Reproductive Rights

On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars

On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars

With reproductive rights on the ballot, tensions are higher than ever in abortion-clinic parking lots.

Oct 30, 2024 / Photo Essay / Simon Petite and Cristina De Middel

In the foreground, a “Vote Here” sign with small American flags flying above it; in the background, a white woman walks toward a polling place.

Peering Into the Minds of the Moderate White Women Who Might Just Save Us From Trump Peering Into the Minds of the Moderate White Women Who Might Just Save Us From Trump

Once Kamala Harris became the nominee, a significant number of white women shifted their support to her. Can she close the deal?

Oct 29, 2024 / Amy Littlefield

Who’s the daddy? Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny

By extolling Trump as “Daddy” meting out corporal punishment, the disgraced TV host is pitching authoritarian patriarchy.

Oct 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Abortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse on June, 24, 2022, in Houston, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records

State officials are suing the federal government over a Biden administration policy meant to protect patients and providers.

Oct 24, 2024 / Mary Tuma

Fun-Damental Rights

Fun-Damental Rights Fun-Damental Rights

Women’s rights at risk.

Oct 23, 2024 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

Abortion rights demonstrators march during a protest in New York.

New York’s Proposed Equal Rights Amendment Is the Most Inclusive Yet New York’s Proposed Equal Rights Amendment Is the Most Inclusive Yet

Over 20 states already have a version of the ERA, but Prop 1 would also prohibit reproductive discrimination and codify abortion access in the state.

Oct 22, 2024 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris pauses while speaking during a campaign rally at the Rawhide Event Center on October 10, 2024, in Chandler, Arizona.

The Harris Campaign Needs to Name Other Culprits Besides Donald Trump The Harris Campaign Needs to Name Other Culprits Besides Donald Trump

By not naming those responsible for the economic woes that still plague working Americans, Democrats lack a credible story about what they’re going to change—and who is to blame.

Oct 18, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout

A sign welcoming patients from East Texas is displayed in the waiting area of the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

A Plot to Legalize Abortion Travel Bans Takes Root in Texas A Plot to Legalize Abortion Travel Bans Takes Root in Texas

This November, Amarillo will vote on an ordinance that could turn the city into a “sanctuary for the unborn” —and tee up a legal case with the Trumpiest of Trump judges.

Oct 17, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH, speaks at a campaign rally on Saturday, October 5, 2024, in Cincinnati. Ohio.

To Restore Abortion Rights, Democrats Must Win the Senate To Restore Abortion Rights, Democrats Must Win the Senate

If Democrats manage to win the White House but lose the Senate, then people in GOP-controlled states will continue to be forced to bring pregnancies to term against their will.

Oct 14, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Kamala Harris, with Liz Cheney behind her, smiles and clutches her hand. A banner reads Country Over Party behind.

The Harris Campaign Needs a Course Correction The Harris Campaign Needs a Course Correction

The vice president’s eager embrace of Republican support is one sign that the mistakes of 2016 are being repeated.

Oct 14, 2024 / Jeet Heer

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