Between the passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill's" $1 trillion-plus cuts to Medicaid, which covers nearly half the births across the country, and the restrictive laws interfering with...
With the recent measles outbreaks, the U.S. is experiencing the devastating impact of "alternative facts," which will only worsen under RFK Jr's MAHA campaign. But there are ways to...
When the news is so punishingly awful, finding joy might feel impossible. But Queen Bey’s “Cowboy Carter” tour — which reclaims country music and American patriotism — can...
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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News & Issues
In the U.S., all matters relating to reproductive health, no matter how straightforward the science, become unnecessarily complicated by so-called morality. Perhaps the wrong questions...
Does It Matter Whether Plan B Is Contraception or an Abortifacient?
Foster care is intended in this country to offer relief for children in dire situations. But increasingly, kids are being removed when parents are evicted from their homes — without...
Because of migration, we have more survivors of female genital mutilation and cutting living in the U.S. than ever. But the healthcare system has largely ignored their unique needs —...
Navigating the demands of a job while trying to flee an abusive relationship can be near impossible due to safety and economic issues. One organization is working to fix this.
Culture
Foster care is intended in this country to offer relief for children in dire situations. But increasingly, kids are being removed when parents are evicted from their homes — without...
Is Foster Care a Pipeline to Homelessness?
The company’s lightning-fast response to White House pressure over the veteran correspondent reveals how quickly news organizations will capitulate.
Our current elderly president is destroying the government, imploding international relations, fleecing, abusing, and turning armed forces against the American people, and putting...
Many working mothers had high hopes that the cannabis business would offer job flexibility and promises of equity. But that has proven to be a pipe dream.
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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Science
Because of migration, we have more survivors of female genital mutilation and cutting living in the U.S. than ever. But the healthcare system has largely ignored their unique needs —...
U.S. Healthcare Is Failing Survivors of Female Genital Cutting
With abortion becoming increasingly inaccessible, some people are discussing seeking a form of permanent birth control because they fear getting pregnant against their will. Is it just...
Trump's head of Health and Human Services, a disseminator of misinformation, believes autism is "catastrophic for our country." And his plans to eradicate it should frighten us all.
Doulas can offer necessary support throughout and after a pregnancy, and help reduce the number of c-sections—and Medicaid can help offset their costs. But with the House passing...
Podcasts
The long history of pool segregation: from the pre-Civil Rights Era to modern day defacto segregation
Episode One: Perilous Waters
There are plenty viral news stories where people of color have been confronted in public spaces, but there’s a long history of the policing of public spaces.
Late-night pioneer Robin Thede joins Ashley to answer listeners' questions about navigating working relationships, and turning pettiness into power.
Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck reminds women of the key to true gender equality: Learning to take control of our money is the only way to dismantle the patriarchy.