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Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Transgender Student Athletes
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (491+ words) On June 30th, in a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld laws from West Virginia and Idaho that prohibit transgender athletes from competing on girls" and women"s sports teams. Known as Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B. P. J. , both of these cases were…...
Supreme Court Protects Mail-In Voting Access in Mississippi
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (389+ words) On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold a Mississippi law allowing absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received within five business days after the election. The case challenged Mississippi House Bill…...
The EU Cannot Champion Human Rights While Welcoming the Taliban
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (298+ words) ...
The Answer to Falling Birth Rates Isn't More Pressure on Women
1+ week, 1+ day ago (455+ words) America's total fertility rate has reached a new low of 1. 57 children per woman, a 1% decline from 2024. According to the Wall Street Journal, some organizations warn that declining birth rates could eventually leave too few young people to enter the workforce…...
Low-Income Parents Are Making Impossible Choices as Food Costs Rise
1+ week, 1+ day ago (456+ words) Eighty-three percent of low-income parents can no longer buy all the food they usually would due to increased food costs. A new national survey commissioned by No Kid Hungry reveals that rising grocery prices and economic pressures are forcing low-income…...
Women in Afghanistan Face Mounting Barriers to Healthcare Under Taliban Rule
1+ week, 2+ day ago (255+ words) I begged them, my daughter was dying." These words were a plea from a mother, Zarin Gul, whose pregnant daughter, Nasrin, was suffering excruciating pains that required immediate attention from a health facility. However, on their way to the health…...
One Year After Medicaid Cuts, Rural Hospitals Face Growing Crisis
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (466+ words) It's been nearly a year since the federal Medicaid cuts took effect, and rural hospitals are feeling the strain." Almost one-third of rural hospitals in the United States are considered financially vulnerable. Today, roughly 720 rural hospitals across the country are…...
E. Jean Carroll Faces Investigation Amid Ongoing Legal Battles With Trump
2+ week, 6+ day ago (360+ words) While media sources have continued to refer to Carroll as an "accuser" such categorization attempts to skirt reality " E. Jean Carroll was sexually abused and defamed by President Trump, as found by the United States District Court for the Southern District…...
Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage Falls From Recent Highs
2+ week, 6+ day ago (322+ words) On June 26th, 2015, in a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court issued Obergefell v. Hodges, a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. For over a decade, the ruling has remained in effect under the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause, and…...
Husna Sepehre Ahmadi, Author at Feminist Majority Foundation
2+ week, 6+ day ago (253+ words) The crackdown followed a meeting between the Taliban governor of Herat and officials from the morality police. According to a notice issued by the department in Herat, "any woman who does not cover herself properly, shows her face, or uses…...