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December 1, 2020 at 11:03 PM

Trumpian misogyny thrived in the 2020 election cycle

A Woman's Place         John,   The New York Times has characterized Trump’s continued support as a “performance of an aggressive and aggrieved masculinity centered on the bullying and domination of others.”   Donald Trump has thrived off of toxic masculinity …
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December 1, 2020 at 8:02 PM

Standing against the GOP money machine in the GA Senate races

A Woman's Place         John,   Control of the Senate -- and really the success or failure of our progressive agenda in 2021 -- relies on Democrats winning the Senate runoff races in Georgia. Grassroots organizers are going full steam on registering and turnin…
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December 1, 2020 at 5:30 PM

With Stacey Abrams, we know we’re in good hands

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has some reassuring words for us as we wait to see who will win the Senate races in Georgia and control the Senate: “We have seen what is possible when we work hard and when we work together. We know we can win Geo…
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November 30, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Stacey Abrams prepares for GA's Senate runoffs: Let’s get it done

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has some reassuring words for us as we wait to see who will win the Senate races in Georgia and control the Senate: “We have seen what is possible when we work hard and when we work together. We know we can win Geo…
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November 30, 2020 at 8:00 PM

TIME: “Call out Karen, But Don’t Forget About Kevin.”

A Woman's Place         John,   White men aren’t being held accountable for Trumpism. As Saadia McConville writes for TIME Magazine:   “If we truly want a world that is anti-racist and free from patriarchal oppression we should be clear about the main problem:…
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November 30, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Stacey Abrams deserves a seat at the table

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has been a reassuring voice for millions of us these past weeks.   After massive voter suppression in Georgia during the 2018 elections, Abrams stepped to the political forefront to protect every vote across the st…
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November 29, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Stacey Abrams prepares for GA's Senate races: Let’s get it done

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has some reassuring words for us as we wait to see who will win the Senate races in Georgia and control the Senate: “We have seen what is possible when we work hard and when we work together. We know we can win Geo…
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November 29, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Stacey Abrams needs to be in the room where it happens

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has been a reassuring voice for millions of us these past weeks.   After massive voter suppression in Georgia during the 2018 elections, Abrams stepped to the political forefront to protect every vote across the st…
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November 29, 2020 at 4:01 PM

This is white male privilege at its most dangerous

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Robin Givhan at The Washington Post had some harsh criticism -- and a perfect analysis -- of Trump post-election:   This “well-fed white man in a golf cart at a private club” is truly the “classic metaphor for privilege and d…
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November 28, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Stacey Abrams prepares for Georgia's Senate races: Let’s get it done

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has some reassuring words for us as we wait to see who will win the Senate races in Georgia and control the Senate: “We have seen what is possible when we work hard and when we work together. We know we can win Geo…
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November 28, 2020 at 8:00 PM

COVID-19 inflicts an undue burden on women

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   From the most staggering job losses occurring in the sectors that women employees dominate to the closing of childcare centers, the economic fallout from the GOP’s malpractice in handling the COVID-19 pandemic is placing a…
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November 28, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Trump just fired another official who refused to back his election fraud claims

A Woman's Place         John,   The New York Times: “President Trump on Tuesday night fired his administration’s most senior cybersecurity official responsible for securing the presidential election, Christopher Krebs, who had systematically disputed Mr. Trump…
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November 27, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Stacey Abrams prepares for Senate runoffs in GA: Let’s get it done

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has some reassuring words for us as we wait to see who will win the Senate races in Georgia and control the Senate: “We have seen what is possible when we work hard and when we work together. We know we can win Geo…
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November 27, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Federal judge blocks Trump’s attempt to silence sexual assault survivors

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Lewis Kaplan, a federal judge in New York, has signaled that journalist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump -- filed after Trump tried to silence her sexual assault allegations against him -- is movin…
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November 25, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Stacey Abrams prepares for the GA Senate runoffs: Let’s get it done

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has some reassuring words for us as we wait to see who will win the Senate races in Georgia and control the Senate: “We have seen what is possible when we work hard and when we work together. We know we can win Geo…
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November 25, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Cori Bush highlights the pressure on women to “look expensive”

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Cori Bush made history this election when she became the first Black woman to represent Missouri in Congress.   Now, as Bush prepares for her new role in our legislature, she has laid out a challenge most freshman women candi…
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November 24, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Stacey Abrams prepares for Georgia Senate races: Let’s get it done

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has some reassuring words for us as we wait to see who will win the Senate races in Georgia and control the Senate: “We have seen what is possible when we work hard and when we work together. We know we can win Geo…
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November 24, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Michelle Obama has a lesson for Republicans

A Woman's Place         John,   While our country hangs in the balance as Trump refuses to concede the election results, Michelle Obama has made one thing clear: “Our democracy is so much bigger than anybody’s ego.”   Michelle Obama has been a fierce protector…
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November 24, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Kamala Harris could replace Mike Pence in more ways than one

A Woman's Place         John,   Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has largely laid low since becoming the first woman vice president-elect in history.   In anticipation of her future role in the White House, political observers are now suggesting Harris could…
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November 24, 2020 at 1:02 AM

Who made mask-wearing a political statement?

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   As coronavirus cases surge throughout the country, public health experts are calling on Joe Biden to prioritize his campaign promise of a national mask mandate.   After months of Donald Trump’s virtually nonexistent corona…
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November 23, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Stacey Abrams prepares for GA Senate runoffs: Let’s get it done

A Woman's Place         John,   Stacey Abrams has some reassuring words for us as we wait to see who will win the Senate races in Georgia and control the Senate: “We have seen what is possible when we work hard and when we work together. We know we can win Geo…
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November 23, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Blocking the GOP’s handmaid dream

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Republican legislators have passed hundreds of laws meant to undermine the legitimacy of Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court. Now that anti-choice Amy Coney Barrett has solidified a conservative 6-3 majority in the Supreme Co…
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November 22, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Looking ahead at the Georgia runoffs, with Abrams as our inspiration

A Woman's Place         John,   Georgia's recount is over, and it has officially confirmed Joe Biden's victory in the state.   While ballots were being counted the first time around, Stacey Abrams made sure to reassure voters that “local election officials are…
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November 22, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Trump’s negligence towards health care workers hurts women the most

A Woman's Place         John,   On November 15, nearly 70,000 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in our country.   NPR reports that these numbers surpass the highs of the spring and summer surges. “They’re double the numbers hospitalized as of late Septemb…
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November 21, 2020 at 8:02 PM

The GOP is using a convicted sex offender to support Trump's election fraud claims

A Woman's Place         John, The first person that Donald Trump’s attorney called as a witness to the baseless allegations of Democratic voter fraud is a convicted sex offender, according to POLITICO.  One would think the GOP surely made a mistake in openin…
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November 21, 2020 at 4:01 PM

It's in reach: with your help, women will lead Biden’s cabinet

A Woman's Place         Joe Biden is gearing up for a round of presidential cabinet picks -- the confidants who will lead his administration. To date, only 81 women have served as presidential advisers compared to nearly 300 men. We need that to change. As Bi…
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November 20, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Nancy Pelosi rises above Democrats’ civil war

A Woman's Place         John, POLITICO: “[House Speaker] Pelosi will preside over one of the slimmest House majorities in decades, a fractured group that is still processing who’s to blame and how to move forward along with a Joe Biden administration and like…
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November 20, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Women’s advice for Kamala Harris: Buckle up

A Woman's Place         Hi John, Like you, millions of women across the country celebrated a monumental win as they saw Kamala Harris accept her place as vice-president elect in her iconic white suit -- but other women of color who’ve broken barriers have gro…
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November 19, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Elizabeth Warren: Will you keep Biden-Harris accountable?

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   After celebrating the incredible feat of getting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House, Elizabeth Warren took a moment to reflect and remind us that they will now “need to answer another important question -- how …
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November 18, 2020 at 8:00 PM

POLITICO: MAGA rallies push to keep Trump in office

A Woman's Place         John,   Trump’s MAGA nation is doing everything it can to undermine Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the eyes of Americans and the world before they make it to the White House.   According to POLITICO, “Activists throughout the far-right …
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November 17, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Trump is crying foul on the election results, and it’s working

A Woman's Place         John, After winning the election, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are ready to lead the country come January 20 -- but Trump is only getting started on his claims that Democrats ‘stole’ the election. NBC News reports that “while no evidenc…
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November 17, 2020 at 4:15 PM

Stacey Abrams flipped Georgia blue, Biden could return the favor

A Woman's Place         John, Stacey Abrams has been a reassuring voice for millions of us these past weeks.  After massive voter suppression in Georgia during the 2018 elections, Abrams stepped to the political forefront to protect every vote across the stat…
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November 15, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Who made mask-wearing a political statement? Oh.

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   As coronavirus cases surge throughout the country, public health experts are calling on Joe Biden to prioritize his campaign promise of a national mask mandate.   After months of Donald Trump’s virtually nonexistent corona…
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November 14, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Stacey Abrams is responsible for reshaping Georgia’s electorate

A Woman's Place         John,   As Americans across the country started to see Georgia shift blue for the first time since 1992, Stacey Abrams highlighted the role of changemakers: “My heart is full. Georgia, let's shout out those who've been in the trenches a…
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November 14, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Trumpian misogyny thrived in this election

A Woman's Place         John,   The New York Times has characterized Trump’s growing support as a “performance of an aggressive and aggrieved masculinity centered on the bullying and domination of others.”   Donald Trump has thrived off of toxic masculinity in…
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November 13, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Stacey Abrams completely reshaped Georgia’s electorate

A Woman's Place         John,   As Americans across the country started to see Georgia shift blue for the first time since 1992, Stacey Abrams highlighted the role of changemakers: “My heart is full. Georgia, let's shout out those who've been in the trenches a…
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November 13, 2020 at 8:04 PM

The first country ever to walk away from climate action

A Woman's Place         John,   The United States became the first country to ever withdraw from an international climate change pact when it officially left the Paris Climate Accord last week -- at Donald Trump’s command.   Trump has consistently denied that …
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November 13, 2020 at 4:15 PM

WaPo: Election results show women still face a sexist political culture

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   The Washington Post: “the mere fact that we continue to mark so many “firsts” for women in politics tells us that the playing field with men remains uneven.”   As we know, “American democracy was founded as a patriarchal stat…
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November 12, 2020 at 8:04 PM

Stacey Abrams has transformed GA’s electorate

A Woman's Place         John,   As Americans across the country started to see Georgia shift blue for the first time since 1992, Stacey Abrams highlighted the role of changemakers: “My heart is full. Georgia, let's shout out those who've been in the trenches a…
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November 12, 2020 at 3:45 PM

Fighting for two Senate seats and counting

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   As the Democratic fight for progress moves to the Senate races in Georgia, Stacey Abrams has a clear goal in mind: “I want to push back against this anachronistic notion that we can’t win in Georgia. This is going to be the d…
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November 11, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Stacey Abrams reshaped Georgia’s electorate

A Woman's Place         John,   As Americans across the country started to see Georgia shift blue for the first time since 1992, Stacey Abrams highlighted the role of changemakers: “My heart is full. Georgia, let's shout out those who've been in the trenches a…
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November 11, 2020 at 4:05 PM

The Biden-Harris call for progress might be short-lived

A Woman's Place         John,   With a Biden-Harris victory, Democrats are finally on track to address our country’s most pressing issues -- from controlling the coronavirus and expanding health care access to protecting reproductive rights, tackling climate c…
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November 11, 2020 at 2:00 AM

Stacey Abrams has transformed Georgia’s electorate

A Woman's Place         John,   As Americans across the country started to see Georgia shift blue for the first time since 1992, Stacey Abrams highlighted the role of changemakers: “My heart is full. Georgia, let's shout out those who've been in the trenches a…
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November 10, 2020 at 4:01 PM

If SCOTUS strikes down the Affordable Care Act

A Woman's Place         John,   The Supreme Court is now hearing arguments for Republican-led California v. Texas, a case that attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- and with Trump’s 6-3 majority on the court, the GOP might just get its wish to strip mi…
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November 10, 2020 at 1:30 AM

A Black woman made Georgia a swing state

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   This year, Democrats are poised to win Georgia for the first time since 1992.   According to USA Today, “The results underscore the new political reality in a state that Republicans still considered safely red only four years…
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November 9, 2020 at 11:30 PM

Ramping up the fight for our health care

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   AXIOS: “The likelihood of a Biden presidency and a closely divided Senate means that nothing big is likely to happen in health care for at least the next two years.”   The conservative 6-3 majority in the Supreme Court might …
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November 9, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Stacey Abrams transformed Georgia’s electorate

A Woman's Place         John,   As Americans across the country started to see Georgia shift blue for the first time since 1992, Stacey Abrams highlighted the role of changemakers: “My heart is full. Georgia, let's shout out those who've been in the trenches a…
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November 8, 2020 at 7:30 PM

The example Stacey Abrams has set!

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   This year, Democrats have the best chance of winning Georgia that they’ve had since 1992.   According to USA Today, “The results underscore the new political reality in a state that Republicans still considered safely red onl…
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November 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM

USAID: We knew this would happen, but denial has ruled

A Woman's Place         John,   The country just recently recorded 121,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day -- and at least 22 states have set records for new weekly cases.   Over 235,000 Americans have lost their lives during the pandemic and public heal…
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November 7, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Trumpian misogyny thrived this election

A Woman's Place         John,   The New York Times has characterized Trump’s growing support as a “performance of an aggressive and aggrieved masculinity centered on the bullying and domination of others.”   Donald Trump has thrived off of toxic masculinity in…