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It’s National Voter Registration Day: Here’s What You Should Know
Natalie Gontcharova
Sep 24, 2019
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Greta Thunberg Can’t Do This Alone: How To Join The Fight Against Climate ...
Natalie Gontcharova
Sep 23, 2019
2020 Election
Elizabeth Warren Is Now The Frontrunner In A Key State — Here’s What It ...
Alejandra Salazar
Sep 22, 2019
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Young Women Are Leading The Global Climate Strike
The vast majority of world leaders and members of parliaments — the same politicians who are shuffling their feet when it comes to taking action on
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Natalie Gontcharova
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Here Are The Faces Of Women Fighting Climate Change
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Natalie Morin
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The Best Protest Signs From The 2019 Global Climate Change Strikes
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Melissa Ivy Katz
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Everything You Need To Know About The Global Climate Strike
On Friday, people all over the world are participating in the Global Climate Strike to demand that politicians treat climate change as a moral and ethical
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Natalie Gontcharova
True Crime
A New Documentary Asks: Who Killed These 8 Women In Louisiana?
In 2010, journalist Ethan Brown was working for a law firm as an investigator on a capital case. It was a job that had him regularly driving back and forth
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Leah Carroll
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Elizabeth Warren’s Refreshingly Gloomy Message & The Young People...
If you’re looking for someone to tell you everything is going great, Elizabeth Warren is not your candidate. On Monday night, the senator painted an appr
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Natalie Gontcharova
US News
She Lost Her Son In Sandy Hook — Now She’s Fighting To Save...
On Wednesday, Sandy Hook Promise, a gun violence prevention group in Newtown, CT, launched its annual back-to-school PSA. The PSA — called Back-to-Schoo
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Natalie Gontcharova
Truth Told
My Body, My Work
Sex work is real work. That’s the battle cry led by sex workers in New York state fighting to stop the criminalization of their labor. Last June, a handf
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Estephani Cano
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Refinery29 & Girls Who Code Invite You To #MarchForSisterhood
What’s stronger than a girl with something to fight for? A movement of girls. On October 11, Day of the Girl, Girls Who Code is expanding their #MarchFor
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R29 Team
Politics
New Sexual Assault Allegation Reignites Calls For Brett Kavanaugh...
A new sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has emerged, and once again ignited the call for his impeachment. President D
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Sarah Midkiff
Cultural Issues & Equal Rights
In 2020, Women Will Write the Rules
Women are taught the rules from an early age. Smile, be polite, be modest, ignore the cat calls, boys will be boys. Later we learn the next set. Stay in yo
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Cecile Richards, ...
US News
Moderator Linsey Davis Talks About The Debate Questions That Were...
The third of 12 Democratic debates scheduled by the Democratic National Committee took place last night, and while the night was filled with skirmishes and
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Lily Herman
Wellness
Why NYC Is Repealing Its Ban On Conversion Therapy
The New York City Council has moved to reverse a 2017 ban on “conversion therapy” in order to prevent a Supreme Court challenge. According to t
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Erika W. Smith
2020 Election
All The Key Moments From The 3rd Democratic Presidential Debate
Welcome to the third Democratic presidential debate! After the Democratic National Committee (DNC) upped its threshold for qualification and several candid
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Natalie Gontcharova
Celebrity Style
Kamala Harris Loves Wearing Converse (Because Of Course She Does)
Kamala Harris has two modes: The hardass District Attorney or the hardass auntie. When she’s in DA mode, Kamala can be ruthless and no-nonsense, cutting
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Connie Wang
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Presidential Candidates, Please Talk About Abortion Access Tonight
We are months into a Democratic presidential primary defined by candidates’ bold commitments to progressive ideals, with 20-plus candidates offering plan
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Andrea Miller
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Money Talks: A Look At Female Donors’ Favorite Presidential...
Welcome to Hindsight 2020, Refinery29’s column reflecting on the women running for president and the lessons learned (or not!) from 2016. If you want
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Natalie Gontcharova
Pop Culture
Chrissy Teigen Spent The Last Day Of Her Summer Feuding With Trum...
Chrissy Teigen’s distaste for President Donald Trump has never been a secret, and the feeling seems to be mutual since he blocked her on Twitter back
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Kathryn Lindsay
2020 Election
Everything You Need To Know About The Third Democratic Debate
This Thursday night, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will face off for one night only for the first time ever, after the Democratic National Co
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Natalie Gontcharova
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One Month After El Paso Mass Shooting, Walmart Bans Ammunition Sales
Update, September 8, 2019: Just over a month after the El Paso, TX shooting, several major retail chains are following Walmart’s footsteps in urging
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Leah Carroll
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Here’s What The 2020 Candidates Say They’ll Do About ...
This past week, six 2020 Democratic presidential candidates — Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Julián Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Kama
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Natalie Gontcharova
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How To Help Victims Of Hurricane Dorian In The Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian unleashed unrelenting rain, devastating winds, and extensive flooding as it hit the northwestern Bahamas as a category 5 storm, specifical
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Sarah Midkiff
US News
Shooting In West Texas Leaves 8 Dead Including Gunman, 20 More In...
A traffic stop in Odessa, TX on Saturday, August 31, turned into the second shooting in the state in the last month, when a man shot at the state trooper w
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Sarah Midkiff
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AOC Sets The Record Straight On Who She's Blocking On Twitter — &...
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to First Amendment scholars at Columbia University who accused her of violating others’ right to free sp
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Sarah Midkiff
Truth Told
Why, After 400 Years, We’re Finally Talking About Reparations For...
It’s one of the 2020 election’s most-debated topics: Reparations for slavery. To call the discussion long overdue is a tragic understatement. After all
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Astrid Kayembe
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Alabama Governor Says She Won't Resign After College Blackface Sk...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey — the one who signed off on a near-total abortion ban in the state — says she has no plans to resign after a photo surfaced of h
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Natalie Gontcharova
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We'll Be Talking About Kirsten Gillibrand's Campaign For Years To...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ended her candidacy for president on Wednesday, after falling short of the requirement needed to make the stage in September's
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Natalie Gontcharova
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