The Terrifying Global Reach of the American Anti-Abortion Movement

With the House controlled by Republicans, the Senate by Democrats, and an election looming, there is virtually no chance either bill will become law. Editar Ochieng didn’t tell her parents about her rape and pregnancy and didn’t go to a Continue reading The Terrifying Global Reach of the American Anti-Abortion Movement

Alabama’s Unhinged Embryo Ruling Shows Where the Anti-Abortion Movement Is Headed

Where might this ruling take us in this legal era following the Dobbs decision—an era already marked by uncertainty as if by design? (Some media coverage so far has unfortunately only fed the uncertainty, mistakenly referring to “frozen eggs” rather Continue reading Alabama’s Unhinged Embryo Ruling Shows Where the Anti-Abortion Movement Is Headed

The Battle Over Church and State Could Take Down the Charter School Movement

In spite of all the culture-war headlines these days, Americans tend to like their children’s public schools, and charters have thrived by lying low in the broad, confusing middle ground between public and private schools. They are public schools, in Continue reading The Battle Over Church and State Could Take Down the Charter School Movement

How the Anti-Trafficking Movement Gave Cover to Opportunistic Men

Spotlight didn’t just enable Kutcher to become an asset to cops—it also helped him become an A.I. guy. On the tech conference circuit over the past decade, he talked up how Spotlight uses A.I. for facial recognition, including in a Continue reading How the Anti-Trafficking Movement Gave Cover to Opportunistic Men

Voters Keep Stomping the Anti-Abortion Movement at the Ballot Box

And the amendment’s text went even further to constrain Ohioans’ ability to amend the state constitution. Under the state’s current rules, a constitutional amendment has to gain a certain number of signatures from 44 Ohio counties. Issue 1 would have Continue reading Voters Keep Stomping the Anti-Abortion Movement at the Ballot Box