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July 2023
Archive
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Behind the Asterisk: How our business model works
We talked to some of you, our readers, and we heard you when you told us you want to know how our nonprofit business model works.
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Sen. Duckworth took her daughters to see ‘Barbie.’ Because she uses a wheelchair, she had to wait outside.
Thirty-three years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, much of society remains inaccessible, even to a U.S. senator.
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Kamala Harris returns to Iowa to defend abortion — just as Republican presidential hopefuls descend
The vice president’s second trip this year comes as GOP candidates, including Donald Trump, visit the key state in the primary.
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Fewer than 20 Black women physicists in the U.S. have earned tenure. This scholar just joined the club.
As the first Black woman to earn tenure in particle theory or cosmology theory, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is breaking barriers in physics while achieving her lofty childhood dreams.
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This quick conversation can help keep guns out of children’s hands
Asking about firearms as part of a basic checklist before playdates can help parents cut the risk of a deadly accident, experts say.
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Credit hurdles for transgender and nonbinary people could be cleared under proposed bill
Deadnames on credit reports can hurt people’s ability to buy or rent a house or get a job. The legislation would require credit reporting agencies to use only a person’s current name.
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How student loan debt has fueled the pay gap for Black women
The promise of economic stability that comes with higher education has not materialized for Black women, who are paid less than their counterparts even after earning a degree.
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America isn’t a world leader on gender equity — and other democracies are paying attention
Several recent reports show America lagging behind smaller, younger democracies in making progress toward parity across a number of issues.
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In a hostile housing landscape, solutions emerge to support home-based child care providers
From the establishment of “child care-friendly landlords” to the construction of low-cost homes earmarked specifically for home-based providers, projects are underway to offer a salve to providers struggling to find and afford adequate housing.