Iran’s Nurses Are Martyrs to Trump’s Maximum Pressure
Dozens of nurses have been infected with COVID-19, in part as a result of restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.
How to Make Abortion Great Again
Poland has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the EU. But four women, nicknamed the "abortion dream team," are pushing back.
What the World Loses if Turkey Destroys the Syrian Kurds
Amid crackdowns on supporters of the Kurdish movement in Turkey, Kurdish Syria became the heart of the greater Kurdish movement.
The Poland Model—Promoting ‘Family Values’ With Cash Handouts
The program’s design is similar to universal basic income, and marks a departure from the paternalistic attitude of previous governments.
Dade County Florida Program for Trafficked Children
Listen to the podcast here. It might be pushing it to call the Trump administration’s family separation policy a cause of the national rise in the sexual trafficking of children, but there is evidence to…
How domestic abusers weaponize the courts
After a breakup, litigation is often a way for harassers to force their victims to keep seeing them.
Trump’s Human Trafficking Record Is Fake News
The U.S. government has just released a highly anticipated human rights report that whitewashes the effects of its own policies.
Britain Is Making Sexual Harassment a Hate Crime
Five different times, Shana Grice reported her ex-boyfriend to the police in Sussex, England.
Only Women Can Stop the Apocalypse
Nearly three decades after the end of the Cold War, nuclear conflict remains the single greatest immediate threat to global security.
Trump Exposed for Undercutting Trafficking Victim Protections
Listen to the episode here. See Jenna’s article at the 4:11 mark. The Trump administration is cracking down on key protections for victims of human trafficking, an international crisis impacting 40 million victims. MSNBC Chief…
El Salvador Kills Women as the U.S. Shrugs
Washington helped start an epidemic of violence against women in Central America. Now it’s washing its hands of the problem.
How a Miami Judge Pioneered a New Way of Handling Minor Human Trafficking Cases
Judge Maria Sampedro-Iglesias established the GRACE Court, one of the first trauma-informed courts for juvenile survivors of human trafficking.
Trump’s Anti-Trafficking Argument for a Border Wall
Trump’s Administration has not only mischaracterized the issue of trafficking in America but also recently introduced changes that have made the situation worse for victims.
America Never Gave Afghan Women a Chance
Washington failed at the most promising path toward stability in Afghanistan: keeping the country’s women alive.
In Mosques Across Morocco, Women are Leading a Quiet Revolution
Trained and employed as clerics by the Moroccan government, hundreds of women are experts in Islamic law and tradition and wield power that allows them to promote and defend women’s rights.
A Long Women’s March through Congress
It was a year of quiet, but major, progress for women’s issues in the U.S. government—and 2019 promises even more.
Women Want to Put Yemen Back Together Again
Men caused the world’s worst humanitarian disaster, but it’s become clear they can’t fix it.
Why Trump’s Immigration Policy Will Hurt All Americans
Throughout U.S. history, politicians have demonized immigrants at the expense of society as a whole. In a bid to whip up his base in the closing days before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump announced…
