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Today at Ms. | July 7, 2025
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Russia Becomes First Major Country to Recognize Taliban Regime [[link removed]]
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By Feminist Majority Foundation | Russia’s recognition of the Taliban legitimizes gender apartheid and threatens to deepen the erasure of Afghan women’s rights worldwide.
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Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Create a Disaster for Rural Mothers and Babies [[link removed]]
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By Nina Martin, Mother Jones | Women and babies who live in areas that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump are likely to suffer some of the Big Beautiful Bill’s most sweeping and damaging effects.
The historically brutal Medicaid cuts—a staggering $930 billion slashed from the program over the next decade—could force as many as 144 rural hospitals around the U.S. to close their labor-and-delivery units or drastically scale back services.
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Historic Cuts to SNAP Deepen the War on Women [[link removed]]
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By Abby J. Leibman | Republicans in the House and Senate scrambled to pass legislation that will cut $184 billion from SNAP through 2034—by far the largest cut to SNAP in the program’s history—to finance tax cuts for the wealthy big businesses. They also hope to increase funding for pursuit of immigrants.
This extremist budget will drive millions of people into poverty and hunger. It also represents a full-throated assault on women—particularly single mothers, for whom SNAP has been a lifeline.
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This week, Carmen explores how we can strengthen our democracy by lifting up women and other marginalized groups in politics, and why representation in politics and power matters so much. Featuring Celinda Lake, Aimee Allison, Angel Charley, Julie C. Suk, Cynthia Richie Terrell, and Jennifer M. Piscopo.
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