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The article discusses the shift in the approach of the USDA towards emphasizing family farms and regional food systems, as well as promoting soil-building and carbon-sequestering practices. This change is popular among producers and is seen as necessary for sustaining the food system and addressing climate change. The article also highlights the importance of promoting economic diversity and local ownership, including providing easier access to grants and loans for smaller businesses and redirecting financial incentives from corporate chains to local independent businesses. Additionally, the article mentions the need for progressive policies to rebuild rural communities and create a more resilient economy, particularly in the context of upcoming elections. The interview with political philosopher Susan Neiman explores the concept of "woke" and its implications for the left, emphasizing the importance of universalism and justice in addressing issues of discrimination. The article concludes by discussing the rise of reactionary forces globally and the role of tribalism in reacting to neoliberalism. [Extracted from the article]

Abortion bans not only restrict the right to choose, but they also hinder doctors from providing necessary medical care for pregnancies with serious complications. These complications can be life-threatening and require immediate termination of the pregnancy. The restrictions and vague exceptions in abortion laws make it difficult for doctors to act, leading to delays in treatment and potential harm to patients. The article highlights the case of a patient who experienced a life-threatening miscarriage and the challenges faced by doctors in providing the necessary care. The author argues that these laws are an assault on the practice of medicine and undermine patient welfare. The Center for Reproductive Rights is currently pursuing legal action on behalf of women and doctors affected by these restrictions. The article concludes by stating that these laws have shed light on the dangers of pregnancy and the need for access to safe and timely abortion care. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the issue of declining birth rates in France and China and the government's attempts to address this problem. French President Emmanuel Macron has called for "demographic rearmament" and proposed measures such as more support for infertile couples and revising parental leave. However, the article questions whether these measures will be effective in encouraging women to have more children, as raising a child involves significant physical, emotional, and financial sacrifices. In China, the one-child policy has led to a population imbalance and a reluctance among young women to prioritize marriage and motherhood. The article suggests that instead of using punitive measures, governments should consider offering substantial incentives to make having children more attractive. [Extracted from the article]

The article highlights various organizations that are in need of assistance and support. These groups include American Near East Refugee Aid, which provides relief and development in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Jordan; The Brigid Alliance and WRRAP, which help low-income women access abortion services; Secular Rescue, which helps individuals facing persecution for their beliefs escape to safer places; Afghan Women's Fund, which supports education for girls in Afghanistan; Wisconsin Democrats, who are working to maintain their political gains in the state; Black Voters Matter, which focuses on grassroots organizing to support Black voters; Health in Harmony, which works with Indigenous communities to address climate change and healthcare needs; Canadian Harambee Education Society, which funds education for girls in rural Kenya and Tanzania; Alice's Kids, which provides basic necessities and support to children in need; and various print magazines, including The Nation and the Texas Observer, which rely on donations to continue their work. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses Mike Johnson, the new Speaker of the House, who claims to believe in "18th-century values." However, it is revealed that Johnson's interpretation of these values is not aligned with the Enlightenment ideals of questioning religious dogma and government by kings. Instead, he advocates for the state enforcement of religion, which goes against the separation of church and state that the 18th century was beginning to establish. The article also highlights that the founding fathers, despite their personal beliefs, did not set up the government based on biblical principles and instead chose to keep faith a personal matter. The author suggests that Johnson's views may align more with the Middle Ages rather than the Enlightenment. [Extracted from the article]

Britz worried about ensuring students an appealing social life: "Once you become decidedly female in enrollment, fewer males and, as it turns out, fewer females find your campus attractive." COLUMNS CONSIDER THE MANY DIFFICULTIES GIRLS have to surmount to get into college these days. Good jobs for women - teaching, nursing and other healthcare work, most office jobs - require college. [Extracted from the article]

When Monica's younger sister, driving alone just after she got her license, died in a crash - a common occurrence for Clinton teens - neighbors consoled the family with the thought that "when God wants to call you home, there's nothing you can do." When Darci went "boy crazy" in middle school, like most girls her age, Virginia pretty much threw up her hands: Darci would make her own "choices." Clinton's girls were left susceptible to predatory men, ubiquitous drug use, and the abstinence-only sex ed that has helped give Arkansas the nation's highest rate of teen pregnancy. [Extracted from the article]

No wonder medical students are refusing to train in abortion-ban states. Tennessee's Republican governor, Bill Lee, is proposing that his state, where abortion is now totally banned, will cover half the cost of diapers for the first two years. But no, anti-choicers frame abortion bans as the only protection necessary, when in fact bans interfere with the practice of medicine even in the case of wanted pregnancies. [Extracted from the article]

Even in the 19th century, when divorce was hard to get and few women could support themselves, women filed the majority of divorce petitions in the US; today, it's more than two-thirds. COLUMNS Republicans have been on quite a successful rampage against modern life: banning abortion, trying to make contraception harder to get, dumping books about race, sex, gender, and the Holocaust (the Holocaust?!) from school libraries, tormenting trans people. Fun story: Crowder went viral for portraying himself as a victim of no-fault divorce, expressing shock that his wife could divorce him without his permission even "in Texas" - shortly before a video emerged in which he berated his heavily pregnant wife for, among other domestic failings, not being "wife-worthy.". [Extracted from the article]

That would be Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Amarillo, Tex., with a substantial record of anti-abortion views. Trump was elected by right-wing evangelicals and Catholics, and he paid his dues: It is because of that lazy buffoon that there is a conservative anti-choice supermajority on the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary is stuffed with right-wing Christians like Kacsmaryk. COLUMNS Subject to Debate IT TOOK FIVE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES TO TAKE away the right of more than half the people in the country to end a pregnancy. [Extracted from the article]

Around the time of the Dobbs decision last summer, Michelle Goldberg and Susan Faludi each wrote a piece for The New York Times warning that women were being pushed backward, and both criticized the feminist movement for failing to meet the moment. Subject Debate For Women's History Month this year, let's not rest on our laurels. Faludi argued that feminists had become obsessed with celebrity and individualism, while Goldberg noted the numerous ways that feminism was increasingly unpopular - perceived as "cringe" by young women, and less favorably by younger men than by their fathers. [Extracted from the article]

Even before Dobbs, super-red Wyoming had no real abortion clinic, just one lone provider prescribing pills for early terminations. The need is great - because of the Hyde Amendment, the procedure is not performed on reservations, and many Native Americans are low-income and live far from clinics. iwrising.org 7. ARC-Southeast helps with procedures, travel, and logistical support in the great abortion desert that is the US South. [Extracted from the article]

Although I did not choose this issue's poetry with a theme in mind, I find there is one--or two or three--in these seven poems: memory, loss, death, and different kinds [...]

THANK YOU so much for this wonderful award. I'm just thrilled to be among so many like-minded humanistic people. I do want to say one thing, though: I'm not a [...]

In California, 66 percent of voters passed Proposition 1, enshrining abortion and contraception rights in the state Constitution. Moreover, ABC News reports that "in the 14 states that have ceased nearly all abortion services, 63 percent now support legal abortion, up 20 points since April." In the run-up to the midterms, we heard a lot about how abortion had "peaked too soon" - a friend even suggested that the Supreme Court deliberately released the Dobbs decision in June precisely to give voters enough time to forget about it. [Extracted from the article]

Sheila May-Stein is the librarian at Perry High School in Pittsburgh, the only high school in a neighborhood with a large Black and low-income population. Until this year, May-Stein's budget for new books was zero. "If you were to go to any decently funded school in southwest Pennsylvania", May-Stein told me, "you will find they have full-on football arenas and no libraries.". [Extracted from the article]

MAKE TROUBLE Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead By Cecile Richards with Lauren Peterson 304 pp. Touchstone. $27. Cecile Richards -- the outgoing president of Planned [...]

I love the waywardness of language,' Donna Masini writes in 'Dust,' a poem that muses on the multiple, shifting meanings of words, in which a 'duster' can be a car [...]

Last year the woman corroborated Reade's claim that Biden had touched her neck and shoulders but said it wasn't sexual, which is also what Reade said at the time. When Reade claimed assault this past March, the friend corroborated that, too, and said she had kept Reade's confidences because "it just wasn't my place." In an interview with Rich McHugh of Business Insider, LaCasse said Reade told her about the assault in 1995 or '96 but admitted she had forgotten about it until Reade reminded her. Manne took my colleague Joan Walsh to task for writing in a recent opinion piece that there is "no evidence" that Biden sexually assaulted Reade. [Extracted from the article]

The article explores the renewed growth of the feminist movement in the U.S. following the election of Donald Trump as president. It describes the significance of the Women's March held on the first full day of Trump's regime and other examples of political activism by women. It also discusses the rise of the #MeToo movement which involves famous and powerful men being accused of sexual harassment and molestation by women.

Several article are presented about #MeToo, a social movement and awareness campaign that was launched in October 2017 to denounce sexual assault and harassment in the U.S., in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against film producer and executive Harvey Weinstein. Issues discussed include addressing the rights of working women in the country, how to improve condition of women in the workplace, and the need to provide basic understanding about the meaning of masculinity and manhood.