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Afghan women protest against the Taliban ban on women accessing university education on Dec. 22, 2022 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Stringer / Getty Images)

BY CLAUDIA NACHEGA and ANSELMA ELLINGWOOD | The Taliban has introduced a cloak of fear and violence that threatens the rights, freedoms and livelihoods of the women and girls fighting to survive under looming security threats, humanitarian crises and gender apartheid in Afghanistan.

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Rosa Alvarez, a Yaqui Indian Native American, was protected under Indian Child Welfare Act, passed by Congress in 1978 to help keep Native American children close to their families and traditional heritage. (Joshua Lott / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | In a surprise ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in a 7-2 vote in the case of Haaland v. Brackeen. The Court rejected the challenges brought against ICWA by Chad and Jennifer Brackeen and two other other non-Native prospective adoptive couples—”some on the merits and others for lack of standing,” wrote Justice Amy Coney Barrett in her majority opinion. The ruling indicated the Brackeens did not not suffer a concrete harm and could not sue. Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas dissented.

Native American tribal leaders and advocates see the ruling as a win and say the law safeguards Native children and tribal communities.

“We hope this decision will lay to rest the political attacks aimed at diminishing tribal sovereignty and creating instability throughout Indian law that have persisted for too long,” said a statement from leaders of the Cherokee Nation, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Oneida Nation and Quinault Indian Nation.

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BY SAL RENSHAW | From the Winter 2009 issue of Ms. magazine:

The L Word, Showtime’s ground-breaking lesbian TV drama, contained many nods to long-standing feminist issues that have stood the test of time—from crisis pregnancy centers and the anti-abortion movement, to trans inclusion.

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In this episode, Dr. Goodwin is joined by Ann Grundy to celebrate Juneteenth—which comes at a fraught moment in U.S. history. In 2023, Juneteenth comes with vestiges of the past, as book bans targeting queer, Black and Indigenous authors sweep the nation. Dr. Goodwin and Grundy remind us that these bans aren’t just attacks on critical race theory or women’s studies. They’re attacks on democracy and the First Amendment itself.

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