Rebuilding America

Stories about the Biden administration, feminist activists and Congress’s plans to un-Trumpify America and “build back better.”

Keeping Score: “While We Have Our Eyes On the Future, History Has Its Eyes On Us”

Keeping Score: "While We Have Our Eyes On the Future, History Has Its Eyes On Us"

In every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in in this biweekly round-up.

This week: Amanda Gorman steals the spotlight at Biden’s inauguration; female reporters speak on covering the Trump White House; women wear pearls in support of VP Kamala Harris; Roz Brewer makes history as Walgreens CEO; Press Sec. Jen Psaki promises interpreters at briefings; President Biden rejoins Paris Climate Agreement; and more!

Biden’s ‘U.S. Citizenship Act’ Makes Immigration Everybody’s Concern

Biden's 'U.S. Citizenship Act' Makes Immigration Everybody's Concern

In his latest effort to reset America’s immigration policies, President Biden introduced a new legislative proposal to dramatically overhaul the immigration system: The U.S. Citizenship Act. The proposal focuses on eliminating current visa backlogs, increasing opportunities for temporary legal employment, strengthening worker protections and addressing the root causes of migration from Central America.

Democratic Women’s Caucus Urges Biden-Harris Administration to Take Action to Further Gender Justice

Democratic Women’s Caucus Urges Biden-Harris Administration to Take Action to Further Gender Justice

The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) is urging President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to use the full extent of their executive power to reverse damage done to women’s rights by the Trump administration, and to strengthen and expand women’s rights.

Ms.’s Carrie Baker spoke with Representatives Speier, Lawrence and Frankel about their hopes for the Biden-Harris administration.

Protecting the ACA is Only a Starting Point for Women’s Health Care

Protecting the ACA is Only a Starting Point for Women's Health Care

On Thursday, President Biden signed an executive order to reopen enrollment on the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov, the federal health insurance marketplace, from February 15 to May 15.

But while this is a welcome first step to help uninsured Americans get coverage, now is the time to make progress and go further in women’s access to health care—not just to hold on to the last decade’s achievements.