Missouri Might Impeach Its Governor Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
J.B. Forbes/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A St. Louis prosecutor dropped a felony invasion-of-privacy charge against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens earlier this week. But the governor’s troubles are far from over. As the Missouri legislative season came to a close last night in Jefferson City, representatives in the GOP-controlled legislature convened…
Iowa Wants to Ban Abortions After 6 Weeks. Planned Parenthood Just Filed a Lawsuit to Stop It.
Planned Parenthood supporters rally outside the Iowa Capitol Building, Friday, May 4, 2018.Barbara Rodriguez/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A lawsuit filed Tuesday by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Iowa seeks to block Iowa’s recently-passed “heartbeat” abortion law, one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. The…
This Map Depicts Abortion Access Across America and It’s Really Bleak
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s not just rural women who must travel long distances to get an abortion. Researchers mapped out 780 abortion facilities across America in a new study out Monday and found that 27 major cities are 100 miles or more from their nearest abortion provider. The…
Cate Blanchett Just Led a Powerful Silent Protest for Gender Equity on the Cannes Red Carpet
Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, actress Cate Blanchett and 81 other women in film marched in silence on the red carpet to call out the lack of female directors selected for the world’s top festival. The women stopped halfway up…
Happy Mother’s Day! Please Enjoy These Stories About Moms, Daughters, and Food
Aimee Lee Ball and her mother.Courtesy Aimee Lee Ball Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Recipes passed down through generations, Mother’s Day breakfasts in bed—these are some of the ways that food can bring a family together. But Aimee Lee Ball knows that there are other stories to be told: about…
A Night With Stormy Daniels and a Strip Club Full of Resistance Women
A sign outside of Blush in Pittsburgh advertises the night’s featured performer.Clint Hendler/Mother Jones The most talked-about woman in American politics took the stage at about a quarter past 10 p.m. on Thursday for a 15-minute, four-song dance set. Strutting across a mirror-backed platform graced by a pair of shining, two-story-tall stripper poles, Stormy Daniels was…