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5 Women Share Their Stories Of Pregnancy Discrimination

Natalie Gontcharova

Oct 11, 2019

Entertainment

Jane Fonda Arrested In D.C. During Climate Change Protest

Kathryn Lindsay

Oct 11, 2019

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This International Day Of The Girl, It’s Time For Men & Boys To Step Up

Meena Harris

Oct 11, 2019

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Feminism

Time’s Up’s New President & CEO Tina Tchen Has Big Plans

New Study Says Women Feel Increasingly Unequal — But Are Mobilizing More Than ...

Natalie Gontcharova

Oct 8, 2019

News

The First Space Walk With All Women Astronauts Is Finally Happening

Remember that all-women space walk that was supposed to happen in March? Well, after several months, a sketch on Saturday Night Live, and a swift scolding

by Alexis Reliford

Entertainment News

A #MeToo Timeline To Show How Far We’ve Come — & How Far We...

It’s been two years since the New York Times and New Yorker investigation into the sexual misdeeds of Harvey Weinstein unleashed the #MeToo movement and

by Elena Nicolaou

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Katie Couric & Cheryl McDonough On Making The Documentary Park...

Cheryl Horner McDonough wanted to make a different type of documentary about Parkland. Not one about the tragedy that transpired at Marjory Stoneman Dougla

by Natalie Gontcharova

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How Elizabeth Warren’s Plan For Workers’ Rights Would Help Women
Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued a far-reaching labor-rights plan on Thursday with one overarching goal: to put power in the hands of American workers. Under i
by Natalie Gontcharova

Tech
Why Elizabeth Warren Is Going To War With Facebook
As Elizabeth Warren ramps up her campaign to break up big tech one company is preparing for battle. According to leaked recordings from Facebook CEO Mark Z
by Leora Yashari

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Court Blocks Georgia’s Extreme Abortion Ban From Going Into...
Update: On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court in Atlanta blocked Georgia’s abortion ban from taking effect. “The court recognized today that this law
by Andrea González-R...

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Unpopular Opinion: “I’m Progressive But I...
In Refinery29’s Unpopular Opinion, we go outside the Twitter bubble to hear from our readers what they really think about the 2020 election, what iss
by Jo Yurcaba

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Dallas Police Officer Who Shot & Killed Botham Jean Found Guilty ...
Update: A Texas jury has found Amber Guyger guilty of murder for fatally shooting Botham Jean in his apartment last year. She faces a maximum sentence of l
by Leah Carroll

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Why The Treatment Of So-called “ISIS Families” Is An Injustice — ...
I have spent much of the last three years in camps originally built to house those displaced by the fighting between Iraqi forces and the Islamic State (al
by Belkis Wille

Fashion
Obama’s Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco On Democratic C...
Serving from 2011-2014 in the Obama White House as Deputy Chief of Staff — the youngest woman to ever hold that position — Alyssa Mastromonaco ran the
by Justin Ravitz

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All The Times Nancy Pelosi Put Trump In His Place
by Natalie Gontcharova

News
Greta Thunberg & Gen Z’s Quest To Save The World
She was just a girl standing in front of the leaders of the world, asking them to stop burning fossil fuels at an alarming rate and making our planet hotte
by Natalie Gontcharova

2020 Election
Here’s What Happens Next In The Trump Impeachment Process
If you’re among the many progressive Democrats who’ve been itching for Trump’s impeachment over the past year, yesterday was a watershed moment. Nanc
by Leora Yashari

News
Care To Try An Im-peach-mint Cocktail?
Look, on the one hand, impeachment is very serious and lengthy and probably unlikely right now. On the other hand, to quote Childish Gambino’s “This Is
by Natalie Gontcharova

US News
All The Efforts To Impeach Trump & Why This Time Is Different
Today, after a tumultuous month of complaints and allegations against President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi finally announced Democratic leade
by Leora Yashari

News
It’s Official: Nancy Pelosi Wants To Impeach Donald Trump
It’s happening. After years of “Will she or won’t she?”, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday the launch of a formal imp
by Natalie Gontcharova

News
It’s National Voter Registration Day: Here’s What You...
The good news is voter turnout among young people has surged in recent years: According to analysis from the Center for Information and Research on Civic L
by Natalie Gontcharova

Living
How One Artist Is Using “Tiny Pricks” To Spark An Ant...
“There were just so many things that were so wrong about him. But then, it was so right for stitching.” That’s how textile artist Diana Weymar descri
by Cait Munro

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Greta Thunberg Can’t Do This Alone: How To Join The Fight A...
Greta Thunberg condemned world leaders for their inaction on climate change at the U.N. Climate Action Summit on Monday, calling their failure to plan for
by Natalie Gontcharova

2020 Election
Elizabeth Warren Is Now The Frontrunner In A Key State — HereR...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is Iowa Democrats’ top pick for president. That’s according to a poll released this weekend by The Des Moines Register and CNN. W
by Alejandra Salazar

News
Young Women Are Leading The Global Climate Strike
The vast majority of world leaders and members of parliaments — the same politicians who are shuffling their feet when it comes to taking action on
by Natalie Gontcharova

News
The Best Protest Signs From The 2019 Global Climate Change Strikes
by Melissa Ivy Katz

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Everything You Need To Know About The Global Climate Strike
On Friday, people all over the world are participating in the Global Climate Strike to demand that politicians treat climate change as a moral and ethical
by Natalie Gontcharova

News
Elizabeth Warren’s Refreshingly Gloomy Message & The Young People...
If you’re looking for someone to tell you everything is going great, Elizabeth Warren is not your candidate. On Monday night, the senator painted an appr
by Natalie Gontcharova

Relationships
#MeToo Sparked The Next, Great Sexual Revolution For Women
Sex, Actually
by Wednesday Martin

US News
She Lost Her Son In Sandy Hook — Now She’s Fighting To Save...
On Wednesday, Sandy Hook Promise, a gun violence prevention group in Newtown, CT, launched its annual back-to-school PSA. The PSA — called Back-to-Schoo
by Natalie Gontcharova

Truth Told
My Body, My Work
Sex work is real work. That’s the battle cry led by sex workers in New York state fighting to stop the criminalization of their labor. Last June, a handf
by Estephani Cano