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Today 5:00 am
Katha Pollitt on Women in 2023, Plus Christian Appy on Protest in 1969
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, we review the bad news–and the good news–about American women. We’ll also talk about the Vietnam Moratorium protests.
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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Yesterday 5:00 am
New Fronts on the Abortion Fight
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Moira Donegan on anti-choice legal warfare.
Jeet Heer
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March 20, 2023
Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House
Thanks to an anemic opposition, Ron DeSantis won reelection by a landslide. But if national Democrats don’t learn from the Florida party’s mistakes, the governor could take his crackpot crusade even further.
Chris Lehmann for The Nation
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March 16, 2023
The Movement Behind the Judge and the Junk Science Poised to Block Access to Mifepristone
Thanks to Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, the Christian right has found a court in Texas where it thinks it can win rulings that erode abortion access even in states keeping it legal.
Amy Littlefield
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March 16, 2023
For Women’s History Month, Let’s Make History
We can celebrate our progress, but this is no time to rest on our laurels. There’s still a lot to do—and to defend.
Katha Pollitt
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March 14, 2023
“She Had a Heartbeat Too”: Waiting for One Dead Woman
In Ireland, the death of Savita Halappanavar, who developed sepsis after being denied an abortion, catalyzed a revolution in the country’s abortion laws. Will the same happen here?
Amy Littlefield
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February 22, 2023
In the Dominican Republic, the Fight for Abortion Rights Is a Fight Against Anti-Blackness
Afro-feminist movements push for comprehensive sex education, a cultural shift, and exceptions to a total abortion ban.
Natalia Perez-Gonzalez
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February 7, 2023
With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support
This year, lawmakers in two dozen states, including Texas, Alabama, Nebraska, Missouri, and Georgia, introduced bills that would expand access to menstrual products.
Thalia Charles
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January 31, 2023
RIP Repro Rights
Roe v. Wade was overturned just shy of its 50th anniversary, drastically reshaping where and how people get abortions in the US.
Iviva Olenick
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January 31, 2023
Fresh Off Victory Against “Roe,” the Religious Right Is Pushing a Record Number of Anti-Trans Bills
The attacks on trans people echo the right’s anti-abortion playbook note for note. It’s up to us to recognize what’s really going on here.
Amy Littlefield and Heron Greenesmith