Living With An “Invisible” Disability
Even with ADA protections, people with "invisible" disabilities and diseases disclosing their health status to an employer can have grave consequences.
Andy Kopsa
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Andy Kopsa, who was raised on an Iowa farm, is a reporter based in New York City. She has written for The Nation, Al Jazeera, Cosmopolitan, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and others. She won a 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Award for Reporting Events of Public Importance and was a fellow in USC Annenberg’s Knight Grant for Reporting on Religion in American Public Life.
Religious “Freedom” Is Trumping Our Safety
Pharmacists with extremist religious views are refusing to fill prescriptions for safe, legal medication like Misoprostol, which helps ease complications from miscarriage—putting people’s lives at risk.
This Is Why Women Don’t Report
As we saw at the Kavanaugh hearings, female survivors of assault and harassment are the ones on trial, not the perps. And men still wonder why so many women don't report.
The Greitens Case Shows the Perils of Our News Cycle
When breaking a story matters more than respecting sources and subjects, journalists are not only failing, they’re putting women at risk.
Trump’s Call For a Bump Stock Ban Is B.S.
Outlawing the accessories that turn semi-automatic rifles into military-grade weapons won't hurt the NRA's bottom line. It won't stop mass shootings either. A gun expert explains.
What if Roy Moore’s Victims Were Male?
Republicans have proven that they will put party over victims' rights, but only if those victims are women.
Our Nation’s Love Affair With Eugenics Is Far From Over
The GOP is making white supremacists’ dreams come true with their eugenicist-friendly legislation. But the century-old invention that inspired Hitler's Final Solution is as American as apple pie.
We Don’t Need Megyn Kelly To Shine a Light On a Dumpster Fire
No sooner does the conservative anchor start at NBC then she gives a platform to the conspiracy theory-loving Sandy Hook truther ... on Father's Day. Is this where "journalism" is headed?
Is This the America We Deserve?
Our nation was built on a legacy of hate. So why are we so surprised that we elected a craven, defiantly ignorant fascistic administration to lord over us?
The Most Pernicious Form of Terrorism Threatening the U.S. Is the GOP
America has always condemned other nations for religion-based oppression of their citizenry. But are our evangelical lawmakers really so different from other political fundamentalists?