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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks on reproductive rights outside the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 2, 2022. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | As the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s devastating decision in Dobbs v. Jackson approaches, Ms. spoke with U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who leads the Democratic Caucus on reproductive rights and has been at the forefront of the fight for reproductive freedom in Congress since she was first elected in 1992.

“Every time we have tried to do anything, we are blocked by Republicans. So, we have looked at every other way that we can try and help manage the chaos and crisis that’s been created. … We are working to come up with the best solutions for what is happening to women in this country and the healthcare impacts we are seeing.”

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Harvard University students chant while rallying in Harvard Yard on May 4, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass., to defend abortion rights and protest against a leaked draft opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v. Wade. (Erin Clark / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

BY VAL DIEZ CANSECO | State laws banning abortion are a major factor for students and parents in the Northeast considering an out-of-state college education.

The majority of student respondents (76 percent) said they prefer to go to college in a state where abortion is both legal and accessible, and all (100 percent) financially contributing parents agreed. Ninety-five percent of parents and 91 percent of students asserted that school values were an extremely important aspect.

Colleges and universities that do not stand against extreme state legislation on behalf of their students, risk a major drop in enrollment rates. 

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 30, 2023. McCarthy and President Biden reached a debt ceiling deal to stave off default until until January 2025, after the next election. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

BY ABBY J. LEIBMAN | On June 3, President Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) into law, allowing Americans to breathe a sigh of relief that we managed to avoid a catastrophic economic situation. But to agree to this compromise, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) insisted on several detrimental and dangerous changes to anti-poverty programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

Plain and simple, these changes will increase hunger and hardship among the most vulnerable Americans. As usual, their impact will be felt most acutely by women, particularly women of color. The debt ceiling bill was far from perfect, and the fight for justice is far from over.

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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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