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Editor’s note: The 117th Congress was sworn in on Jan. 3, prior to the taping of this episode. While Reps. Bourdeaux, Leger Fernandez and Newman were representative-elects at the time of this taping, all three have been officially sworn in and currently serve in Congress. Background Reading: “The Ms. Q&A: Jackson Katz on Performative Patriotism, […]
Background Reading: “Film ‘Women in Blue’ Explores What Women Bring to Policing,” Roxy Szal, Ms., May 20, 2020. “Georgia Wrongfully Purged 200K Voters—With Focus on Black Voters, ACLU Report Finds,” Abby Lawlor, Ms., September 10, 2020. We’re rounding up the best, worst, and most WTF-inducing of 2020 over here at Ms. Check out our end […]
Background Reading: “What Women Can Expect from a Biden Presidency: On Global Women’s Rights,” Carrie Baker and Isabel Fields, Ms. Magazine, December 9, 2020. “From Sweden to Mexico, Foreign Policy Goes Feminist. Is the U.S. Next?” Lyric Thompson, Ms. Magazine, May 5 2020. Transcript: 00:00:00 Michele Goodwin: Welcome to “On the Issues with Michele Goodwin” […]
Background Reading: “What Women Can Expect from a Biden Presidency: On Economic Security,” Carrie Baker, Ms. Magazine, November 18, 2020. “Singing the She-cession Blues: How the Pandemic Is Revealing Existing Fault Lines in the U.S. Economy,” Rickey Gard Diamond, Ms. Magazine, November 25, 2020. “Recession With a Difference: Women Face Special Burden,” Patricia Cohen, New […]
Background Reading: “‘Madam Vice President’: Kamala Harris Makes History,” Dr. Amisha Wallia, Deborah D. Douglas, and Dr. Aderonke Pederson, Ms. magazine, November 6, 2020. WATCH: Vanita Gupta speaking before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties about Voting Discrimination, CSPAN, September 10, 2019. “Will Trump-Appointed Justices Strike Down the Affordable Care […]
Background Reading: “Conservatives think they can shut down the struggle for justice, but we won’t let them,” Russ Feingold and Ali Mahmood, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, October 9, 2020. “‘Daily Show’ Creator Lizz Winstead’s Entrepreneurial Fight for Reproductive Rights,” Kenny Herzog, Entrepreneur, September 15, 2020. “Democracy is Worth Waiting For,” Virginia Kase, Ms. Magazine, October 30, 2020. Take […]
Background Reading: “Georgia Wrongfully Purged 200K Voters—With Focus on Black Voters, ACLU Report Finds,” Abby Lawlor, Ms., September 20, 2020. WATCH: “Deeply Troubling: Kristen Clarke on How Rush to Confirm Barrett Endangers Voting & Civil Rights,” Democracy Now!, October 16, 2020. LISTEN: “Self-Determined Governance and Electoral Justice, with Jessica Byrd and Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson,” The […]
Background Reading: “The Ms. Q&A: Chase Strangio on SCOTUS and the State of Trans Rights,” Oliver Haug, Ms., October 3, 2020. “The magic of T. Mychael,” Julie Kendrick, Minnesota Good Age, June 28, 2019. “The Trans Future I Never Dreamed Of,” Chase Strangio, The Atlantic, June 24, 2020. “Amy Coney Barrett Has Ties To an […]
Background Reading: “Reports of the ERA’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated” [series], Carrie Baker, Ms. Magazine “Do Women Still Need the Equal Rights Amendment? Yes. Here’s Why,” Genie Harrison, Ms. Magazine, March 17, 2020. WATCH: “Dr. Julie Suk on the Future of the Equal Rights Amendment,” Bob Herbert’s Op-Ed.TV, March 10, 2020. Take Action: Early […]
Background Reading: “Merrick Garland, Amy Coney Barrett, and the ‘Two-Faced,’ ‘Duplicitous’ Republican Senators,” Carrie Baker, Ms. Magazine, October 2, 2020. “The Supreme Court hasn’t been this conservative since the 1930s,” Joan Biskupic, CNN, September 26, 2020. “I Thought I Understood the American Right. Trump Proved Me Wrong.” Rick Perlstein, The New York Times Magazine, April […]