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US News
Moderator Linsey Davis Talks About The Debate Questions That Weren’t Asked
Lily Herman
Sep 13, 2019
US News
There's No Other Option: We Need To Vote Out Gun-Happy Politicians
Lily Herman
Aug 4, 2019
News
The Women Worked Together In Last Night's Debate. This Race Could Use More Of ...
Lily Herman
Aug 1, 2019
News
Jeffrey Epstein's Accusers Are Finally In The Spotlight
The usual media blitz surrounding Epstein served a higher purpose when all eyes turned to the brave young women speaking out against him.
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Lily Herman
Wellness
Megan Rapinoe Has Defied — and Redefined — What It Means to Be Pa...
Megan Rapinoe Has Defied — and Redefined — What It Means to Be Patriotic
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Lily Herman
News
Kamala Harris Is Redefining Charisma
"Charisma" has been the domain of men for too long. Kamala Harris' performance in the debate marks a shift in how we view the concept.
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Lily Herman
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Elizabeth Warren & Julián Castro Refused To Battle Each Other In ...
Welcome to Hindsight 2020, Refinery29's column reflecting on the women running for president and the lessons learned (or not!) from 2016. Like pretty
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Lily Herman
News
Yes, A Woman Can Beat Trump In 2020. Here's How.
The latest numbers tell us that women can take down Trump. Now, we have to put our collective faith in them.
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Lily Herman
News
Actually, Abortion Litmus Tests Are A Good Thing
The past two weeks have been beyond chilling as far as women’s rights are concerned: Joe Biden initially came out in support of a law that prohibits fede
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Lily Herman
Politics
Democrats Flipped The House — All Thanks To Women
On top of all of these wins for women, there were plenty of other exciting changes that put America on a more progressive path.
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Lily Herman
Politics
Colorado’s Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Governor In U.S. ...
Democrat Jared Polis just won the Colorado gubernatorial race, beating out Republican Walker Stapleton and becoming the country’s first openly gay govern
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Lily Herman
Politics
Abigail Spanberger Wins Virginia's 7th District, Helps Democrats ...
Tonight, Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s 7th congressional district and beat out Dave Brat with 49.7% of the vote. Spanberger, a former CIA official, f
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Lily Herman
Politics
Ayanna Pressley Makes History As 1st Black Congresswoman From Mas...
On an election night where the results are mixed for Democrats so far, there’s one bright spot to celebrate: Ayanna Pressley just won an uncontested race
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Lily Herman
Politics
Amy McGrath Defeated By Andy Barr In Kentucky's 6th Congressional...
Tonight, Andy Barr won Kentucky’s 6th congressional district, beating out Amy McGrath. The district includes Lexington, the second largest city in the st
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Lily Herman
Politics
Susan Collins & How White Women Keep Selling Us
All
Out
Last Thursday, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford stood before the Senate Judiciary Committee and bravely testified about the assault she’d allegedly suffered as
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Lily Herman
Wellness
Ford's Politeness & Kavanaugh's Anger Are Everything That's Wrong...
This morning, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the first of at least three different women to come forward and say they experienced sexual misconduct at the hand
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Lily Herman
Politics
We Didn't Stop Clarence Thomas — But We Have A Chance To Stop Bre...
When he was nominated to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh made a concerted effort to make us know that he’s good to women. Of course, considering
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Lily Herman
Fitness
The U.S. Open Final Wasn’t About A “Meltdown.” It Was About Sexism.
Lily Herman is a writer and activist. The views expressed here are her own. The final women’s match of the U.S. Open was an exciting pairing: Serena Will
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Lily Herman
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After Jacksonville Shooting, Vote In Tuesday's Primary Like Your ...
I was confused when I opened up my laptop yesterday and saw the city where I grew up trending on Twitter. But the news was everywhere: There was a shooting
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Lily Herman
Work & Money
Let's Be Greedy When It Comes To Our Rights
In politics, millennial women should assert their needs above all else — after all, that is what democracy is all about.
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Lily Herman
Politics
This Woman Flipped Off Donald Trump’s Motorcade Last Year. She’s ...
On October 28, 2017, Juli Briskman’s day started out in normal fashion. Still recovering from a recent marathon, the Virginia resident opted to ride her
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Lily Herman
Politics
Democrats Aren’t Just Coming For The GOP. They’re Taking On Their...
Just 24 hours ago, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi were calling for unity and “civility” after Democratic R
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Lily Herman
News
After His Comments On #MeToo, 2018 Should Be The Year We Cancel B...
When Bill Clinton kicked off the press tour this weekend for his book with bestselling author James Patterson, he seemed shocked when he was asked about hi
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Lily Herman
2018 election
California’s Primary Shows A Blue Wave Of Progressive Democrats I...
Hundreds of thousands of people head to the polls today in California, the nation’s most populous state. There’s a lot of talk about California being a
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Lily Herman
Politics
Amy McGrath’s Primary Win In Kentucky Shows That Every District I...
Tuesday night’s elections — with primaries in places like Georgia and Kentucky, as well as runoff elections in Texas — felt like a dream. Practically
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Lily Herman
Politics
Eric Schneiderman Proves Why Male Allies Can't Get the Benefit of...
The Met Gala arrivals had just started when The New Yorker published a bombshell report: Four women accused New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, su
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Lily Herman
Strong Opinions
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Debacle Proves That We — &...
The White House Correspondents' Dinner proves it’s not just the media that has to slow its roll in 2018 and do some serious soul-searching.
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Lily Herman
News
Charlie Rose Is Getting A New Show Because We Don't Care About Th...
Late on Wednesday night, Page Six broke the news that unnamed producers are shopping around a show that would star Charlie Rose talking to men who were neg
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Lily Herman
Politics
Democrat Hiral Tipirneni Lost AZ's Special Election, But The GOP ...
Last night, Republican Debbie Lesko beat Democrat Hiral Tipirneni in a special election for Arizona’s eighth congressional district, a Phoenix suburb wit
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Lily Herman
News
Walmart Removing
Cosmopolitan
From Checkout Aisles Is A ...
On Tuesday, retail superchain Walmart announced it would stop selling Cosmopolitan magazine at its checkout counters, claiming that it was a “business de
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Lily Herman
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