Together we can turn the tide
Today…
is the start of National Health Education Week.
is LGBT Center Awareness Day (#lgbtCAD) Yes, sans Q. I checked.
is International Gin & Tonic Day. I used to be a huge fan, enjoyed gin and wouldn’t touch vodka, but as I got older my tastes have completely reversed.
in 1781, we ended the war at Yorktown, cut them off by sea…
I’ve barely had enough space left over lately for my morning snark, much less a reminder to share.
2020
The Daily Dot | Here's How to Track Mail-In Ballots Online in Each State | Libby Cohen
On the ballot…
CNN | 2020 ballot questions: What states are voting on besides the US presidential election | Veronica Stracqualursi
…in California
Los Angeles Times | Proposition 16 asks Californians to give affirmative action another try | Phil Willon
Los Angeles Times | Can Prop. 16 boost California’s Latino-, Black-, Asian- and women-owned companies? | Margot Roosevelt
Times of San Diego | Opinion: Racial and Gender Equality Are on the Ballot with Proposition 16 | Jodi Hicks
…in Colorado
Westword | Proposition 115 Is an Attack on Black Women’s Lives | Nyia Milton
…in Kansas
NBC | 'Blazing the pathway': Retired teacher could become Kansas' first transgender lawmaker | Julie Compton
…in Louisiana
AP | Louisiana ballot has questions on abortion, sports betting | Melinda Deslatte
The Maroon | Opinion: Vote 'no' on Amendment 1 | Claire Lyons
…in New Hampshire
Concord Monitor | Stakes higher than ever for reproductive rights | Jessica Weyer
…in Washington
Yakima Herald-Republic | Sex education on the ballot: Four things to know about Referendum 90 | Janelle Retka
Everett Daily Herald | Yes on Ref. 90 serves parents’ choice, kids’ health | Editorial
In the voting booth
Ms. | Democrats Are Overlooking a Key Demographic: LGBTQ Women | Jim Grossfeld
USA Today | Latinas had the highest unemployment rate this year — and it’s driving them to vote | Chabeli Carrazana
New York Times | ‘Please Like Me,’ Trump Begged. For Many Women, It’s Way Too Late. | Lisa Lerer
In the streets
Vox | In 2017, women marched against Trump. Now they’re marching to get rid of him. | Anna North
AP | Organizers exhort women to vote for change at US rallies | Anita Snow
Washington Post | Women’s March signs: Thousands march towards Supreme Court in Washington | Samantha Schmidt, Rebecca Tan, Teddy Amenabar
Supreme Court
Modern Healthcare | 4 non-ACA cases the Supreme Court could consider this term | Rachel Cohrs
Newsweek | Landmark Supreme Court Cases and How They Affect You | Keri Wiginton, Diana Shishkina
ACB
The CT Mirror | Amy Coney Barrett: The real reason she seems to 'have it all' | Catherine McNicol Stock
The Daily Beast | Porn Stars Are Terrified of Amy Coney Barrett | Aurora Snow
HuffPost | Abortion Rights Group Calls For Dianne Feinstein To Lose Senate Judiciary Post | Alanna Vagianos
NARAL Pro-Choice America called for Sen. Feinstein to be replaced as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee after the senator praised the highly contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett.
Daily Beast | Abortion Rights Group Ditches Support for Sen. Diane Feinstein After Praise of Lindsey Graham | Tori Powell
Washington Post | Abortion rights group calls for ouster of Sen. Feinstein from top Democratic post on Judiciary Committee | Seung Min Kim
Abortion
ABC | Conservatives confront moral dilemma of vaccines and treatments derived from fetal tissue cells | Anne Flaherty, Sasha Pezenik
AP | Most US clergy avoid hellfire threats over abortion politics | David Crary
The Daily Beast | Reproductive Rights Groups Go High-Tech With ‘Uber for Abortion’ and Encryption | Emily Shugerman
Newsweek | Bridging the Divide Within Feminism | Leah Libresco Sargeant
Kentucky
AP | Federal appeals court upholds Kentucky abortion law | Kimberlee Kruesi
A federal appeals court has upheld a decades-old Kentucky law requiring abortion clinics to have written agreements with a hospital and an ambulance service in case of medical emergencies.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | Appeals court upholds Kentucky law on abortion clinic rules for hospitals, ambulances | Deborah Yetter
The Hill | Appeals court upholds Kentucky abortion law requiring clinics to have transfer agreements with hospitals | Jordan Williams
LGBTQ
LGBTQ Nation | QAnon’s “SaveOurChildren” slogan has a long anti-LGBTQ history | Christiana Lilly
Texas
The American Independent | Texas just made it easier to discriminate against LGBTQ people | Casey Quinlan
A new rule change would allow social workers to reject LGBTQ clients or those with disabilities. Texas social workers are outraged over a rule change pushed by the state's Republican governor, which would allow discrimination against LGBTQ clients and those with disabilities.
The Advocate | Texas Social Workers Can Now Refuse Services to LGBTQ+ Clients | Daniel Reynolds
Salon | New Texas rule lets social workers turn away clients who are LGBTQ or have a disability | Edgar Walters
Pregnancy & Parenting
American Prospect | Why Universal Family Care Belongs Atop the Progressıve Agenda | David Dayen
An introduction to our special issue on how to solve the family care crisisRunning on Empty | Bryce Covert
Small-business owners providing child care struggled to survive with low pay and long hours before the pandemic. Now they’re verging on collapse.The Failed Economics of Care Work | Janelle Jones
The care market is high-value but offers little reward to providers. Economists don’t know how to explain this.Missed Opportunities, Partial Solutions | Kimberly J. Morgan
Why America doesn’t have a system of family care
Entrepreneur | Working Moms Like Me Are at the Coronavirus Breaking Point | Jill Wagner
New York Times | Recognizing Miscarriage as an Occasion for Grief | Perri Klass
Reproductive Health & Justice
Daily Beast | Inside the COVID Unit at Central California Women’s Facility Prison | Ko Bragg, Kate Sosin
Mashable | COVID-19 proves that suicide is much more than a personal struggle | Rebecca Ruiz
The coronavirus pandemic is revealing how government policy can make people feel hopeless.
Work & Money
See also The American Prospect on the family care crisis posted in Pregnancy & Parenting.
Mashable | Making smart devices ‘gender neutral’ won’t undo their deep-seated sexism | Rachel Kraus
Nevada
Las Vegas Sun | Women’s economic agenda is critical for Nevadans | Heather Murren, Catherine Cortez Masto
More, More, More
Psychology Today | Are Men More Associated with Brilliance Than Women? | Maddalena Marini, PhD
Despite decades of efforts to promote gender equality in the workplace, women are still underrepresented in careers where success is perceived to depend on high-level intelligence. For example, women account for only 28% percent of the labor force in STEM fields.