Saturday, September 5, 2026

Tag: womens rights

Women and workers voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court race defeat the...

This election may signal the beginnings of a backlash against the Trump regime.

Rule Breakers: The compelling true story of Afghan girls who risked...

Rule Breakers highlights the unique transformative power of education and raises awareness about the crucial importance of the right to education for girls in Afghanistan.

Alabama court shocks nation: Frozen embryos declared children, threatening IVF

The case originated from an incident at a fertility clinic where frozen embryos were destroyed due to unauthorized access and mishandling.

‘Disappointing day for women’: Senate GOP filibuster blocks Equal Rights Amendment

"Inequality hurts everyone, and we must not continue to be a nation that harmfully excludes and marginalizes women."

Taliban extends ban on Afghan women working to include UN’s mission in...

The extended ban comes after the Taliban, who regained power in 2021, placed a ban on most NGO workers in December 2022.

Proposed GOP bill would ban abortions at federal level

"Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act" would leave state bans that are more restrictive in place, but outlaw state bans that allowed abortions after 15 weeks.

West Virginia lawmakers send ‘deadly’ abortion ban to GOP governor’s desk

The bill "bars abortion from implantation with narrow exceptions to save the pregnant person's life or in cases of rape or incest so long as the victim reports the crime."

What we can learn from the first woman-run, legal abortion clinic

This is why the struggle continues: Women’s rights are human rights!

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A Midwest meatpacking plant. Photo: Ammodramus, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Illinois presses Tyson for a buyer after 2,500 workers lost their jobs overnight

The plant's chief executive was paid 781 times the median worker's wage the same quarter its beef unit posted a loss.
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Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More...

Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division can take months or even years to issue formal safety warnings about marijuana products even when it receives reports that the products are harming people’s health, The Denver Gazette and ProPublica found.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule

North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.
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Interfaith leaders say they were ‘misled’ into attending event with far-right Hindu leader

Mohan Bhagwat’s appearance at Madison Square Garden was the latest in an influence operation conducted by the RSS and its allies in the U.S.
Chinook salmon, one of the species the lawsuit says the herbicide would harm. Photo: Dan Cook (USFWS), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

EPA approves forever chemical herbicide its own review calls a likely carcinogen

Three advocacy groups are suing to block the pesticide, arguing it also threatens four endangered fish species.