Politics

abortion rights 9/30/2021

Cori Bush Says She Had An Abortion After She Was Raped The congresswoman described having an abortion at 18 during today’s House Oversight Committee hearing on reproductive rights.

By Brooke LaMantia

the cut podcast 9/29/2021

Who Gets to Be Safe at HBCUs? On the Cut, navigating the struggles for survivors to be believed, and seeking advice from professor and attorney Anita Hill.

the body politic 9/27/2021

Anita Hill Wants More Than an Apology Thirty years after her groundbreaking testimony to Congress, Hill says gender violence is a public crisis.

By Rebecca Traister

immigration 9/24/2021

How to Help Haitian Asylum Seekers Using a Trump-era rule, the Biden administration has deported at least 1,400 asylum seekers so far.

By Katja Vujić

Where’s the Media Attention for Missing Indigenous Women? Journalist Connie Walker discusses Gabby Petito and how her case might have been treated if she were Indigenous.

By Andrea González-Ramírez

hypocrisy 9/23/2021

Of Course Susan Collins Won’t Vote to Protect Abortion Rights She says she supports codifying Roe v. Wade, but won’t show that support via her vote.

By Claire Lampen

power 9/22/2021

Uma Thurman Reflects on Having an Abortion As a Teen “I can assure you that no one finds herself on that table on purpose.”

By Claire Lampen

spooky! 9/21/2021

This Sexy Bernie Sanders Costume Looks … Pretty Comfy? Consider, if you will, wearing wearing mittens for Halloween.

abortion rights 9/21/2021

Over 500 Athletes Urge the Court to Protect Abortion Rights Soccer star Megan Rapinoe is among the hundreds of women athletes calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade.

surprise 9/21/2021

The Texas Abortion Ban Is Becoming a Hot Legal Mess Two disbarred attorneys are suing under the law, though not for the reasons you might think.

By Claire Lampen