When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the country’s top internet companies quickly responded with commitments to help employees in states that moved to … How Amazon, Google, and Facebook Helped Fund the Campaign to Overturn RoeRead more
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On What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X1zrTaBnuI&rel=0&feature=relmfu] JoAnn Wypijewski The Laura Flanders Show
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The Forgotten Life of Einstein’s First Wife
Today, 19 December, marks the 141th anniversary of the birth of Mileva Marić Einstein. But who remembers this brilliant scientist? While her husband, Albert Einstein … The Forgotten Life of Einstein’s First WifeRead more
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Black Maternal Mortality in U.S.
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the battleground for abortion access now shifts to the states, even as the U.S. faces the worst rates … Black Maternal Mortality in U.S.Read more
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One Third of Developing Country Women Become Teen Mothers
On Tuesday, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFA) released “Motherhood in Childhood: The Untold Story”, a report showing that nearly a third of all women … One Third of Developing Country Women Become Teen MothersRead more
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The Disappearance of Meghan Marohn
There is a national epidemic of missing girls and women. This is the story of a friend who has become one of these grim statistics. … The Disappearance of Meghan MarohnRead more
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Unimaginable Abortion Stories
Roughly a dozen Republican-led states have moved to ban nearly all abortion since late June, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which … Unimaginable Abortion StoriesRead more
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Is American journalism ready for unimaginable abortion stories?
As more states restrict or ban abortion, more girls who are raped will face a choice between crossing state lines for care or having babies … Is American journalism ready for unimaginable abortion stories?Read more
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Facebook Is Helping Anti-Abortion Clinics Collect Highly Sensitive Info on People
As fears grow that authorities could use online data to prosecute people who violate statewide abortion bans, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned, “those seeking, … Facebook Is Helping Anti-Abortion Clinics Collect Highly Sensitive Info on PeopleRead more
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Reproductive Justice Is in the Constitution
Black women’s sexual subordination and forced pregnancies were foundational to slavery. If cotton was euphemistically king, Black women’s wealth-maximizing forced reproduction was queen. Ending the … Reproductive Justice Is in the ConstitutionRead more