On Tuesday, a new retail store joined the recent frenzy of union activity: Workers at a Target in Christiansburg, Virginia, filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.
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With the looming prospect of the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, several Republican-led states are lining up bills to restrict access to abortion. But enacting sweeping legislation could have unexpected consequences, such as hindering the treatment of ectopic pregnancies, which can threaten the life of the mother.
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Editor’s Note: This piece was written by two Democratic congressional staffers on behalf of a 12-member organizing committee. Since they face possible retaliation until the House vote takes place, The New Republic has agreed to keep their identities private.
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In many ways, the worst has already happened in Poland. In October 2020, the country’s constitutional court, which is closely aligned with the conservative Law and Justice party, made abortion on the grounds of fetal defects—since 1993, one of the last available avenues for a legal abortion—illegal. Since then, activists have mobilized to help women access care in other ways, often by helping them leave the country. Kamila Ferenc, a lawyer for Federa, the Warsaw-based Federation for Women and Family Planning... Читать дальше...
The court’s apparent decision to deprive women of a constitutional right to control their bodies, health, and destiny is the direct consequence of the pact between the Republican Party and American’s religious nationalists. Tellingly, the authoritarian origins of the decision are written into the draft opinion itself, which, should it end up being the majority holding in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, will serve as a model and platform for advancing a wider assault on individual... Читать дальше...
A few years ago, I found myself in a stranger’s home when she was not there. I looked into her shower, checked the knobs on her stove, walked the path from the front door to the garage where the washer and dryer were kept. “What do you do?” the landlord asked me. I told him I was a journalist, and he said another writer used to rent this place. Based on various descriptors, I was sure it had to be Jennifer Egan, who had just been teaching at a nearby college. I hadn’t given it much thought until recently... Читать дальше...
