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Keeping Score: Gun Violence an “International Embarrassment”; Honoring Black Maternal Health Week; Biden Explores Court Expansion

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: Delta, MLB and more condemn voter suppression bills; Secretary Haaland launches commission to investigate missing Indigenous people; Biden appoints diverse group of appeals court judges; military establishes protections for trans soldiers; Arkansas outlaws gender-affirming health care; and more!

At A Turning Point for Voting Rights, Direction Signals Point Both Ways

This Year, 361 State Bills Aim to Restrict Voter Access—But 843 Aim to Expand It

Eliza Newlin Carney

The most widely cited statistic in this year’s voting rights debate is that 361 bills to restrict access to the polls have been proposed in 47 states. But the same progressive think tank that made that calculation has also tallied 843 bills that set out to expand voting access.

The For the People Act is a Crucial Step Towards Full Enfranchisement

Maura Reilly

The For the People Act, if passed by the Senate and signed into law, will be the most expansive voting and civil rights legislation in a generation and is already the most consequential anti-corruption bill brought to the floor of the U.S. House.

Forget About the White House—Your Rights Are at Grave Risk in the States

Your Voting Rights, Abortion Rights and Trans Rights Are at Grave Risk in the States

Kelly Baden

Once our votes are suppressed, state legislators’ power to enact a harmful, violently conservative agenda, banning abortion entirely and enforcing strict and harmful gender roles, will only grow.

These 8 Bills Will Change How You Think About Voting by Mail

National Vote at Home Institute

We address some of the vote-from-home bills we expect you are most likely to read about in the coming weeks and months. There are: the good, the bad, and the ugly in terms of impact on voters.

Racial and Political Inequity Focus of New Report on Democracy’s Woes

Sara Swann

“The erosion of U.S. democracy is remarkable, especially for a country that has long aspired to serve as a beacon of freedom for the world,” a new report says.

Freedom House puts a number on that “erosion,” giving the U.S. a democracy score of 83 out of 100 in its 2020 assessment—an 11-point drop from 2010.

What This Historian Wants Her Own Kids to Know About Women’s History Month

Kimberly Hamlin

In elementary school, my kids are already getting the message that when men do something it is called “history,” but when women do something it is called “women’s history.” As a historian, I know this is not remotely true and I do not want to have to unteach my children (or yours) these myths when they get to college.

The Ms. Q&A: Voto Latino’s María Teresa Kumar on the Latino Vote, Disinformation and How to Combat it

Lisa Rabasca Roepe

The Latino vote was instrumental in putting Joe Biden in the White House and sending four new senators to Congress.

Ms. reporter Lisa Rabasca Roepe spoke with María Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino, about the organization’s early beginnings, how it used artificial intelligence (AI) to find new voters and the prevalence of disinformation in the Latino community.

Keeping Score: Biden Signs American Rescue Plan and Orders for Gender Equality

Keeping Score: Biden Acts on Gender Equality; House Passes Gun Control Legislation; Beyonce Makes Grammy History

Sophie Dorf-Kamienny

This week: Biden signs American Rescue Plan; Beyoncé makes Grammy history; voting rights activists resist new restrictions; House passes gun control legislation; Sen. Warren proposes a 2 percent wealth tax; and more.