“Get Going Before You’re Ready”: Outgoing Planned Parenthood Head Cecile Richards Has Advice for New Activists
Cecile Richards speaks to the crowd during the Women’s March, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Jose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Cecile Richards is somehow both an eternal optimist and a straight shooter, two characteristics that propelled her to fame on what was supposed to be…
“You Need to Calm Down” and Other Degrading B.S. Women Hear from Doctors
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the early 1960s, researchers noticed that women seemed to have lower rates of heart disease than men—but only until menopause, when women’s estrogen levels dropped. At that point, their levels were similar. To get to the bottom of the discrepancy, they set up the first-ever…
This Kafkaesque Nightmare Shows Just How Absurd the Travel Ban Is
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Editor’s Note: On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, Mother Jones asked readers to share their stories about how the ban has affected them. We’re following up with readers and publishing their stories. You can share your own story at the bottom of this…
Has #MeToo Changed Your Relationship With Restaurants?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mother Jones is exploring how #MeToo is affecting the culinary world for an upcoming episode of Bite, our food politics podcast—and we want to hear from you. In the past few months, accusations of sexual misconduct have emerged at major restaurants across the country, leaving customers…
Watch Members of Congress Go Off on Betsy DeVos at a Budget Hearing
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos waits to testify before a House Committee on Appropriation subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday morning, Democratic lawmakers seized an opportunity to press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on everything from racial bias in student discipline to guns in schools as she defended a proposed…
A New Report Has Some Grim News About Black Babies
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For decades, the number of American babies born too small was on the decline. But new data suggests the rate may be ticking up again—especially among African Americans. The World Health Organization defines an underweight newborn as weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces. In…