only for the words she wrote, the organizations she helped build or the barriers she broke, but for the connections she made. Perhaps her greatest gift w
The Supreme Court will hear a pair of challenges to the constitutionality of bans on AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles on Dec. 2. The oral arguments in Viramontes v. Cook County , which has been c
As we grieve the passing of Gloria Steinem, Ms. founder and feminist visionary, we’re looking back at some of our favorite quotes from Steinem’s 50+ years of speaking and activism across the U.S. and
When a powerful storm tore through Gary, Indiana, knocking out the power for two weeks, Tiffany Harrison, a mother of three, had to throw out all of the food that had spoiled in her fridge and deep fr
“The best cure for a crush is to simply get to know the person”
The nearly six-week murder trial for Lindsay Clancy, a woman accused of strangling her three children before attempting to kill herself in 2023, has been a fixture for women across the United States.
In an era when feminists were stereotyped as unattractive, the pioneering writer’s style created a Trojan horse Gloria Steinem obituary Gloria Steinem: A life in pictures When people wanted to dismiss
Former Senator Virginia Velasco’s conviction that girls in Bolivia deserve access to health care, education and greater opportunities inspired her to champion a ban on child marriage—and spurred allie
A new study from the Trump administration is sending alarm bells through pro-democracy groups for its potential to fuel a crackdown on Americans who support LGBTQ+ rights — or anyone with left-leaning
Mullin is far from the first Trump administration official to suggest restricting pregnant women from entering the U.S.
The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, asking the justices to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Boston that blocks the government from implementin
The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, asking the justices to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Boston that blocks the government from implementin
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton got Gloria Steinem’s endorsement in her bid for U.S. Senate. But that’s not what matters to her about the feminist icon, who died this week at the age of 92. “She in
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Lately I’ve been in a groove that has me up before the sun most days. Though I try resist the impulse to pick up my phone, this morning I opened Instagram at 4 a.m. and saw Gloria Steinem’s account—a
Ex-secretary of state joins Nancy Pelosi, Jill Biden, Roxane Gay and others in heralding groundbreaking feminist Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92 ‘We badly need to rais
A social movement trailblazer who galvanized generations of young women and girls, Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully at her home on September 2, 2026.
Gloria Steinem, the journalist, organizer and cofounder of Ms. whose name became inseparable from the modern movement for women’s equality, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, at her home in New York City. She w
Unflinching campaigner for women’s and civil rights who galvanised a generation of activists Gloria Steinem, who has died aged 92, was a writer, community organiser, political campaigner and a charism
The writer, publisher and activist spent a lifetime advocating for greater rights for women around the world and brought feminist discourse into the mainstream Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist
Gloria Steinem helped bring feminist ideas, voices and movements into the mainstream through journalism, organizing and activism—and helped build Ms. into what it remains today: not simply a magazine,
We would like to hear your tributes and memories of Gloria Steinem – whether you met her, or appreciated her work Gloria Steinem, the American feminist and journalist whose activism helped push throug
Gloria Steinem, one of the leaders of second-wave feminism and a feminist thought leader for generations, has died at the age of 92. In a career that saw attitudes on women change (and change again —
The FDA had requested the stay while it continues a safety review of the abortion drug. A federal judge in Texas on Aug. 30 paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug
Famous for the 1963 exposé in which she worked as a Playboy Bunny, her books and journalism took on many varieties of discrimination Gloria Steinem, the American feminist and journalist whose activism
The former journalist, feminist, and activist was one of the most prominent voices in the U.S. women’s movement.
Congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza can quickly rattle off prices from the grocery store in the small town of Eloy, Arizona, where she grew up. A couple of months ago, a pound of ground beef was go
Some of the music industry’s most influential artists and executives will gather in Beverly Hills later this month for the sixth annual Black Music Action Coalition Gala. Common, Patti LaBelle , Publi
Jordan Chiles has her sights set on a third Olympic Games. The 25-year-old gymnast announced Wednesday that she plans to return to elite competition with hopes of representing Team USA at the 2028 Sum
The 2026 US Open is upon us and Naomi Osaka is warming up in a red-and-black headband, arm sleeves, and a fresh set of natural-haired cornrows. Every season, she makes an entrance on the court with he
Laura Loomer went on a tirade via X late last week describing U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley , former U.S. Representative Cori Bush and our recent cover star U.S. Supreme Court J
As attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion intensify across the U.S., how can feminists deepen their commitment to racial justice—and sustain that work without succumbing to exhaustion? On Thursday
Massachusetts law no longer imposes a gestational-age limit on abortion—meaning for the first time, a woman in the state can choose to end her pregnancy at any point, without a prosecutor looking over
Kym Whitley knows how to get a laugh. After decades of doing it on stage and screen, she’s also learned when to let somebody else have one. “I used to be a scene stealer, sometimes very disrespectful,
“I started writing a few years back,” vocalist and composer Candice Hoyes tells ESSENCE. “It was a really challenging time for me.” Unconstrained by genre, Hoyes’ high soprano voice reaches from class
As the back-to-school spirit sweeps across the nation, education is likely on the minds of the Supreme Court justices ( especially those with kids still at home or in college). The court is preparing
Our summer reads, from one-star books to underrated gems. Summer is winding down, and the Rewire staff has had a full season of beach reads, plane reads, staycation reads—you name it. But not all book
California is set to end child marriage – years after more than a third of the nation had done so, and long after most other states had established a minimum age to wed. If signed by the governor, the
Dr. Heather Hirsch realized that she had to stop following politics as closely after the pandemic and 2020 election. It was hurting her mental health. Now, she tries to keep politics at arm’s length.
The politics of hormone therapy depend on who’s taking it. But whether hormones are taken to treat menopause or gender dysphoria, we’re talking about the same drugs. They have powerful effects on our
Hello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: I want t
House lawmakers formally censured Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina over findings that he behaved inappropriately toward two women staffers, showering them with gifts and attention, incl
MAGA Republicans are back in the White House, and Project 2025 is their guide, the right-wing plan to turn back the clock on women’s rights, remove abortion access, and force women into roles as wives
On Saturday, Aug. 29, more than 45,000 music fans traveled to Irvine, Calif., for the first-ever Daisy Chain Fields music festival, organized and headlined by Olivia Rodrigo, where 100 percent of the
Across the country, many boys and young men are navigating loneliness and uncertainty about who they are expected to become. Rigid ideals of masculinity can shape that search: Be self-reliant. Do not
Jury consultant experts say gender is one of the weakest predictors of how a jury decides. Here’s what matters more.
Three weeks after D. John Sauer was confirmed as the 49th solicitor general, law professor and podcast co-host William Baude speculated that Sauer might be “either fired or disbarred by the time his t
The country music legend built an extraordinary career on her own terms—while using her platform and songs to champion working women, children, and LGBTQ+ people. She died July 25 in Nashville. This s
Tina fixated on the tiny cross. She hated that she kept thinking about it. Months later, she’d hate that it made such an impression on her at all. But she couldn’t really blame herself. Tina, 35 at th
Lisa Kushner still recalls the fear and anxiety she felt upon learning she was pregnant. Kushner has lived in Maine for about 50 years. But at 19, she was a college student in New York, where abortion
“I knew it could work,” Tommy Davidson told me about the idea of his new sitcom. And as a man who has been in the business for upwards of four decades, he definitely knows what he’s talking about. The
Keshia Golden’s attorneys say that in October 2022, while she was eight-plus months pregnant, her then-boyfriend Calvin Sidney hit her, grabbed her hair and slammed her head against a kitchen counter.
“Business can be a complicated thing,” Desiree Talley said. For her, understanding the business behind entertainment can be the difference between protecting an idea and watching someone else profit f
Five-year-old Liam Tadeo and his dad, Victor Martinez Nieto, planned to spend the last day of summer before kindergarten playing soccer. Instead, on Sunday, Aug. 16, on the way to Liam's game, ICE age
Republicans on the Wake County Board of Elections voted 3-2 earlier this summer to remove North Carolina State University’s Talley Student Union as an early voting site. The student center had served
