You can’t expect change if you don’t want to disrupt power. If you fear disruption more than you fear what’s currently happening, apparently things haven’t gotten bad enough for you yet. Just wait. It will get worse.
On mothers day, I finished a detailed analysis of reproductive rights in the U.S. for my Berkeley Capstone. I reviewed the political and historical context, compared policy and outcomes of California and Alabama, and offered some solutions. I was utterly unprepared for my findings, and how little we know about where we are, how we …
When abortion is outlawed, every pregnancy is a potential crime Read More »
This past week, amid the news of the abortion bans cascading state to state in America, my social media feeds filled with people telling their stories about abortion. Maybe yours, too? I read each one and left a supportive comment. The words they used made their abortion stories sound like confessions. Not because they would …
Tell your story but only if it’s safe. You’re not the asshole whisperer Read More »
What You Need To Know About Alabama’s Abortion Ban — And What Comes Next
You’re not crazy if you increasingly feel like we are all living in a flashback episode of The Handmaid’s Tale. You know– when the Hulu series shows what it was like before the fictional evil Christian fundamentalist regime completely overthrows the U.S. government and June is still living her normal-ish life, yet we see brief …
What you need to know about the recent abortion bans Read More »
Stacey Abrams is the rightful governor of Georgia. The person who stole her election just signed a heartless “heartbeat” bill into law, cruelly restricting access to reproductive freedom for women in Georgia and violating Roe v. Wade. They know it, too. They’re violating it BY DESIGN. That’s the strategy of right-wing whackjobs in red legislatures …
State politics are boring? Well, that’s where Roe v. Wade is under attack Read More »
The first time I heard of Cinco de Mayo was when I was about 8, and a white neighbor called it “national spic day.” That was also the first time I heard the word spic. When I was 10, my dad was given a free cassette tape at a gas station that was basically an …
Cinco de Mayo isn’t a thing, and if you make it a thing, I have some rules Read More »
