Two essential ways we need to support pregnant workers
Here’s the truth: the United States doesn’t do enough to ensure decent treatment of pregnant workers. Sure, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, passed in 1978, prohibits employers from discriminating...
View ArticleJudge Orders Release of Immigrant Children and Mothers From Detention
A federal judge ruled against the Obama administration’s current system of family detention late Friday, saying that it violated minimum requirements for conditions for children held in federal...
View ArticleDaily Feminist Cheat Sheet
What it’s like to find healthcare when you’re trans. Trans and gender-nonconforming artists created these beautiful posters memorializing victims of anti-trans violence. What would a feminist...
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The Feministing Five: Swapna Reddy
For this week’s Feministing Five, we spoke to Swapna Reddy, current law student and immigrant rights’ advocate. She recently co-authored a letter to the Obama Administration that calls for an end to...
View ArticleBill Cosby Will — Finally — Stand Trial for Sexual Assault
Today a judge decided that there is enough evidence to proceed with a sexual assault trial against Bill Cosby in Pennsylvania. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison. You’ll remember that...
View ArticleMoving Towards Liberation and Away from Criminalization
Back in August 2012, members of a wealthy Atlanta neighborhood joined the Midtown Ponce Security Alliance to lead a campaign against sex work in the city’s Midtown neighborhood. This racist and...
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Death Penalty Support Reaches An All Time Low, and Here’s Why Feminists...
According to a study published this week, the percentage of Americans who support public executions has now reached its lowest point in more than four decades, with less than half of the country...
View ArticleSupport A Trans Life Now And Ask Obama To Reduce Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
Trans activist, writer, whistleblower, and all-round badass Chelsea Manning‘s legal team has filed a clemency application asking President Obama to reduce her sentence to the six-plus years she has...
View ArticlePolice Officer Comforts White Woman by Saying “We Only Kill Black People”
Dashcam footage released last week shows a Georgia police officer telling a passenger during a traffic stop that cops “only shoot black people.” The video isn’t just a bad joke caught on camera. It...
View ArticleThis bill would take citizenship away from immigrants who aren’t “moral” enough
The ‘‘Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2018’’ Act, introduced in the House of Representatives last month by Republican Lee Zeldin of New York, would allow the U.S. government to...
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