Colorado baker Jack Phillips claims that he is being harassed by the state in a new tussle over cakes, celebrations, and discrimination law.
Gender & Sexuality
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
‘Essure Problems’: A Contraceptive Device Creates an E-Sisterhood of Suffering
Women banded together to force a pharmaceutical company to reckon with the devastating side effects of its controversial product.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Queen of Feminist Soul
Aretha, “Respect,” and the rise of second-wave feminism
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Costs of Trump’s Global Gag Rule
Trump’s “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” policy does nothing to protect life. Instead, it damages international progress toward expanding health-care services, especially for women and girls in developing countries.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Ireland’s Path to Legalizing Abortion
At a time when the United States may render it illegal
Posted inLaw and Justice
Could Pro-Choice Advocacy Sway Susan Collins?
Public pressure influenced the Maine Republican’s vote against repealing the ACA. Could that same pressure convince her to protect Roe v. Wade?
Posted inLaw and Justice
What Happens If the Trumpified Supremes Overturn Roe and Obergefell
A state-by-state breakdown of where abortion and same-sex marriage would remain legal—and where they wouldn’t
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump Launches Full-Scale Attack on Abortion Access
Once Donald Trump claimed he would keep abortion legal if he became president. “I am pro-choice in every respect,” the real-estate developer said in a 1999 NBC interview. What a difference 20 years makes. With a willing Republican Congress, President Trump has moved to obliterate abortion access at every turn. Last week, the Senate Appropriations […]
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How the Surveillance State Destroys the Lives of Poor Whites and People of Color
Why the police should be held accountable for misusing surveillance.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Press Is Wrong on Masterpiece Cakeshop. The Baker Lost.
Bakery owner Jack Phillips got the decision he wanted, but the next time he turns away a same-sex couple, he will lose his case.