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Taliban’s New Penal Code Codifies Violence, Obedience, and Gender Apartheid
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (535+ words) The Taliban has quietly enacted a sweeping new penal code that fundamentally reshapes Afghanistan's legal system, formalizing violence, criminalizing dissent, legalizing slavery, and stripping women of legal personhood under the guise of religious law. On January 7, Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada…...
Mamdani and Hochul Announce Plan to Make N.Y. Child Care Universal
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (405+ words) Mamdani and Hochul Announce Plan to Make N.Y. Child Care Universal'Feminist Majority Foundation It has only been a few weeks since the new Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, took office, and he is already putting new initiatives into action....
Bogota Implements Care Blocks: A Monumental Shift Away from Unpaid Labor
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (346+ words) This initiative is pivotal; it tackles the systematic issue of unpaid care labor that disproportionately gets placed onto women. Unpaid care work is the invisible, yet necessary, work that keeps households and families running. Gendered social norms reinforce the expectation…...
The Women Intertwined in Venezuela’s Fate
1+ week, 4+ day ago (639+ words) On January 3, 2026, a military operation carried out by U.S. armed forces in the capital of Venezuela resulted in the capture of Cilia Flores and her husband, President Nicol's Maduro. This has led to an ongoing state of emergency and authoritarian measures,…...
A “Trojan Horse” That Wasn’t: Senate Hearing Shows Afghans Are Among the Most Thoroughly Vetted
1+ week, 5+ day ago (400+ words) The hearing followed the November 26 shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., carried out by an Afghan national who entered the United States through Operation Allies Welcome, a parole program launched after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The discussion made…...
What is the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act Missing?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (420+ words) In December 2025, H.R.6359, the Pregnant Students" Rights Act, was introduced by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2) and then referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. On the surface, the bill is intended to require higher education institutions to provide information…...
Elon Musk's Grok AI and the Rise of Nonconsensual Sexual Abuse
2+ week, 5+ day ago (254+ words) Elon Musk's Grok AI is being used to create nonconsensual explicit photos and videos of women and children. These range from photos of people in revealing garments to extremely graphic and violent pornographic material." Grok AI is "an AI assistant…...
Wyoming Court Delivers Major Victory for Abortion Access
3+ week, 3+ day ago (509+ words) As of January 6, abortion remains legal in Wyoming after the Wyoming Supreme Court struck down two state laws aimed at banning abortion in State v. Johnson. One of the overturned laws sought to ban abortion except to save a pregnant woman's…...
Black Maternal Health Crisis Continues to Plague the United States
3+ week, 4+ day ago (927+ words) On Friday, January 2, 2026, Dr. Janelle Green Smith died from complications during the birth of her first child in South Carolina. Dr. Green Smith was a Black midwife, an esteemed Doctor of Nursing Practice, and an advocate for maternal health and…...
No Relief in Sight: Afghan Women and Girls Face Another Year Under Taliban Rule
3+ week, 6+ day ago (997+ words) As 2026 begins, it has been over 1,500 days since the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban's brutal regime returned to power. In that time, the Taliban has not moderated its rule, reversed draconian policies, or softened its…...