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Today at Ms. | September 23, 2022
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The Desperate Effort to Silence Iranian Feminists [[link removed]]
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People participate in a protest against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi outside of the United Nations on Sept. 21, 2022 in New York City. Protests have broke out over the death of 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody for allegedly violating the country’s hijab rules. Amini’s death has sparked protests across Iran and other countries. (Stephanie Keith / Getty Images)
BY SHAGHAYEGH NOROUZI and SAMANEH SAVADI | Protests have been raging across Iran over the last week after the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman in the custody of the Islamic Republic’s morality police due to her defiance against the strict dress code. The country’s desperate effort to silence Iranian feminists has taken the form of violent responses and crackdowns of both in-person demonstrations and online activism.
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Affordable Housing as a Human Right: Activist Diane Yentel on the U.S. Housing Crisis, Racial Justice and Democracy [[link removed]]
BY ELEANOR J. BADER | Right now, low-income renters are facing rising inflation, skyrocketing rents, limited tenant protections and a shortage of affordable units. Predictably, this is leading to an increasing number of evictions and a spike in homelessness.
Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, sees housing and racial justice as inextricably linked. “We must ensure that low-income people can participate in democracy by removing the barriers to voting that make it difficult to cast a ballot.”
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‘Put Heart and Soul Into Upholding Democracy’: An Election Official on What It Takes [[link removed]]
BY NATALIE TENNANT | Reflections from a former secretary of state—on her time in office and her work today as an advocate and champion for free and fair elections.
“Government shouldn’t be a hands-off, secret system where only a few are allowed to participate. I saw the need for different voices and ideas.”
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As we gear up for a new school year, May’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas is at the forefront of the minds of parents, teachers, and youth across the nation. With America’s gun violence epidemic escalating, what can we do to address the complicated issues at the heart of this crisis—which ties together issues of masculinity, whiteness, gun control, and more?
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