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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 4h

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents. #MsReads via @motherjones.com
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How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 5h

Unprecedented federal cuts to SNAP could strip millions—especially women, children and immigrants—of essential food aid, even as advocates fight to restore and expand access to nutrition programs.

Cuts to Lifesaving Hunger Aid Could Impact Millions: 'Our President and Congress Think Budget Cuts Will Help People Achieve Self-Sufficiency. They Won’t.'

Cuts to SNAP Hunger Aid Could Impact Millions: 'Our President and Congress Think Budget Cuts Will Help People Achieve Self-Sufficiency.'

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 8h

A so-called “resettlement stipend” pressures vulnerable children to abandon their legal protections.

The Trump Administration Is Paying Children $2,500 to Give Up Their Rights

The Trump administration’s latest immigration scheme offers unaccompanied children $2,500 to “voluntarily” give up their legal rights and return to the very countries they fled. Officials are calling ...

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 10h

Despite what the Trump administration contends, the Republican budget bill is the exact opposite of what women and children really need.

One Megabill for the Megarich

Despite what the Trump administration contends, the Republican budget bill is the exact opposite of what women and children really need.

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 11h

The pioneering primatologist, conservationist and storyteller spent her life proving that curiosity, compassion and scientific rigor could coexist—and that empathy, too, belongs in the study of life.

Rest in Power: Jane Goodall, the Gentle Disrupter Whose Research on Chimpanzees Redefined What It Meant to Be Human

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 1d

Black, brown and LGBTQ+ students across the US are puzzled by all the praise the far-right commentator has received after his killing. #MsReads via @theguardian.com
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‘He wasn’t this national hero’: US college students voice concern over Charlie Kirk’s idolization

Black, brown and LGBTQ+ students across the US are puzzled by all the praise the far-right commentator has received after his killing

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 1d

Major rifts over key healthcare issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown that began at the stroke of midnight on Oct. 1, 2025.

How the Government Shutdown Is Hitting the Healthcare System—and What the Battle Over ACA Subsidies Means

How the Government Shutdown Is Hitting the Healthcare System—and What the Battle Over Affordable Care Act (ACA) Subsidies Means

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As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a challenge to Colorado’s law that bans conversion therapy for minors, several conservative justices signaled skepticism toward state bans.

As the Supreme Court Appears Ready to End State Bans on Conversion Therapy, a Reminder: The Practice Is Harmful and Discredited

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 1d

As the government shutdown drags into another week, women and their families have the most to lose.

Republicans Are Holding Women’s Health Hostage

As the government shutdown drags into another week and Republicans refuse to compromise, women and their families have the most to lose.

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My interview with the new leadership team at the National Organizaiton for Women:

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‘We Need Equal Rights in the Constitution’: NOW’s New Leaders Kim Villanueva and Rose Brunache See ‘a Lot of Energy for Advocacy’

Kim Villanueva and Rose Brunache on grassroots chapters, young feminists, and leading the National Organization for Women (NOW)

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 8d

Five Ways We Can Support Women in Recovery Without Punishing Them

Exploring the policies, practices and supports that allow women to heal, thrive and keep their families intact. msmagazine.com/2025/09/29/s...

Five Ways We Can Support Women in Recovery Without Punishing Them

Five Ways We Can Support Women and Mothers in Drug, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Recovery Without Punishing Them

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 2d

A federal judge sentenced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to 50 months in prison—just over four years—marking an end to a trial against one of the most influential names in entertainment.

‘We Heard You’: Judge Addresses Victims After Handing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs a Four-Year Sentence

A federal judge sentenced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to 50 months in prison—just over four years—marking an end to a trial against one of the most influential names in entertainment. Com...

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 2d

NOW's leaders talk with Ms. about revitalizing grassroots chapters, mobilizing young feminists, and steering NOW into its next chapter of activism.

‘We Need Equal Rights in the Constitution’: NOW’s New Leaders Kim Villanueva and Rose Brunache See ‘a Lot of Energy for Advocacy’

Kim Villanueva and Rose Brunache on grassroots chapters, young feminists, and leading the National Organization for Women (NOW)

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 2d

Most Americans reject using the criminal justice system to police abortion care.

Americans Oppose Criminalizing Abortion. Too Many Policymakers Aren’t Listening.

Politicians, Listen: Americans Oppose Criminalizing Abortion and State Abortion Bans That Punish Women, Pregnant People and Abortion Providers

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 5d

On Oct. 3, 1977, Rosie Jiménez—a 27-year-old mother, student and aspiring teacher in McAllen, Texas—died after being denied Medicaid coverage for abortion.

Nearly 50 years later, the policy that killed her is still on the books.

Remembering Rosie Jiménez: How the Hyde Amendment Took Her Life and Denies Care Today

Rosie Jiménez—a 27-year-old mother, student and aspiring teacher in McAllen, Texas—died after being denied Medicaid coverage for abortion

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 5d

Black women were vilified as unfit mothers during the so-called “crack baby” panic, but science—and the lived experiences of families—tell a very different story.

The War on Drugs Was a War on Black Mothers

Black women were vilified as unfit mothers during crack baby panic, but science—and lived experiences of families—tell a different story.

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 5d

As the justices take their seats, our system of checks and balances tilts precariously.

New Supreme Court Term Pits Presidency Against Constitutional Values

New Supreme Court Term Pits the Donald Trump Presidency and John Roberts Against Constitutional Values Like Voting Rights and Birthright Citizenship

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Political Research Associates @praeyesright.bsky.social · 6d

PRA's @fredclarkson.bsky.social speaks with @jodi-enda.bsky.social in @msmagazine.com about the New Apostolic Reformation movement's link to the killing of Melissa and Mark Hortman. Learn more in this four-part series on the rise in anti-abortion violence under Trump: msmagazine.com/2025/09/18/r....

'Dad Went to War': The Radical Faith Behind the Minnesota Assassinations

The killing of Melissa and Mark Hortman highlights the danger of radicalized religion and America’s escalating antiabortion violence.

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 6d

Research confirms what lived experience already shows: Women are less likely than men to enter treatment despite equal or greater need, and when they do, they often arrive with more severe dependency.