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After a mass shooter opened fire, killing 17 of their classmates and wounding many others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the

by Amelia Harnish

Podcasts

Wholigans Are The Real Thems Of The Who? Weekly Universe

Who? Weekly is a hilarious podcast about all the absurdities of the 24/7 celebrity news cycle. Their fans, known as Wholigans, are the best peopl

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News

Democrats And Republicans Support The ERA. So What Are G...

The push for the decades-old Equal Rights Amendment continued Thursday morning at a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Lisa

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News

As Prime Day Gets Underway, Amazon Workers Are Striking Worldwide

Looking to score a great deal on Prime Day? Workers who make the shopping holiday possible want you to think twice before you hit “order.” Empl

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News

Jay Inslee Bragged About His Support For Reproductive Rights. Amy...

One of the most intense moments of the first 2020 Democratic debate in Miami on Wednesday came early on, when Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee basically br

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US News

Frat Feminism: Inside The Rise And Fall Of Babe.Net

In 2018, the irresistibly raunchy site for “girls who don’t give a fuck” broke the Aziz Ansari story. In 2019, it broke itself.

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Save The Date

We've Reached Peak Party. Now What?

There’s no “right” way to throw (or attend) a party anymore. But still, we could all use an informal user manual.

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News

Alabama Lawmakers Passed A Bill That Makes Performing Abortions A...

The Alabama state House voted 73-4 to pass a bill that would outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. The bill will now head to the Republican-co

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News

American Women Don't Have Equal Rights. Congress Is Finally Addre...

For the first time in 36 years, the debate about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) returned to Congress. On Tuesday morning, advocates, including Oscar-winn

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News

Meet Judith Harrison, The First Black Woman To Lead NYPD's Specia...

Deputy Chief Judith Harrison’s office is probably the only NYPD office painted a cheerful Pepto-Bismol pink. The walls, which are also lined with accolad

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News

The Equal Rights Amendment: It's Not Over 'Til It's Over

If you think the Equal Rights Amendment died in the 1970s, do we have a story for you. It’s alive. And all we need is one more state before a feminist dr

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News

The Trump Administration's Latest Move Could Effectively Defund P...

Update: Multiple lawsuits have been filed to challenge the Trump Administration's so-called “gag rule.” The rule, released in late Februar

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Work & Money

How To Ask For A Raise, According To NYC’s Official Career Guru

Before Faye Penn became a government employee two months ago, she was a New York City tabloid reporter, newsroom leader, magazine editor, television vice p

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News

Embattled By Anti-Semitism Claims, The Women’s March Forges On

The day after Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States, Hadas Alterman found herself surrounded by nearly 60,000 people i

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Verified

Frankie Shaw Will Apologize For Some Things, But She's Not Sorry ...

SMILF cut through the noise to show single motherhood in all its messy glory. As creator Frankie Shaw awaits the season 2 premiere, however, allegations of

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Work & Money

The Morning After

After a #MeToo shake-up, one of the country’s top ad agencies replaced all their leading men with women. Now what?

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US News

Amidst Women's March Drama, At Least One Major Feminist Group Is ...

Planned Parenthood is sticking with the national Women’s March organization as the embattled activist group that sprung to life in the wake of President

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News

The Florida Governor & Senate Races Are Getting A Recount

Florida strikes again. The state that brought the 2000 presidential election to a grounding halt, and gave us Bush V. Gore is headed toward a massive, lega

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News

Alyssa Milano Says She Won't Speak At Women's March Over Anti-Sem...

Actress Alyssa Milano, who has become an active voice for feminist causes over the past two years, says that she's “disappointed” with the

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News

Marijuana Use Is Now Legal In These States

The slow march to marijuana legalization continued with the results of ballot initiatives across four states on Tuesday. Except for North Dakota, where a m

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News

Democrat Jahana Hayes Defeats Manny Santos In Connecticut's 5th D...

Tonight, Democrat Jahana Hayes ends her historic congressional campaign with a victory: The 2016 national “Teacher Of The Year” announced her w

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News

How Voters In West Virginia, Alabama, & Oregon Decided Abortion M...

Voters in three states have decided on ballot measures related to abortion rights. In West Virginia and Oregon decided on ballot measures regarding funding

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Politics

Sharice Davids Defeats Kevin Yoder, Flipping KS-03 & Making History

Democrat Sharice Davids defeated Republican incumbent Kevin Yoder in the race for Kansas third congressional district tonight. Davids, 37, will be among th

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Politics

Jacky Rosen Is In A Dead Heat To Take Dean Heller’s Job

With just three weeks to Election Day, the Nevada Senate race is locked in a dead heat. Jacky Rosen is trailing behind incumbent Senator Dean Heller by jus

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2018 election

The Magic Of Liuba Grechen Shirley, The Suburban Mom With Her Eye...

New York's 2nd Congressional district has long been considered a waste of time for Democrats — that is, until Liuba Grechen Shirley came along.

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Strong Opinions

The Many, Many Questions Brett Kavanaugh Refused To Answer

As four days of raucous hearings comes to an end, supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh can rest easy knowing his ascension to the highest co

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Politics

Christine Hallquist Is A New Kind Of Politician (& Not Just Becau...

Christine Hallquist sailed to victory Tuesday night, beating three other opponents in the Democratic primary in Vermont to become the first transgender per

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