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The Most-Read Ms. Stories of 2025
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (1735+ words) Explore the 30 most popular articles published this year on MsMagazine.com'the articles feminists most clicked, shared, studied, bookmarked and passed out at marches. For decades,researchhas indicated thatmifepristonemay be a safe and effective contraceptive, but no one has conducted a…...
Congress Went on Recess. Americans Got Higher Healthcare Bills.
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (358+ words) Congressional discussions on extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which are set to expire Dec. 31, remain deadlocked as Congress begins its winter recess. Now, millions will see their premiums increase as a result: According to KFF, premium payments…...
The Best Feminist Fiction Films and TV Shows of 2025
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (394+ words) From devastating dramas to sharp satires and genre-bending thrillers, this year's feminist fiction on screen refused easy answers'and demanded our attention. These films and series center women's agency, ambition and survival, offering stories that linger long after the credits roll....
The Patriarchal Holiday Fantasy Is Exhausting America’s Mothers
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (370+ words) As Americans prep for the holidays and the time off from paid work that comes with them, I suspect many working moms are steeling ourselves for a season that feels anything but restful." The weight of society's expectations of working…...
How the Trump Administration Used a National Guard Tragedy to Accelerate Its Anti-Immigrant Agenda
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1202+ words) They are using the tragedy to enact the agenda that they already had," said Spojmie Nasiri, an Afghan American immigration attorney. The full scope of that agenda became clear on Dec. 16 when the Trump administration added another 15 countries to its…...
2025 ‘Best of the Rest’: Our Favorite Books of the Year
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1710+ words) You've read the other "Best of" lists'now read this one. You know, the one for the rest of us. Each year, I review my monthly Reads for the Rest of Us lists and choose my favorite books of the year....
Abortion Continues to Increase in 2025 as Telehealth Expands, Especially in States with Bans and Restrictions
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (613+ words) Despite many states imposing sweeping abortion bans after'Dobbs, more Americans are having abortions, not fewer, according to the Society of Family Planning's latest'#WeCount report. "Abortion bans don't stop people from needing and pursuing essential abortion care,said'Alison Norris, M.D., Ph....
Women’s Labor Makes the Holidays Possible
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (295+ words) Women make the holidays happen, even as policymakers undermine the programs meant to support families'including SNAP and Affordable Care Act subsidies to make healthcare for affordable. The post Women's Labor Makes the Holidays Possible appeared first on Ms. Magazine. Women…...
Two Mass Shootings, Two Countries—and Two Very Different Responses
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (582+ words) On Dec. 14, 2025, two tragedies unfolded on opposite sides of the world'each marked by gun violence and grief, yet met with starkly different national responses. The day before, in Providence, R.I., a'shooter'opened fire'at'Brown University during finals, killing two students and wounding nine....
The Supreme Court Case That Could Shield Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics From Oversight
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (1600+ words) On Dec. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in'First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin, an unregulated pregnancy clinic's'constitutional challenge to the New Jersey attorney general's subpoena for information about its operations, including donor records.' On its face, the justices considered…...