Fury over the crisis at the border compelled 50 mothers to take action last week in Iowa. They staged two sit-ins with their children on Tuesday and Wednesday in Des […]
Author: Rachel Kennedy
Rachel Kennedy is an Editorial Intern at Ms. and Associate Opinion Editor for The Daily Princetonian. A Bostonian by birth and a feminist by choice, she hopes to empower women by sharing their stories. She is particularly interested in covering maternal healthcare, women activists, pop culture, and politics. Rachel currently studies History, Journalism, and African American studies at Princeton University.
Support for Abortion is Higher than Ever—and Could Decide the 2020 Elections
In the wake of anti-abortion laws sweeping the country, support for abortion in the U.S. is the highest it’s been in 24 years—and voters across lines of gender and party are paying attention to the policies heading into the 2020 election.
Why Feminists are (Still) Fighting for the Census
“This is about making America white again,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said earlier this week. “They want to make sure that certain people are counted. It is really disgraceful and it’s not what our founders had in mind.”
The Affordable Care Act is Back in Court
A federal appeals court is now deciding whether or not to uphold an earlier lower court’s decision deeming the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. Beginning today, a federal appeals court in New Orleans is deciding whether or not to uphold an earlier lower court’s decision deeming the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. Doing so would impact 20 million Americans covered under the landmark law and strip 133 million people with preexisting medical conditions of protection.
We Heart: The Nike Ad Celebrating the USWNT’s Feminism
After the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team won their fourth World Cup, Nike issued their own congratulations with an empowering ad called “Never Stop Winning.”
The Ms. Q&A: How Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Plans to Change the Narrative
“We’re here for the duration. We have to continue, we have to keep going. We have to lift people up with our thoughts, actions, our work.”
Time’s Up on Debates Without Diversity
New analysis of the gender and racial diversity of moderators and topics in 132 presidential debates and town halls between 1996 and 2016 revealed that such public political stages remain overwhelmingly white and male.
Pramila Jayapal is Fighting Anti-Abortion Laws—With Her Own Abortion Story
“I shared my story because I’ve been watching in horror as abortion bans are passed across the country. You can’t say that we are free if we can’t make fundamental choices about our own bodies.”
Putting Women on the Map: Welcome to Dolores Huerta Square
City officials and local movement leaders in Los Angeles came together Saturday for the dedication of what is now Dolores Huerta Square.
Breaking Ground: Joy Harjo is the First-Ever Native American Poet Laureate
Joy Harjo was named Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress this week, making history as the first Native American to be selected for the post.