What happens to clinics after a state bans abortion? They fight to survive.
With fewer patients, clinics have to scale back, pivot or close. Ballot measures this November could restore abortion access — but may come too late.
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How do you strengthen democracy? The 19th gathered experts to explore solutions.
Experts worry about disinformation and the role of money in politics — but also see hopeful signs in how people want to work for democracy and relate to one another. -
70 years later, schools — and moms — are still fighting segregation
After Brown v. Board, White families pulled their kids out of Pasadena’s public schools. Decades have passed, and neighborhood parents are still working toward integration.
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Fake eyelashes, bleach-blonde hair: House hearing descends into insult-filled chaos
The words exchanged, largely among Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were sparked by a jab from Greene.
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Their votes are key to the 2024 election. They’re feeling both confident and worried.
A focus group of women, from diverse ideological backgrounds, presented a snapshot of the hopes and worries of a critical swing vote in the 2024 election.
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Miss USA’s mental health crisis: Why the pageant world needs a wake-up call
Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have both stepped down amid allegations of a toxic work environment, sparking a larger conversation about the mental health of pageant participants.
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Black women entrepreneurs want more federal support to start and grow businesses
As the Biden administration highlights its economic efforts, Black women say they need more resources to launch and sustain new businesses and create generational wealth.
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Getting an abortion is hard for people from states with bans. It's even harder if they're undocumented.
In Florida, Arizona and Texas, laws that target undocumented people or deny them driver's licenses make it especially difficult for them to travel out of state for care.
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Obama’s anti-apartheid activism lives on in a college monument — and on the minds of these students
As pro-Palestinian students urge Occidental College to vote for divestment, they compare their fight with the campus protest movement of the 1980s.
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What happens when women use their voices
We have seen a vice president and a porn star, both boldly taking up space and speaking in public as a means of wielding power.