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Featuring the cases of Amber Heard, Gisèle Pelicot, Brittany Higgins, Colombian journalists at Volcánicas and others, Silenced traces a global pattern of defamation suits used to punish survivors and
Mike Holmes, 59, started watching “Heated Rivalry” because of the sex. “The first two episodes are the spiciest and, of course, that’s fun to watch,” he told The 19th. The gay hockey romance has becom
Guttmacher acting co-CEO on the importance of ensuring access to medication abortion at US Senate sramashwar February 5, 2026
Abortion has remained widely available to people living in states with bans thanks to abortion medication sent through the mail. But a lawsuit — the first one filed under a new Texas law — could disma
The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million pages of records related to Jeffrey Epstein. For decades, survivors have begged for answers and accountability. But they say the latest tranc
With Sundance alumni like director Chloé Zhao crediting its labs for shaping their careers, the festival’s legacy of nurturing independent storytellers underscores why Robert Redford’s artist-first vi
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Katie Paris opened a “Unite for Springfield” Zoom gathering of more than 4,000 people earlier this week by asking participants to share one thing in the chat that was giving them h
Period products like pads and tampons are considered an essential public health need, but access for women and trans people held in federal custody — from prisons to immigration detention centers — re
In every issue of Ms. , we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Ke
There is a shift happening in the labor force that favors men in general, and white men in particular. And Black women—who historically have found more job security and upward mobility in federal empl
Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. There are hundreds of books being released every month, and it is challenging to
The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on the First Amendment, and along with it, government accountability. The post The Justice Department Tries to Prosecute Black Journalists (Podcast)
A conversation between legal scholar Shoshanna Ehrlich and Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project. "In the first Trump administration, we still had Roe . By losing
The post After Years of Silence, Texas Medical Board Issues Training for Doctors on How to Legally Provide Abortions appeared first on ProPublica .
Jennifer Driver (State Innovation Exchange) on abortion ballot initiatives & anti-democratic attacks sramashwar February 4, 2026
Guttmacher's Candace Gibson on obstacles to abortion care in the US sramashwar February 4, 2026
The year was 2018, and Lawrence Krauss, the prominent physicist and scholar of the cosmos, was facing a Title IX investigation at Arizona State University. BuzzFeed News had just reported on allegatio
Paula Avila-Guillen of Women's Equality Center on the Latin American reproductive rights landscape sramashwar February 4, 2026
Few Utahns have witnessed the effects of withdrawing transgender kids’ access to care as Collin Kuhn, a clinical child and adolescent psychologist who specializes in helping their clients navigate cha
State lawmakers in Indiana, South Carolina, Florida, and Wisconsin have introduced bills that would restrict abortion pill access. The post Bills Cracking Down on Abortion Pills Advance in States That
Shortly after she graduated from Princeton University, Mikayla Blaska was selected by a unit commander to attend Ranger School, one of the toughest training courses in the Army. For two months, she en
The post A Mississippi Synagogue Was Attacked in 1967 and 2026. The Antisemitic Rhetoric Looked the Same Then and Now. appeared first on ProPublica .
Guttmacher's Kelly Baden on post-Roe attacks by abortion opponents sramashwar February 3, 2026
As unbelievable as it sounds, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has deployed the FACE Act—not against antiabortion extremists who invade clinics and terrorize patients, but against journa
The Road to Progress: The Intersection of State Policies on Gender Race and Reproductive Rights sramashwar February 3, 2026
Guttmacher at #UNGA79: Summit of the Future for SRHR Advocacy sramashwar February 3, 2026
On the road to Beijing+30 sramashwar February 3, 2026
What is Beijing+30? sramashwar February 3, 2026
Kelly Baden on abortion bans at #IWPR Power+ Summit 2024 sramashwar February 3, 2026
Addressing the ongoing need for reproductive rights protection | Beijing+30 UNECE review sramashwar February 3, 2026
Abortion access for adolescents | Candace Gibson, Guttmacher Institute sramashwar February 3, 2026
Note: Brittany Peng was a part of the National Women’s Law Center’s Gender Justice Youth Council and the views expressed below belong solely to the author and are not necessarily representative of NWL
Abortion access for adolescents in the US after Dobbs | Candace Gibson & Michelle Slaybaugh sramashwar February 3, 2026
Kelly Baden on hope at #IWPR Power+ Summit 2024 sramashwar February 3, 2026
Survivors of online sexual exploitation and abuse are not just confronting individual perpetrators—they are up against systems that were never designed to protect them. A new report by Equality Now an
This article was published with The Sick Times, a nonprofit newsroom covering long COVID. Justin Lin’s daughter, Serena, developed long COVID in seventh grade. For more than three years, she has exper
The 19th is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2026-27 cohort of the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowships — a transformative opportunity for alums of Historically Black Col
Afghanistan. Myanmar. Syria. The Democratic Republic of the Congo. Over the last 80 years, there has rarely been a situation of atrocity that has not been marked by the commission of crimes against hu
The post Mass. Governor Proposes Eliminating Statute of Limitations for Rape When DNA Evidence Exists appeared first on ProPublica .
February 2, 2025—Pathfinder International announces its strategic partnership with the global Every Pregnancy coalition during the 2026 For Mama campaign. The For Mama campaign brings attention to pro
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How to explain armed federal agents to a kid? In Minneapolis, parents must figure that out, while teachers face half-empty classrooms as students stay home for fear of abduction. The post ‘Bad Guys Ar
More than a year into his second term, President Donald Trump has appointed 27 judges to the federal bench. Seventeen of these judges — roughly 63 percent — are White men. Seven of them, or 25 percent
Ashley Fairbanks felt anxious as she scrolled through seemingly endless reports of federal immigration agents arresting and detaining people in Minnesota. It felt personal for Fairbanks, who lives in
Texas A&M University announced it is eliminating its women’s and gender studies degree program. University leaders made the announcement alongside the results of a campus-wide course review launched a
Catherine O’Hara—the beloved actor and comedian who died on Friday at the age of 71—occupied that rare position in contemporary screen culture: a comic actor, a cult figure and a mainstream star. Her
The interactive map shows the increase in states with laws restricting abortion coverage in Medicaid and private insurance in 2010 compared to the present.
A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half. Her mother had risked going into work to get just enough money for more diapers when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stoppe
Last week, Oscar nominations were announced, and while there are many wonderful films and filmmakers on the list (I strongly recommend all the International Feature Film nominees), there’s a distinct