My mouth dropped open in response, but no words came out.

Right-wing and extremist politicians here in the U.S. want us to believe that banning abortion will make it disappear. The ...

Stimming, in all its forms, reflects our shared need for grounding, an expression of the connection between body and mind. Self-stimulatory behaviors are often associated with autism, but in truth, ...

“Food stamps gave me the time to rebuild my life. Using hunger as political leverage isn’t fiscal policy. It’s a moral failure.” I’ve been that mother in the grocery store line, food stamps in hand, ...

Health insurance premiums have climbed to their highest in 15 years, and the “Big Beautiful Bill” adds further uncertainty to coverage. Families and employers are alike alarmed by the financial strain ...

I can’t help but wonder what the long-term consequences are to a society that suppresses our empathy and humanity in the name of self care? When I had my son two years ago, I came home with my husband ...

After seeing herself partially quoted by Women’s eNews, Tonya Lovelace realized that the word “bad”–on its own–disserves the discussion of black women and domestic violence. Here’s her longer version, ...

CNN producer Ingrid Formanek says the HBO film based on her career, “Live from Baghdad,” makes it seem that she did little but bat her eyelashes, smoke cigarettes, and drink. A tough journalist, ...

In a garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, a 19-year-old worker stopped showing up. Her supervisor said she had quit. Her coworkers whispered she had reported him for harassment. There was no ...

As the government wipes important sexual health information from official websites and targets research funding simply for the presence of words like “women” and “sex,” it’s more important than ever ...