After Charlottesville, Boston Rally to Draw KKK—and Likely Thousands of Counter-Protesters
The demonstration comes after President Donald Trump bolstered the white nationalist movement Tuesday.
News
In Surprise Move, Right-Wing Legislator Proposes New Bill to Decriminalize Abortion in El Salvador
Johnny Wright Sol's action represents an attempt to break a legislative deadlock and bring together a coalition of legislators from various political parties in numbers sufficient to change the existing law, which bans abortion entirely.
California Board of Nursing Sanctions Unproven Abortion ‘Reversal’ (Updated)
The approval paves the way for anti-choice organizations to teach abortion "reversal" to nurses for state continuing education credit.
Embattled GOP Senator Misleads Public on Planned Parenthood
In addition to other favorite, and false, Republican talking points on the health-care provider, Nevada Sen. Dean Heller now also falsely claims that the organization is funneling taxpayer dollars to campaign ads against “political enemies”—presumably including himself.
Arizona Owes $600,000 for Pushing Unproven Abortion ‘Reversal’
Arizona doctors blasted Republicans for backing the state law, branding it as "tantamount to quackery."
Commentary
Charlottesville and the Attacks on Affirmative Action Are Linked
Though the anti-affirmative action movement bears no torches or Nazi regalia, its agenda is very much aligned with that of the white supremacists who marched at UVA.
‘Beyond Movement Silos’: How Texas Advocates Are Showing Up for Those in Legislature’s Crosshairs
"You would think that activists would just be exhausted and giving up, but not only are they getting louder, they're banding together and making their voices heard at every turn."
Analysis
Racial Justice Advocates Roundly Condemn Trump’s Charlottesville Remarks, White Supremacy in the White House
"There’s not many sides to this. There’s only one side and it’s the side of folks who stand for community justice and democracy."
Multimedia
The Breach: How the Looming Constitutional Crisis Could Play Out
Political expert Yascha Mounk reveals the various fuses Donald Trump has lit that may lead to a constitutional crisis—and what could happen if one (or more) explodes.
Investigations
Group Behind Planned Parenthood Attack Videos Raised $450,000 in 2015, But Donors Still Shadowy
The Center for Medical Progress fought all the way to the Supreme Court in late 2015 to try to avoid handing over information containing the identity of “supporters."
Trump Administration at Odds With Scientists and Advocates
In particular, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price is connected to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, an extreme libertarian doctors group that espouses many of the lies about abortion safety long rejected by the medical and scientific communities.
HHS Secretary Sells Off Controversial Stock Amid Questions Over His Ethical Judgment
Price may hope the divestitures will bring an end to the questions over his judgment when it came to investing in companies whose futures he could help determine. Yet, there is enough information on the public record to continue to cast the specter of doubt.
Congressman in Colorado Swing District Backpedals on Extreme Anti-Choice Positions
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, who once supported radical anti-choice proposals like a "personhood" law, has slowly but surely softened his stance against abortion rights.
Culture & Conversation
On Diapers and the Divine: Book Explores Parenting as Spiritual Practice
Mothering made Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg feel more connected to God, but her book Nurture the Wow doesn't always acknowledge that feeling is not universal.
‘Coffee, Cake, and True Islam’: How a Muslim Community Is Fighting Islamophobia
“I’m not going to say we all sing 'Kumbaya' and get along perfectly, but [the campaign has] created a platform where people can be transparent and ask questions about Islam without fear of intimidation or backlash.”
The Paradox of Black Women and Police Violence: A Q&A With Andrea Ritchie
In her new book Invisible No More, Ritchie points out that Black women have been on the forefront of organizing against police and state violence, particularly against Black men. So why is it so hard to recognize that they and other women of color are targets of such brutality?
Indiana Republicans Apparently Don’t Want Black People to Vote
Do you know what Black people tend to do that Republicans hate? Vote for Democrats.
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Media Memo: Yes, Donald Trump Is a White Supremacist
If someone in power consistently and persistently promotes and upholds the values of white supremacy and white nationalism, and both cultivates and depends on maintaining his power through these ideologies, why do we stop short of naming what it is?
Anti-Choice Legal Attacks Make It Harder to Access Clinics Themselves
In addition to helping pass abortion restrictions at the state level, anti-choice activists are challenging those laws that do protect clinics and patients.
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