The Stonewall riots in NYC kicked off the LGBTQ-rights movement. Journalist-activist Victoria Brownworth reflects on her journey from the frontlines, the movement's progression—and...
The GOP may be up in arms over AOC’s calling migrant detention centers “concentration camps.” But what do you call it when kids are literally being held in WWII-era Japanese...
Donald Trump turned his fraud into free press and rode the wave of exposure all the way to the White House. But he's hardly the first to play this game—and he won't be the last.
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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News & Issues
With close to 100 million Americans living at or near the poverty level, most of them women, are any of the Democratic candidates addressing the crisis?
We Need a New War on Poverty
A Syrian woman studying in the U.S. describes the terrifying reality of having to flee her homeland, knowing she may never be able to return and see her family.
With Roe v. Wade on the verge of being overturned, the Right is already mobilizing to stop abortion pills from being sent by mail. And it'll get worse still.
With the surge of new Democratic women in Congress and on the #Election2020 campaign trail, crusty politicians are faced with an unfamiliar obstacle: a demand for responsibility.
Culture
The new Netflix film ‘I Am Mother’ explores the genre's longstanding problems with pregnancy and motherhood.
Does Sci-Fi Fear the Matriarchy?
From gun violence to the Mueller report, are knee-jerk reactions and social media #campaigns doing more harm than good?
This five-hour historical drama is not a discussion of whether Soviet Communism failed. It’s a mirror of our present moment and the danger of denial.
More than three-fourths of female stalking victims are murdered. Why aren’t these crimes taken seriously?
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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Science
The mainstream media mocks the Green New Deal and patronizes young climate activists while taking money from Big Oil and special interests. Is it any wonder the U.S. leads the world in...
News Outlets Have Helped Enable the Climate Crisis
Donald Trump's fear-stoking and hysterical takedowns of established facts fuels a dangerous movement that has brought back diseases scientists long ago vanquished. Will defiant...
Women frustrated by conventional medicine’s failures are turning to alternative therapies, with varying results. But if regulated and supported by physicians, an integrated approach...
We have to prepare this next generation for a world with more natural disasters and threats to their health and safety—and we don’t even know where to begin.
Podcasts
Late-night pioneer Robin Thede joins Ashley to answer listeners' questions about navigating working relationships, and turning pettiness into power.
How to Make Your Anger An Asset
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.
Activist Charlotte Clymer joins Ashley to talk about surviving trolls, what it means to be a good ally, and the power in speaking up in awkwrd situations.
There is no silver-bullet solution to food insecurity, and each community needs a tailored fix. The most effective strategies tend to be those that combine a few solutions in one.