The goal of the administration isn't just to end Planned Parenthood; it's to completely change the country’s relationship to abortion and birth control.
It isn’t just Facebook. Countless data-broker sites are selling your information to the highest bidder.
In the wake of #MeToo, professors grapple with how to teach culturally important art while reckoning with the abusive, misogynist nature of some of its creators.
News & Issues
The conservative ideologues at the Department of HHS are working overtime to wrest away our bodily autonomy.
This Is How “Religious Freedom” Restricts Civil Rights
Reflecting on her childhood fear of the serial rapist-murderer, who was recently arrested in her hometown, the actress and writer wonders how her parents were able to ultimately make...
By taking Title X money from health providers to fund anti-abortion fake health centers, the government is trying to change the very meaning of contraception.
The Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate could make history as the country’s first black female governor—if voters can get past the illusion of wealth as a reflection of...
Identities
Motherhood is full of joy and heartbreak. But for a Black mother in America, it also means fiercely protecting her child by fending off an unrelenting onslaught of racism and ignorance.
The Realities of Parenting a Black Son
Laws are set up to allow non-custodial parents to owe billions in missed payments with little consequence, putting some single mothers and their children at risk of poverty.
Recent reports from child-welfare workers reveal that the white adoptive parents of six abused Black children was a perfect storm of narcissism and twisted racial fantasy.
A longtime child welfare advocate uses her skills to locate next of kin for unsolved cases, bringing closure to grieving families, and making peace with her own painful past.
Culture
Exchanging positive press for access to the White House is a kind of fluff journalism that dilutes the truth and dismantles the agency of the Free Press.
Should Journalists Negotiate With a President Who Vilifies Them?
While #MeToo takes down the men who prey on predominantly white women, this serial abuser of Black girls remains unscathed. The women behind the #MuteRKelly initiative aim to change...
It's time to retire the social concept that objectifies women and encourages stalking and misogyny.
Like so many of us, Joy Reid's views on LGBTQ people has evolved. The real question: Why are so many women having their past social media scrutinized?
Science
The social media giant preaches “connection” as its ultimate goal, but we can’t forget that it has only ever been in business for itself.
The Real Danger Behind Facebook’s Data Breach
Overzealous pro-life lawyers are trying to prosecute women whose pregnancies terminated, using fetal DNA. But can they distinguish abortions from miscarriages?
The suicide rate among women has increased exponentially for the past 20 years. The burden of trying to do it all just may be the culprit.
Far-right conservatives want to keep students in the dark about sexual health. What could possibly go wrong?