Eesha Pandit
Salon.com
Houston, TX, United States
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The case of Purvi Patel: How Mike Pence won his crusade against abortion in Indiana
Patel faced 20 years for feticide before charges were dropped — but women's rights are still endangered in Indiana → Read More
“A step in a long staircase toward equal access to freedom”: Supreme Court’s abortion ruling a small victory in a neverending fight
The reproductive freedom movement is building momentum, but too many Americans haven't felt real changes yet → Read More
Understanding one of the most critical Supreme Court cases of the year: HB2 and the fate of abortion access in Texas
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is the most important abortion case in decades → Read More
Criminal injustice in Texas: Thousands stay jailed in just one county because they can’t pay bail — and it’s happening all over the U.S.
77 percent of inmates in Harris County are still locked up despite not being convicted → Read More
The GOP has blood on its hands: How its anti-trans smear campaign is spreading not just hate, but violence too
Shante Thompson, who was shot to death last week, is just one of many trans Americans who face increasing violence → Read More
Trans Americans are under attack: Why North Carolina’s draconian anti-discrimination repeal is just the tip of the iceberg
Statehouses across the country are taking action against a community that already faces shocking levels of violence → Read More
This problem is much bigger than Trump: Why abortion rights in America are becoming more endangered by the day
Trump was rebuked for proposing that women who get illegal abortions be punished. That's actually already happening → Read More
The conversation we need to have about infanticide
A Staten Island woman is charged with the murder of her newborn, but nobody is asking the right questions about it → Read More
The Supreme Court’s massive abortion case: Everything you need to know about Whole Women’s Health vs. Hellerstedt
This week, the eight remaining justices will hear arguments relating to draconian Texas abortion restrictions → Read More
Facebook’s shameless “colonial” ambitions: Why its aggressive play for Indian users was rightfully banned
The Internet giant's aggressive India expansion plan would have undermined net neutrality — so it was banned → Read More
The Sandra Bland case hasn’t gone away: What you need to know about the ongoing legal battles
Two upcoming court dates could help determine whether the police will finally be held to account → Read More
“Abandoned by the state”: How the Zika crisis highlights shameful blind spots in reproductive health
Government responses to the current Zika emergency highlight failures of health policy both in America and abroad → Read More
America’s secret history of forced sterilization: Remembering a disturbing and not-so-distant past
A stunning new documentary details how the government and doctors worked together to sterilize poor women of color → Read More
Don’t let Obama off the hook: Anti-immigrant hysteria isn’t just a Republican problem
While the president looks like a saint compared to conservatives, his administration has a spotty record at best → Read More
Hillary Clinton's Abortion Game-Changer
To say that Clinton has evolved on reproductive rights is no dig. Her shift is admirable, and noteworthy. → Read More
Hillary Clinton’s abortion game-changer: Why her call for abandoning the Hyde Amendment is so important
To say that Clinton has evolved on reproductive rights is no dig. Her shift is admirable, and noteworthy → Read More
Donald Trump’s hateful message is literally poisonous
As racism and Islamophobia have surged in the U.S., so too have the health problems experienced by those targeted → Read More
The terror behind Daniel Holtzclaw: The horrific truth about police & serial abuse
An Oklahoma City officer has been convicted on dozens of charges of abuse. But he isn't alone → Read More
Gun violence is America’s cardinal sin: Why we won’t do anything about a raging epidemic
In the last week, we've twice been reminded that many of our leaders think that murder is a price worth paying → Read More
America’s disturbing epidemic of police abuse revealed: “When the person who sexually assaults you is a police officer, who do you call?”
A shocking new report by the Associated press found 1,000 reports of sexual misconduct in six years → Read More