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Mahsa, a National Iranian Symbol of Resistance

Faribia Amini Informed Comment
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, while in the custody of Iranian morals police, has sparked a new wave of street demands for democracy. Iranian rulers are targeting the population they are most scared of: Women.

Feminism Hasn’t Failed. Here’s the Evidence.

Rebecca Solnit The Guardian
You can take away a right through legal means, but it is harder to take away the belief in that right. The uproar over the court’s hideous abortion decision is a reminder of how unpopular it is.

Instagram & Facebook Remove Posts Offering Abortion Pills

Amanda Seitz AP
Memes and status updates explaining how women could legally obtain abortion pills in the mail exploded across social platforms. Some even offered to mail the prescriptions to women living in states that now ban the procedure. Facebook removed them
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