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Today at Ms. | August 8, 2023 |
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A pro-abortion rights rally on May 14, 2023—two weeks after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision overturning Roe v. Wade leaked from the Supreme Court. (Whitney Saleski / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) |
BY ROXY SZAL | It’s official: Abortion rights advocates in Ohio have met the signature requirement to place a ballot measure on the Nov. 7, 2023, ballot that would codify abortion rights in the state constitution. Before the amendment gets in front of voters, though, it faces one more unique obstacle: an Aug. 8 election, where voters are tasked to decide if future constitutional amendments will need to meet a threshold of 60 percent support, rather than 50 percent (or a simple majority).
Advocates have been worried about turnout in an election held in an off year at the end of the summer, but early voter turnout numbers have already showed a “five-fold increase” compared to last year’s August election. (Click here to read more) |
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In 2021, Mylene Vialard joined the resistance led by Indigenous women at Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline. (Courtesy) |
BY CAROLYN ELERDING | When Mylene Vialard followed her 21-year-old daughter across the U.S. to join the thousands of the resistance by Water Protectors led by Indigenous women at Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, her aim was clear: to help make change. The Boulder-based activist is one of several around the U.S. who face felony charges in northern Minnesota’s Aitkin County for allegedly “obstructing legal process.” Her trial is the week of Aug. 28. “Not taking the plea deal and going to trial is using my voice to point out where the problems are, what the issues are. And, you know, I don’t have that big of a voice, but it’s what I can do right now. The outcome of the trial is secondary to me. If we can raise the awareness and can plant seeds, it’s a victory for me.” (Click here to read more) |
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(L-R) Sam Mewis #3 of the United States, Adrianna Franch #21 and captain Megan Rapinoe #15 with their tops turned inside out as part of the team’s equal pay campaign before the SheBelieves Cup match against Japan at Toyota Stadium on March 11, 2020 in Frisco, Texas. The U.S. beat Japan, 3-1. (Alika Jenner / Getty Images) |
BY DAVE ZIRIN | The U.S. is now the first country to grant equal pay for its men’s and women’s soccer teams. But for years, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team players have repeatedly complained that they’ve been getting as little as 40 percent of the salary their male counterparts get—especially considering the women’s team has four World Cup titles and the men’s team has … none.
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