January 27, 2026

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.

‘We Live in a World Governed by Strength’: The MAGA Project to Reassert White Male Power in Public and Private [[link removed]]
(Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)
By Jackson Katz | The connective tissue of Donald Trump’s takeover of Venezuela, his threats to invade Greenland, the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by masked federal agents in Minneapolis, and the EEOC’s encouragement of white men to bring claims of discrimination against them is this: All represent increasingly desperate efforts by Trump and MAGA to forcefully put white men back in charge.
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The Cruel and Unusual Killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti [[link removed]]

After Decades of Institutional Silence, Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Deserve More Than the Catholic Church’s PR [[link removed]]

Trump, Venezuela and the High-Stakes Fight Over the U.S. Dollar [[link removed]]

U.S. Turns Its Back on Global Efforts for Women and Children Terrorized by Violence and Conflict [[link removed]]

What we're reading:
Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:

* "The Sexual Politics of ICE” [[link removed]] — Throughline by Jill Filipovic [[link removed]]

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Tune in for a new episode of Ms. magazine's podcast, On the Issues with Michele Goodwin, at MsMagazine.com, [[link removed]] Apple Podcasts [[link removed]] or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Welcome to “The Magazine,” our mini-pod, which gives a peek into Ms . magazine’s forthcoming and current issues. In this episode, take a glimpse inside our Winter 2026 issue, which delves into the promise and potential of the abortion medication Mifepristone—which has been shown to treat a striking range of diseases and conditions including fibroids, breast cancer, depression, endometriosis and more. Also in the Winter issue: Jess Michaels on surviving Epstein, the Iceland “Women’s Strike” turns 50, and more.
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