Filed Under: “19th News”
We’re finally talking about the disparate uniform rules for female and male Olympians
By Candice Norwood
Women athletes are finally speaking out about the double-standards the sports world places on them
Juneteenth, a new federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States
By Jean Lee and Barbara Rodriguez
The country’s first new federal holiday since 1983 is the fruit of a decades-long push to acknowledge the importance of emancipation
America’s poorest families are finally eligible for child tax credits, but most haven’t gotten the money
By Chabeli Carrazana
The historic expansion of the child tax credit this year could slash child poverty in half, but only if the poorest families can access it
Gillibrand and Ernst are showing a model for actual bipartisanship in bill to stop sexual assault
By Amanda Becker
Bridging ideological and partisan gaps has proven difficult in today’s politics but two women senators are showing that it’s still possible
Gallup poll finds Americans less supportive of transgender athletes than previous research
By Kate Sosin
Republicans in a number of states have been using proposed bans on transgender athletes as a campaign tactic
Lacking a vaccine for their kids, some parents are continuing to wear masks
By Shefali Luthra
Some parents are finding they have to keep wearing masks until their young children can be vaccinated against Covid-19 as well
Kyrsten Sinema knows what she’s doing, does anyone else?
By Amanda Becker
The Arizona senator doesn’t explain herself often, but her autobiography suggests she has a method to her actions
Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi made history, even as they demonstrated full equality hasn’t happened
By Errin Haines
How a new generation of lawmakers led by Black women revived the Equal Rights Amendment
By Barbara Rodriguez
First drafted in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has only recently been ratified by 38 states, the number needed to add it to the Constitution. A new generation of activists, often Black and queer, are putting in the work to make the ERA a reality.
COVID relief bill expands individual insurance subsidies and Medicaid funds
By Shefali Luthra
The Affordable Care Act is seeing its first expansion after surviving years of conservative attacks as Democrats try to expand health insurance coverage.