More Than A Magazine, A Movement
Ms. will be on the frontlines, covering the most important election of our lifetimes—with a focus on gender and feminism. Our Women Vote 2020 series will run through the election, providing analysis, reporting and opinion pieces from movement leaders, experts and Ms. contributors and editors.
In April, one in five Latinas were jobless. In November, unemployment will be on their minds.
A record 32 million Latinx people are eligible to vote this year, making them the largest racial or ethnic minority in a presidential election for the first time.
“The poll tax, in this election, is time. The poll tax, in this election, is potentially exposing yourself to COVID-19. The poll tax, in this election, is forgoing traditional methods of voting by mail because you are afraid your rights will be trampled. Now we anxiously await a future that will either be filled with more misogynist anti-Black violence, or a return to the value of difference as the very fabric of our democracy.”
President Trump’s directive to his supporters “to go into the polls and watch very carefully” has magnified anxiety that the election will soon become marred by violence and voter intimidation.
Let’s break down the difference between between poll watching and electioneering.
Should the Supreme Court gain a radical adherent to the conservative agenda, generations of progress will be on the chopping block—and most vulnerable to these winds of change are the immigrants among us.
To understand the impact of a potential Justice Amy Coney Barrett, one must first understand the current lay of the land.
Wednesday’s debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence was markedly more polite than its presidential precursor, to the relief of almost everyone watching. But it was not without its interruptions and tense moments—which, many pointed out, represent their own everyday form of patriarchal racist experiences when it comes to the way men speak over women (especially women of color).
This November, young people have the power to change the face of the U.S. electorate: Some 24 million Generation Z teens will have the opportunity to cast ballots.
State officials don’t know how many felons are registered or eligible to vote. So ProPublica, Tampa Bay Times and the Miami Herald did their own analysis and found only a very small percentage of them will be able to cast ballots this election. Some could face prosecution if they do.
Watching last week’s presidential debate between Trump and Biden felt like being forced to witness an assault in real time. It was combative and belligerent—but more than that it was an alarming performance of aggressive masculinity and a ringing endorsement of white supremacy.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order authorizing leave for city employees to serve as poll workers for the November election and runoff election. The executive order comes amidst growing concern regarding the safety of in-person voting, especially as people over age 60—who are at highest risk for complications from COVID-19—have historically constituted the majority of volunteers.
One in four U.S. women without paid leave return to work within 10 days of giving birth.
With an abundance of other topics to address—from abortion rights and racial injustice protests to the global COVID crisis—paid parental leave has the potential to get lost, but mustn’t.
