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September 30, 2025
From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.
The Right to Recovery Is Essential to Democracy [[link removed]]
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The road to recovery—indeed, the right to recovery—is essential to a free and fair democracy. This installment of Women & Democracy is presented in honor of National Recovery Month—and is the product of a very special partnership with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health at Georgetown Law. Together, we explore the often unspoken intersections of addiction, recovery and gender justice—and, importantly, point to public health and policy solutions that prioritize dignity, equity, access to care and civic engagement.
Among the contributions, we are proud to release a multipart podcast mini-series, The Long Way Home, hosted by Ms. Studios executive producer Dr. Michele Goodwin, who is joined in conversation by leading experts in all aspects of recovery. A companion essay collection spotlights an array of voices who lift up critical issues like race and incarceration, LGBTQ perspectives, maternal health and pregnancy justice, and personal storytelling.
In the words of one of our contributors, “Recovery is not just a personal journey. It is a political one. It provides a roadmap for how we might mend and heal our seemingly broken democracy: people of different faiths, political parties, and diverse identities sitting beside one another, offering a hand to someone in need, and saying, ‘You got this, you are not alone.’”
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Recovery Saved My Life. It Can Also Save U.S. Democracy. [[link removed]] The War on Drugs Was a War on Black Mothers [[link removed]]
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Five Ways We Can Support Women in Recovery Without Punishing Them [[link removed]] 1. The Long Way Home: Motherhood and Addiction (with Karen Thompson) [[link removed]]
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2. The Long Way Home: Mental Health, Substance Use, and Adolescents (with Dr. Patricia Jones Blessman) [[link removed]] 3. The Long Way Home: Life in Recovery (With Cody Thompson) [[link removed]]
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4. The Long Way Home: Tagged for Life: Collateral Consequences of Drug Use and Incarceration (With Regina LaBelle and Suzula Bidon) [[link removed]] 5. The Long Way Home: Understanding Native American Culture and Addiction (With State Sen. Angel Charley) [[link removed]]
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In this episode, at a time where unprecedented news stories break every day, we’re re-elevating the Jeffrey Epstein files. As victims continue to come forward, and new evidence continues to emerge, the questions and demands for justice grow louder. What can we learn from the information that has been released? What will it take for the full files to be released? And how will Trump respond?
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