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NEWSFLASH: Senate Dems Block Trade Deal With Anti-Human Rights Brunei
In a 52-45 vote, the Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), blocked fast-track legislation that would have paved the way for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), despite President...
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NEWSFLASH: Gloria Steinem Crosses North-South Korean Border
Ms. cofounder Gloria Steinem joined 30 other women activists from 15 countries Sunday in crossing the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea. The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) has kept the...
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NEWSFLASH: California Goes After Crisis Pregnancy Centers
It looks like crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) may not be able to act with total impunity anymore. At least not in California if state lawmakers finish work on a disclosure bill. The California Assembly...
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NEWSFLASH: Supreme Court Rules in Workplace Anti-Discrimination Case
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case involving retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, which denied Muslim teenager Samantha Elauf a job in 2008 because she wore a headscarf (or hijab). The...
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North Carolina Bill Would Triple Wait Time for Abortion
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory released a statement Wednesday vowing to sign a bill that would extend the waiting period for an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours. The bill has been approved by...
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NEWSFLASH: Texas May Soon Have Just 7 Abortion Clinics
It looks like Texas women won’t be getting an 11th-hour reprieve after all. In a devastating blow, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to uphold some of the most draconian restrictions of...
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NEWSFLASH: Trans-Pacific Partnership Hits Roadblock
Today, the House helped to slow down Fast Track legislation for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, a sweeping trade deal that threatens women’s rights, human rights and women workers. But...
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NEWSFLASH: Texas Anti-Choice Law Targets Teens
A new law signed this week by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) prohibits any woman who doesn’t have valid “proof of identity or age” from obtaining an abortion. Under HB 3994, physicians are expected to...
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NEWSFLASH: Loretta Lynch Sworn In as Attorney General
Loretta Lynch was sworn in as the 83rd attorney general of the United States Wednesday in an official ceremony conducted by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. She is the first African American...
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NEWSFLASH: Feminist Majority Joins Protest Against the TPP
Earlier today, protesters gathered in front of the Los Angeles office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to protest legislation to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a sweeping trade...
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NEWSFLASH: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Obamacare
Millions of Americans woke up on Thursday morning to discover that a key provision of the Affordable Care Act had been upheld by the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision. Plaintiffs in the King vs. Burwell...
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NEWSFLASH: Bill Cosby’s Latest Admission Is a “Game-Changer”
The Bill Cosby sexual-assault scandal took an eye-opening turn this week when it was revealed that Cosby once admitted to acquiring quaaludes, a popular ’70s recreational drug, with the intent of...
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New Study Shows Black Communities Want Clinic Access
Since January, 51 state-level abortion restrictions have been enacted, which brings the total to 282 since 2010. As reproductive health services continue to be cut, especially in the South, low-income...
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Oregon Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Birth Control
Women in Oregon will soon be able to receive birth control prescriptions from pharmacists, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Kate Brown this week. Under the new rule, birth control can be obtained...
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Trans People May Soon Serve Openly in Military
By early next year, transgender individuals will likely be allowed to serve openly in the military, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said Monday. The Pentagon is putting together a working group...
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Gay in the Workplace? EEOC Says Your Job is Safe
On Thursday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bars employment discrimination based on sexual orientation—a move that will hugely advance the...
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NEWSFLASH: N.Y. Fast-Food Workers to Get $15 Minimum Wage
“You cannot live and support a family on $18,000 in the State of New York, period,” said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) this week. “That’s why we have to raise the minimum wage.” And so they are, at...
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Everything You Need to Know About Sandra Bland
“Once I put this baby in the ground, I’m ready…This means war.” These were the words spoken by Geneva Reed-Veal as she eulogized her late daughter, Sandra Bland, last week. On July 10, 28-year-old...
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California Domestic Violence Survivors Gain New Protections
On October 1, the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law a bill granting domestic violence survivors the legal right to transfer their cell...
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NEWSFLASH: LGBT Californians Make Legal Strides
Wednesday Oct. 7 marked a big day for LGBT Californians. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law four bills that protect same-sex families, LGBT students and more. Each of the four bills targets a...
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