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Today…
is the birthday of Nancy Wilson, guitarist from Heart, one of the very first cassettes I own, a 1985 release that I guess is considered so cheesy it’s not even listed on their Spotify discography.
is National Artichoke Heart Day, truly one of my favorite foods. Big Nana would braise them in a few inches of water, olive oil, lemon, salt and garlic, and oh my God, you could pick one apart for an hour.
Artichokes are one of these food that I hardly recognized when I started watching cooking. On most of them, they do a whole disassembly process that I don’t know at all. Look at all this:
Cut off the spiny tips and just enough of the top that you can open it up a bit to shove the garlic in. Such a lot of fuss to remove the choke before cooking! You can do it at the table. You’ll live.
Abortion
Ms. | Anti-Abortion Extremist Jeff White Sentenced to Prison and $27 Million in Restitution | Amanda Robb
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | House approves bill allowing refusal of medical services on account of 'conscience' | Max Brantley
Colorado
The Colorado Sun | Sexual-assault survivors in rural Colorado need quality abortion services close to home | Brie Franklin
Illinois
Center Square | Legislation introduced to end Parental Notice of Abortion Act | Kevin Bessler
Indiana
WBOI-FM | Indiana Loses In Federal Court, Again, Over 2017 Anti-Abortion Law | Brandon Smith
Kentucky
Kentucky Today | Constitutional amendment potentially blocking abortion passes Senate committee | Tom Latek
Lexington Herald-Leader | Elections, abortion & more: KY legislature scrambles to pass bills before veto break | Jack Brammer, Daniel Desrochers
WUKY-FM | No 'Right' To Abortion Under Proposed Kentucky Amendment | Josh James
North Dakota
AP | Bill aims to stop NDSU relationship with Planned Parenthood | James MacPherson
Grand Forks Herald | Higher-ed leaders oppose abortion-related amendment on student scholarship bill | Sydney Mook
West Virginia
WTRF-TV | ‘Abortion is healthcare’: Lone abortion clinic in WV facing slew of pro-life bills | Larisa Casillas
LGBTQ
Rolling Stone | Catholic Church Still Refuses to Bless Same-Sex Unions | EJ Dickson
More from The Advocate, AP, AP, Daily Beast, Glamour, Instinct, Jezebel, LGBTQ Nation, The Mary Sue, Metro Weekly, NPR, NPR, Out, Queerty, Refinery29, Reuters, Washington Blade, Washington Post,
NBC | For some queer teens, school clubs were their only safe space. Covid upended that. | Jo Yurcaba
Out Front | LGBTQ People Protected Against Credit Discrimination | Alice Roberts
Prism | Trans sex workers speak out about legalization, health care, and working during the pandemic | Gabriela Barzallo
USA Today | Supreme Court's COVID-19 cases stir up battle between religion, same-sex couples over foster care | John Fritze
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | House OKs bill on medical providers' conscience | Rachel Herzog
Florida
Tampa Bay Times | Florida Republicans offer bills banning transgender athletes from women's sports | Ana Ceballos, Kirby Wilson
WTSP-TV | Florida Republican introduces bill banning transgender girls from school sports | Andrew Krietz
Georgia
them. | Georgia Just Killed Four “Cruel, Disgraceful” Bills Targeting Trans Youth | Nico Lang
Indiana
WFYI-TV | Report Shows Pandemic Challenges Disproportionately Affected LGBTQ+ Community | Taylor Bennett
Michigan
Detroit Free Press | MHSAA opposes bill targeting transgender high school athletes, calls it 'unnecessary' | Dave Boucher
Mississippi
The Clarion-Ledger | Mississippi's move to limit transgender athletes wrongheaded. Here's why | Julio Cazares
Missouri
Kansas City Star | ‘Bathroom bills 2.0’: Missouri youth push back on bills banning transgender sports, medicine | Jeanne Kuang
The Advocate | Dad of Trans Daughter Testifies Against Missouri Anti-Trans Bill | Trudy Ring
POPSUGAR | Dad of Transgender Daughter's Moving Testimony Against a Sex-Based School Sports Bill Is a Must Watch | Kate Schweitzer
Nevada
Nevada Current | Measure would bar insurance from denying gender-affirming procedures | Michael Lyle
North Dakota
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead | Sponsor of bill restricting transgender athletes in North Dakota offers changes to ease concerns | Robin Huebner
Wisconsin
AP | Wisconsin Republicans move to protect conversion therapy | Todd Richmond
Wyoming
Queety | Wyoming shelves hate crime law, 23 years after Matthew Shepard’s murder | David Hudson
Pregnancy & Parenting
Bitch Media | Caregiving Is Burning Women Out. What Can Be Done about It? | Kate Washington
Ms. | Stop Panicking-There Are a Lot of Positives to the Baby Bust | Sarah Baillie
The New Yorker | How Polyamorists and Polygamists Are Challenging Family Norms | Andrew Solomon
Vox | The problem is work: Pandemic parenting is impossible. American work culture is a big reason why. | Anna North
Reproductive Health & Justice
The American Independent | Maternal mortality is a huge problem in the United States. COVID aid could help. | Donna Provencher
Philanthropy Women | New Campaign Aims to End Period Stigma and Poverty | Kimberly Pike
Indiana
The Statehouse File | Bills concerning maternal mortality, training for sexual assault cases advance during busy House session | Alexa Shrake
Maine
Bangor Daily News | COVID relief bill takes big steps forward to make health care affordable and accessible | Amy Fried
Work & Money
CNN | Cuomo faces fresh accusations of hypocrisy over his handling of women's rights issues | Gregory Krieg
The Intercept | Cuomo’s “Women’s Equality Party” Might Just Be the Most Cynical Political Move of His Career | Ryan Grim
USA Today | Harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo part of larger 'culture of fear,' critics say | Joseph Spector
The 19th | Black women are still underrepresented in America’s statehouses, new report shows | Barbara Rodriguez
Roll Call | ‘Manels’ flourished during key period in Congress, research finds | Jim Saksa
TODAY | It's been a decade since the Fair Pay Act — why is there still a gender gap? | Kate Slater
The Washington Post | The WNBA’s 25th season will feature a new competition and a continued push for social justice | Kareem Copeland
Women's Wear Daily | Economic Fallout From Pandemic Hit Low Wage Workers Hard | Sindhu Sundar
Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Hawaii women earn 85 cents to a man’s dollar | Allison Schaefers
Michigan
Bridge Michigan | Michigan women ‘struggling’ as they leave workforce. So are their employers | David Wilkins
New York
The Bronx Daily | Women, People Of Color & Lower-Income New Yorkers Suffered Disproportionately During The CoViD-19 Pandemic | Jonas Bronck
Utah
Standard Examiner | 'Genderwashing' within organizations holds women back, according to research from Weber State | Emily Anderson
More, More, More
The Intercept | Women’s Safety Movement Sparked by Sarah Everard’s Murder Should Focus More on Cops and the Home | Natasha Lennard
Ms. | Equal Rights Amendment and Violence Against Women Act Up for House Vote This Week | Carrie Baker
Ms. | Mothers Need the Equal Rights Amendment | Reshma Saujani
The 19th | The ERA’s revival was led by Black women, women of color and LGBTQ+ people | Barbara Rodriguez
USA Today | Biden taking hands off approach to DOJ barrier on Equal Rights Amendment, White House says | Maureen Groppe
USA Today | There's no deadline on women's equality. Add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. | Dolores Huerta, Carol Jenkins, Eleanor Smeal
The Washington Post | Gen Z is making change, one protest at a time | Rachel Hatzipanagos