Zoë Carpenter

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Zoë Carpenter is a contributing writer for The Nation.

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The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Once a political “third rail,” the effort to repeal the Hyde Amendment has gone mainstream.

Jul 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

The Supreme Court Has Spoken: Texas Can’t Use Pseudoscience to Restrict Abortion

The Supreme Court Has Spoken: Texas Can’t Use Pseudoscience to Restrict Abortion The Supreme Court Has Spoken: Texas Can’t Use Pseudoscience to Restrict Abortion

The majority ruled that neither of two regulations on abortion providers “offers medical benefits sufficient to justify the burdens upon access that each imposes.”

Jun 27, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Democrats to Exxon: Stop Trying to Change the Conversation

Democrats to Exxon: Stop Trying to Change the Conversation Democrats to Exxon: Stop Trying to Change the Conversation

A forum on Wednesday laid out the case for treating oil like the “new tobacco.”

Jun 23, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

‘It’s Like Responding to a Battlefield in a Civilian Community’: Medical Professionals Declare Gun Violence a Crisis

‘It’s Like Responding to a Battlefield in a Civilian Community’: Medical Professionals Declare Gun Violence a Crisis ‘It’s Like Responding to a Battlefield in a Civilian Community’: Medical Professionals Declare Gun Violence a Crisis

Doctors have an intimate view of the uptick in mass shootings.  

Jun 17, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Is Removing Climate Skepticism From Textbooks Censorship?

Is Removing Climate Skepticism From Textbooks Censorship? Is Removing Climate Skepticism From Textbooks Censorship?

The public-school board in Portland, Oregon, tried to broaden the district’s climate-change curriculum. Now it’s being accused of suppressing debate.

Jun 14, 2016 / StudentNation / Zoë Carpenter

Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like

Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like

A new report finds that safe water and sanitation are increasingly unaffordable for millions of Americans.

Jun 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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6 Tough Climate Questions the Democratic Platform Committee Will Have to Answer 6 Tough Climate Questions the Democratic Platform Committee Will Have to Answer

Democrats have a chance to set a bold agenda for dealing with global warming. 

Jun 3, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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Actually, the Labor-Green Alliance Has Never Been Stronger Actually, the Labor-Green Alliance Has Never Been Stronger

A disagreement within the AFL-CIO about a political partnership with billionaire Tom Steyer is really a sign of progress.

May 24, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Memo to House Republicans: Zika Is Not a Game

Memo to House Republicans: Zika Is Not a Game Memo to House Republicans: Zika Is Not a Game

The White House might not have to beg for so much emergency funding if America’s public-health infrastructure hadn't already been starved by budget cuts.

May 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America

Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America

On Thursday, climate activists in the US began a week of direct action to “Break Free” from fossil fuels.

May 12, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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