Lauren Barbato
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Paul Ryan's Response To Protestors Against His Planned Parenthood Decision Shows He Isn't The One Who Needs Security
After promising to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood this week, House Speaker Paul Ryan retired to his office on Capitol Hill. He thought about all the good he would do by eliminating affordable contraception, STI testing, and cancer scre → Read More
6 Actions To Take Right Now To Support Repro Rights In America
Reproductive rights are human rights, but try telling that to the Trump administration. Although President-elect Donald Trump has flip-flopped on abortion rights in the past year, his chosen cabinet members are not only decidedly anti-abortion but al → Read More
The Donald Trump Protests In New York & Around The Country Could Be Unprecedented
Following Donald Trump's contentious victory, anti-Trump protests sparked in numerous U.S. cities on Wednesday, closing down streets and highways in New York City, Oakland and Chicago. Thousands gathered outside Trump International Hotel & Tower → Read More
How Donald Trump's Plan To Build A Wall Changed Right Before The Election
Donald Trump, the smart and efficient businessman, knows where to cut corners. Donald Trump, the hypothetical leader of the free world who wants to paradoxically wall off that free world, also knows how to save a buck or two. As president, Trump woul → Read More
This Purvi Patel Update Is A Huge Step Forward For Reproductive Rights Activists
In 2015, an Indiana woman became the first person in the United States to be convicted of feticide for allegedly self-inducing an abortion; she was sentenced to 20 years in prison. On Friday, an Indiana judge overturned Purvi Patel's feticide conviction, stating that the charge was never meant to → Read More
South Dakota Adopts Abortion Reversal Provision Despite Lack Of Medical Evidence
Anti-abortion foes may be the most creative politicians out there. Legislation that directly targets abortion providers, burdening them to the point that they're forced to close their own clinics, has been the policy du jour for most state political leaders, but the crusade against abortion has → Read More
4 Reproductive Rights Wins And Fails You Might Have Missed This Week
As the year winds down, much of the reproductive rights news is already turning to 2016, which is sure to be a major year for abortion rights. During the first quarter of 2016, abortion providers, legal experts, and reproductive health advocates nati → Read More
I Don't Need Forgiveness for My Abortion
The Pope's proclamation that priests can absolve Catholic women of the "sin" of abortion only further stigmatizes the procedure. → Read More
Can't Read 'New York' Magazine's Bill Cosby Piece? You're Not Alone
If you tried typing “Nymag.com” into your search bar Monday morning, you found a blank screen and a downed server. A hacker allegedly attacked New York magazine overnight, just hours after the rag published harrowing stories from 35 women accusing comedian Bill Cosby of rape and sexual assault, The → Read More
Lee Nelson Hijacks Sepp Blatter's Big Press Conference To Make It Rain Fake Money, Which Is How You Make A Point — VIDEO
As the much-anticipated FIFA press conference got underway in Switzerland on Monday, British comedian Lee Nelson interrupted disgraced FIFA head Sepp Blatter in the most perfect way: by throwing money at him. There’s perhaps no better way to get Blatter’s attention than by spraying him with dozens → Read More
Where Does Scott Walker Stand On Legalizing Marijuana? It's Unlikely He'll Move On This Issue
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker officially announced his 2016 presidential bid on Monday, becoming the 15th Republican candidate to enter the race for the White House. “Americans deserve a leader who will fight and win for them,” Walker said in a tweet posted early Monday morning. The Republican → Read More
4 Things Hillary Clinton's CNN Interview Should Definitely Include If She Wants To Make An Impact
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will give her first national TV interview of her 2016 campaign Tuesday night when she sits down with CNN’s Brianna Keilar. Although she hosted a rousing rally on New York City’s Roosevelt Island and made dozens of campaign stops along the way, → Read More
First Photos Of South Carolina Church Shooting Suspect Released As A Manhunt Unfolds
The City of Charleston Police Department has released two photos of the suspect in the Emanuel AME Church shooting that killed at least nine people Wednesday night in what authorities believe is a hate crime. The Charleston Police Department described the suspect as a young, white male who stands → Read More
6 Sexist Donald Trump Quotes About Women That Perfectly Prove That This Guy Should Not Be President, Ever, Under Any Circumstances
We all thought the Republican Party was going to cap its candidacy field at Jeb Bush, but just kidding! The GOP always has room for one — or two, or three — more candidates. This week, that unsolicited candidate is business giant and TV personality Donald Trump, who’s making his first presidential → Read More
FIFA President Sepp Blatter Resigns In Wake Of International Scandal
Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter resigned on Tuesday following a massive Department of Justice investigation that exposed years of systemic corruption within the international soccer organization. Blatter, who has been involved with FIFA since 1975 and served as the organization’s president → Read More
Texas Flood Sweeps Homecoming Queen Alyssa Ramirez Away On The Way Home From Senior Prom
Dangerous flooding continues to affect large portions of South and Central Texas, from the Houston area to San Antonio to the state capital of Austin. At least 12 people are missing as of Tuesday morning after storms raged across the region, while a tornado that struck the Texas-Mexico border town → Read More
Chicago Bears Release Ray McDonald After Domestic Violence Arrest — The Latest Test For The NFL
Chicago Bears defensive lineman Ray McDonald was arrested for domestic violence Monday morning, becoming the latest player thrust into the media spotlight that has been illuminating football’s less-talked-about culture over the last year. Law enforcement officials in Santa Clara, California, → Read More
At Least 6 Dead In Amtrak Crash As Service Between New York & Philadelphia Is Suspended
At least six people are dead after an Amtrak train bound for New York derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night, overturning several of the train cars and sending the engine catapulting off the track. Officials said at least 140 passengers on the 235-passenger train were injured, and that death toll → Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Overhauls Nail Salon Policies After That 'New York Times' Investigation & It's The Right Response
Following a year-long New York Times investigation that exposed the systemic wage theft and labor abuse of New York City manicurists, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced extensive measures to protect nail salon workers and remedy some of the charges alleged against most the city’s 2,000 nail salons. In → Read More
Baltimore's "Hero Mom" Toya Graham Deserves Praise — For Starting A Conversation We Need To Have
The lasting image from Baltimore this week is not a flaming CVS; a little boy offering bottles of water to a line of heavily armed police officers; or a foul ball plunking into empty stands at Camden Yards. No, the image that has been playing repeatedly on national news channels is that of a → Read More