Friday, June 13, 2025

Tag: women’s rights

10 Black Women Innovators and the Awesome Things They Brought Us

From a better hairbrush to modern 3D technology, ten things that might never have existed without the invention or innovation of black women.

‘Hands Off My Birth Control’: Activists Demand US Supreme Court Protect...

'Denying any woman the healthcare she needs and is guaranteed by law is discrimination, plain and simple'

What the GOP’s Supreme Obstruction Means for Women

Senate Republicans are leaving women in limbo on several crucial issues.

The Empowerment of Women Will Be Central to Realising Sustainable Global...

Listening to, and valuing, grassroots women's knowledge and experience will help to shape progress towards 2030 that is good for people, the planet and gender equality.

Here’s How Cuts to Planned Parenthood are Impacting Poor Women

A new study shows that Medicaid-covered births are up and contraceptive claims are down.

The Supreme Court Just Blocked The Harshest Abortion Ban In The...

But that doesn't mean reproductive rights are safe from the justices.

Women in Baltimore Public Housing Were Forced to Trade Sex for...

Unfortunately, there is a lot of corruption in Baltimore’s public housing industry recently.

“Say Their Names”–Abused Women of Color Seek Justice Across North America

More than 1,200 indigenous women were either murdered or went missing in Canada from 1980 to 2012.

Two Muslim Women Attacked after Leaving a Mosque in Tampa

Muslims have faced an enormous increase in attacks since the San Bernardino terrorist shootings.

Prostitution: Being Raped for a Living

Rachel Moran, like many other girls and women, was forced into prostitution—desperate and homeless. Now a prostitution abolition activist, writer and blogger, Moran has created an organization for survivors of prostitution and is striving for its outlaw.

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Republicans can’t see the forest for the trees. Trump blocks their vision of the...

Yes, sometimes you can’t see the forest because of the trees. Republicans are so afraid of Trump that they have him on their minds all the time. Let’s call Trump the Trees.

Trump sends more troops to Los Angeles than to Iraq and Syria, escalating crackdown...

As thousands of troops descend on Los Angeles to suppress demonstrations against ICE raids, critics warn the unprecedented deployment signals a shift toward authoritarian rule and militarized governance.

Khanna unveils $12 trillion progressive plan to cut deficit and invest in working families

As Republicans push tax cuts for the wealthy, Rep. Ro Khanna releases a sweeping economic blueprint that targets Pentagon waste, corporate fraud, and billionaire loopholes to fund national priorities.

Planetary boundary crossed: Ocean acidification now threatens global ecosystems and coastal economies

Scientists warn that ocean acidification passed a critical tipping point years ago, threatening marine biodiversity and putting billions in economic value at risk as world leaders gather for emergency talks in France.

Trump and Republicans want taxpayers to fund their pet project: Private schools

A proposal for a nationwide federally supported school voucher program is just another of President Trump’s schemes to give advantages to the rich at the expense of the rest of us.