Tag: women’s rights
The war on women is still on
In Trumpistan, legislative attempts to ban abortion are a blatant sign that women are under attack.
‘Worst-of-its-kind:’ Alabama abortion ban could punish providers with 99 years in...
“It’s time to listen to women, not punish us for trying to make critical decisions about our own families and our own lives.”
Alabama passes near total ban on abortion as part of ‘Stealth...
Architects behind the legislation want to use it to challenge Roe v. Wade, which recognizes the constitutional right to an abortion.
New abortion law in Georgia criminalizes abortion after six weeks. Women...
"Bans like this have always been blocked by courts. We will be suing Georgia to make sure this law has the same fate."
#NotInvisible: Groundbreaking legislation tackles epidemic of violence against Indigenous women
"Women are disappearing and dying in Indian country. We must act."
Championing female voters as powerful ‘Supermajority,’ organizers launch movement to fight...
"In many ways, women have been doing all this work – whether it's running their PTA, or organizing around reproductive healthcare – but we haven't been doing it together."
Police body cam video shows officer shooting unarmed woman
According to videos of the incident, the officer ordered the man out of the vehicle before firing at him and shooting his passenger without provocation.
In the search for missing women, neighbors and family members pair...
Often, Indigenous communities don’t trust that police will act on reports of violence.
Underfunding labor & delivery: A national disgrace that discriminates against women’s...
Is getting born any less of a right than the “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” set piece that buttresses our opening national gambit?
Paycheck Fairness Act passes in the House
Seven Republicans voted with Democrats to close the wage gap and amend the Equal Pay Act and Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.