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Today at Ms. | August 12, 2025
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Green Dildos and Fragile Egos: Misogyny’s Latest Play in Women’s Sports [[link removed]]
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By Jodi Bondi Norgaard | The latest headline to make me question reality: green dildos thrown on the court during WNBA games.
Yes, that happened. And no, it’s not harmless.
When they can’t match our talent, they reach for props. When they can’t silence us, they try to embarrass us.
In an era when women’s rights are being stripped away—when reproductive freedom, bodily autonomy and basic equality are under siege—this is not the moment to shrug off “pranks” aimed squarely at women. We are already fighting to keep our resilience and focus intact. We cannot pretend that degrading women in the public eye—particularly women who have achieved power, visibility and influence—is just part of the game. It isn’t. It’s misogyny with a juvenile laugh track.
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‘Some Months Are Good, Some Aren’t’: A Mississippi Mom on Security, Self-Reliance and Showing Up for Her Kids [[link removed]]
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By Adrian | Front & Center amplifies the voices of Black women navigating poverty—highlighting their struggles, resilience and dreams as they care for their families, build careers and challenge systems not built for their success. Now in its fourth year, Front & Center is a collaboration between Ms. and Springboard to Opportunities, a nonprofit based in Jackson, Miss., working alongside residents of federally subsidized housing as they pursue their goals.
Adrian is a mother to three boys and the recipient of one year of guaranteed income from the Magnolia Mother’s Trust.
“My income covers the basics, but sometimes unexpected expenses come up, and then things get hard. Some months are good, some aren’t.”
“Having a bit more cash coming in … has helped my mental and emotional health—I feel like I can breathe a little easier.”
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Trump’s Anti-Voter Agenda Crystallizes [[link removed]]
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By Michael Waldman | Will voters have the final say in 2026?
In recent years, despite the pandemic, violence and intense pressure, American elections were secure and their results were reported accurately. Election officials worked together across party lines. The system held.
This year, however, a new threat to free and fair elections has emerged: the federal government itself.
It’s now clear that the Trump administration has launched a campaign to undermine American elections. An important new Brennan Center analysis uses the facts to connect the dots. All of this is unprecedented. It’s often illegal. It’s alarming. And it has begun to unfold in plain sight.
Ultimately, it will be up to voters. It’s harder to rig an election when people are watching—and shouting. High turnout can overwhelm chicanery.
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Trump has been in office for 200 days. In those 200 days, important institutions core to democracy have been dismantled. But we’ve also seen a coordinated effort to resist him, with millions across the country taking to the streets again and again to protest on behalf of the rights of their neighbors, their families, and themselves. Attorneys and advocates are also stepping up, demanding courts to defend our rights. Two hundred days in, what have we learned—and what’s the playbook for the next four years?
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