Today at Ms. | November 19, 2021


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House Passes the Historic Build Back Better Act: “A Giant Step Forward” [[link removed]]

BY KATHY SPILLAR | On Friday, the House passed President Biden’s Build Back Better (BBB) Act—the largest expansion of the U.S. social safety net since the 1960s. The bill includes elements that feminists have worked literally decades for.
The BBB bill is “monumental, it’s historic, it’s transformative, it’s bigger than anything we’ve ever done,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a press conference. “We will be telling our children and grandchildren that we were here this day.”
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Critical Race Theory Debates Are Drowning Out Learning Experiences for Students [[link removed]]
BY SYDNEY WARD | My experience in school is supposed to be globally and culturally enriching. It is supposed to give me the tools I need to fight for a more just, fair and equitable world—a society I can make better. But anti-critical race theory legislation and rhetoric are creating conflict that hinders the learning experiences that I am having now.

Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Ranked-Choice Voting Gives Women More Power; Could Vermont Elect Its First Woman Congress Member? [[link removed]]
BY CYNTHIA RICHIE TERRELL | Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation.
This week: the benefits of ranked-choice voting for women candidates and voters; Michelle Wu was sworn in as mayor of Boston; could Vermont elect its first woman member of Congress? and more

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In this episode, we are on the ground with the American Constitution Society (ACS) for a show with Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. Along with host Michele Goodwin, Herod and Ford discuss being Black in public office: namely, how they deal with the challenges and demands while staying true to themselves.
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