The National Right to LIfe Committee’s model law puts journalists and outlets who cover abortion squarely into legal crosshairs. And it’s just the latest in a long history of...
A planet in climate catastrophe is overwhelming, to say the least. Climate grief is normal, but it's optimism that can sustain the energy we need for solutions.
As we await the final nail in the 'Roe' coffin, Linda Villarosa, author of the groundbreaking 'Under the Skin,' talks with DAME about the horrifying history of sterilizing Black...
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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News & Issues
World Refugee Day reminds us how the U.S. doesn’t follow its own immigration laws—and that race, gender, and class can mean the difference between life and death.
American Immigration Policies Brutalize Vulnerable Migrants
Women-organized Facebook groups have popped up to support the more than 6 million Ukrainian refugees with transportation, accommodations, legal issues, and much more.
With SCOTUS' extremist behavior, the need for substantive reform is imperative if we're to have a judiciary that reflects a functioning democracy.
Biden has an opportunity to undo the isolationist policies and mindset of the Trump era—but only if he reclaims patriotism as democratic force.
Culture
Parenting is often framed as a struggle, especially by other parents. In this essay, one dad reflects on the cynical tone of modern parenting—and how he's rejecting it.
Rewriting the Stories We Tell About Modern Fatherhood
The news out of Uvalde is worse with each passing day—and just the latest example of legacy media's failure to be critical of law enforcement.
I feel fortunate to work at a publication that reports the truth, supports its staff, and amplifies marginalized voices.
Nearly three weeks after the shooting massacre at a Texas elementary school, we still have way more questions than answers, and law enforcement is not helping with any of it.
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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Science
With the right to abortion likely to be overturned in many states, access to birth control could be next. The mental health benefits of contraception go far beyond preventing pregnancy....
Birth Control Access Is Also About Mental Health
Psychedelics are being scientifically researched now more than ever. Will scientists repeat past mistakes by leaving women out of the equation?
People who feel shame believe one’s self is inherently wrong. Which might explain why those who most need to feel the emotion never do.
Despite the U.S. being one of the wealthiest, technologically advanced nations in the world, the crisis in women’s health remains because of a lack of research and systemic misogyny.
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.
