Gender and Sexuality

A procedural abortion room at Equity Clinic in Champaign on May 21, 2023.

The Perfect Storm Threatening Abortion Access The Perfect Storm Threatening Abortion Access

Funding cuts from pro-choice groups are affecting abortion access at the same time that clinics are seeing more patients in need of expensive procedures not covered by insurance.

Sep 3, 2024 / Susan Rinkunas

Delegates wearing keffiyehs hold up signs with the names of people who died in the Gaza war on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 20, 2024.

I’m Still Hoping to Vote for Kamala Harris I’m Still Hoping to Vote for Kamala Harris

But the hope I felt when she became the nominee has been curdling into despair over her refusal to allow a Palestinian to address the convention—and her continuing silence on Gaza...

Aug 30, 2024 / Benjamin Moser

Donald Trump smiling next to J.D. Vance

Don’t Underestimate Donald Trump’s Coalition of the Weird Don’t Underestimate Donald Trump’s Coalition of the Weird

The GOP’s new league of fringe figures tries to replicate the party’s winning formula of 2016. And it just might work again.

Aug 30, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona.

By His Endorsement of Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Shows the Dark Side of Camelot By His Endorsement of Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Shows the Dark Side of Camelot

The complex Kennedy legacy has reactionary as well as liberal strands.

Aug 28, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Oprah Winfrey departs after speaking on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21 in Chicag

Black Women Are the Past, Present, and Future of the Democratic Party Black Women Are the Past, Present, and Future of the Democratic Party

This moment in history is almost too complex to be appreciated.

Aug 27, 2024 / Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Jennifer Taylor-Skinner

The Death Toll in Gaza Reaches Over 40,000

The Death Toll in Gaza Reaches Over 40,000 The Death Toll in Gaza Reaches Over 40,000

Israel’s war on Gaza has resulted in over 40,000 deaths, including nearly 16,500 children, with more than 94,743 people injured, over 10,000 people missing, and millions displaced....

Aug 27, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Kamala Harris, Wisdom

Kamala Harris, Wisdom Kamala Harris, Wisdom

“Can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body?” is a quote from Kamala Harris during Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing in 201...

Aug 26, 2024 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

The Toughest Fight to Win Back Abortion Rights Is On in Florida

The Toughest Fight to Win Back Abortion Rights Is On in Florida The Toughest Fight to Win Back Abortion Rights Is On in Florida

A six-week abortion ban in the state has unleashed widespread suffering. Now voters in the state have a chance to restore Florida as a haven for abortion care in the South.

Aug 26, 2024 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

Vice President Kamala Harris

With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared

What Trump assumed barely a month ago would be an essentially uncontested victory has been transformed into his worst nightmare.

Aug 22, 2024 / Clarence Lusane

Vice-President Kamala Harris claps and smiles at a podium in front of a banner reading

Now Is the Time for Kamala Harris to Flip the Script and Win Big on Abortion Now Is the Time for Kamala Harris to Flip the Script and Win Big on Abortion

The Democrats have a chance to become the party that wants to grant you the freedom to terminate a pregnancy and the freedom to raise the children you want.

Aug 21, 2024 / Amy Littlefield

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