The Institute for Women’s Policy Research has shaped laws nationwide. Now, dozens of former staffers allege it’s in crisis.
Gender & Sexuality
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Of All Things, Progressive Bipartisanship
The midterms displayed a polarized America. Paradoxically, the thin Republican House majority and some substantive areas of convergence produce opportunities.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Grotesque, Wonderful Respect for Marriage Act
The bill is a sensible response to a deep division among Americans about a fraught moral issue.
Posted inEducation in America
Parents Fear Culture Wars Have Hijacked K-12 Learning
While candidates battle over book lists, kids fall behind in the classroom and worry about bullying and school shootings.
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The Missing Factor in the Election Story: Turnout
It’s the variable that matters most, but you won’t see it in most of the punditry predicting Democratic losses.
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A Swing-Seat Candidate Runs Against Corporate Power
Will Rollins, campaigning against a long-serving Republican, is waging much of his race by fighting money in politics and corporate concentration.
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Senate Democrats Take a Run at Messing Up Same-Sex Marriage Wedge Issue
Today on TAP: Linking same-sex marriage codification to a government funding bill draws mass opposition.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Post-‘Roe,’ Transgender People Fear for the Future
States that restrict abortion access have also put harsh anti-trans laws on the books that threaten people’s lives.
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Altercation: The ‘Dobbs’ Backlash and the Democrats’ Choice
Republicans on the Supreme Court overturned the will of the majority; do liberals have the leadership to fight back?
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Codifying Sexual Privacy Rights
Today on TAP: It’s time for Democrats in Congress to protect past landmark decisions from the current lunatic Supreme Court—and to force Republicans in Congress to take awkward votes.