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There are signs that the Biden administration and mainstream foreign policy groups may be ready to listen, if not embrace a full paradigm shift.

Afghani children from the village of Aroki, in the province of Kapisa. (Creative Commons) In a sign-on letter by prominent leaders and individuals worldwide, friends and supporters of Afghanistan are urging NATO and the European Union that as U.S. and NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan: “We must not abandon the Afghan people and their democratic republic.” The letter—signed by former foreign ministers, former ambassadors to Afghanistan and diplomats, along with a range of civil society...

Matsui, Hirono Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Boost Gender Equity in Education, Support Title IX Posted On WASHINGTON – Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) and Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) on June 23 reintroduced the bicameral Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA), legislation that would provide additional resources, training, and technical assistance to combat harassment and discrimination in education. “Patsy Mink and Louise Slaughter were tireless w...

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Broadway and screen actors are coming together to support the Equal Rights Amendment at the virtual Living Equality fundraiser and awards gala on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET. The Living Equality Gala and Awards is the first annual fundraising gala for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Coalition/Fund for Womens Equality (FFWE), and will feature musical performances, personal testimonies and shared experiences, and a live auction. Among the other special guests attending the Living Equal...

. She co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Free to Be Foundation, and the Women’s Media Center in the United States. As links to other countries, she helped found Equality Now, Donor Direct Action, and Direct Impact Africa. For her writing, Steinem has received the Penney-Missouri Journalism Award, the Front Page and Clarion awards, the National Magazine Award, the Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journa...

Design by Ingrid Frahm There’s something powerful about wearing a message on a T-shirt; something vulnerable about putting it on your body. You’ve committed to your message, and it’s there in plain sight across your chest for everyone to see. Feminist activists have been using T-shirts to challenge a culture that denies women and others their basic rights for decades—and to keep pushing social justice movements themselves to be more inclusive. In the same way that posting a feminist o...

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 Afghans’ views on the Doha peace process and the Biden administration’s review of the US-Taliban peace agreement SouthAsiaSource by Makhfi Azizi A youth walks at a street in Kabul, Afghanistan February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani After briefly resuming on January 5, the intra-Afghan peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have been slow to progress, and the two sides have not met since the Biden administration announced...

Although the legislation will allow insurers to provide these services, it will not require them to do so. The current restriction on abortion coverage through Virginia’s health insurance exchange was put in place in 2011 during Republican Gov. Robert McDonnell’s administration after the Affordable Care Act was passed. Federal funds can’t cover abortion costs due to the Hyde Amendment, except for specific circumstances. “The current ban on providing abortion care for private insurance ...

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