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Women’s Rights Are Essential to Democracy. Why Do Philanthropists Treat Investments in Women as a Special Interest? - Ms. Magazine
https://msmagazine.com/2024/05/06/philanthropy-grants-womens-rights-abortion-reproductive…

Women’s Rights Are Essential to Democracy. Why Do Philanthropists Treat Investments in Women as a Special Interest? - Ms. Magazine
In the last two months, the Supreme Court heard two case to limit nationwide access to abortion care. The chaotic state of play for abortion rights in the United States illustrates the consequences of failing to integrate efforts to strengthen democracy into strategies for advancing gender equity and vice versa. For philanthropic leaders, the twin goals of strengthening democracy and advancing gender equity presents a compelling case for simultaneous investment. Divorcing gender justice from d…

Deceased New Jersey congressman wins Democratic primary election
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D) of New Jersey won the Democratic primary election in the state’s 10th Congressional District on Tuesday
— more than a month after he suffered a fatal heart attack.

Payne was running for reelection unopposed in the deep-blue district,
but because the filing deadline to run in the primary had already passed by the time of his death,
his name still appeared on the ballot.


Deceased New Jersey congressman wins Democratic primary election
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) died following a heart attack in April. More than a month later, he won the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 10th District.

“Electric Cars Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable.
More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.
Competition is also intensifying. Toyota and other Japanese carmakers with a reputation for delivering reliable and affordable vehicles are belatedly offering electric vehicles. Honda plans to begin producing them at an Ohio factory next year.”
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Small book publishers worry following the abrupt closure of Small Press Distribution, which was one of the last independent book distributors in the US (Adam Morgan/Literary Hub)
https://lithub.com/the-small-press-world-…

“The Small Press World is About to Fall Apart.” On the Collapse of Small Press Distribution
Last week, Diane Goettel was on vacation in Florida when she saw an alarming email on her phone. After 55 years, Small Press Distribution (SPD)—one of the last remaining independent book distributo…

Mitt Romney bows to Trump, because that's what Republicans do - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/mitt-romney-trump/

Mitt Romney bows to Trump, because that's what Republicans do
Editor’s note: The following first appeared in Everything Is Horrible, Noah’s newsletter. Utah Senator Mitt Romney has been one of Trump’s most vocal GOP critics. He voted to convict Trump in his impeachment trial following the January 6 coup attempt. Since then, he’s called Trump a “demagogue” and ...

A pair of Texas professors figured out that their female students have sex and, boy, they do not like it.
So now the philosophy professor and finance professor are suing for the right to punish their students who, outside of class, have abortions.
"Pregnancy is not a disease, and elective abortions are not 'health care,'" University of Texas at Austin professor Daniel Bonevac sneers in a federal court filing with professor John Hatfield.
Instead, Bonevac wr…

Texas men keep finding novel ways to punish women for abortions
Texas may flunk students for abortions

Gaza: Israeli Strike Killing 106 Civilians an Apparent War Crime.
Governments Should Suspend Arms to Israel, Support ICC Probe.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/04/gaza-israeli-strike-killing-106-civilians-apparent-war-crime…

Gaza: Israeli Strike Killing 106 Civilians an Apparent War Crime
An Israeli airstrike on a six-story apartment building sheltering hundreds of people in central Gaza on October 31, 2023, is an apparent war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack, which killed at least 106 civilians, including 54 children, is among the deadliest single incidents for civilians since the Israeli government’s bombardment and ground incursion into Gaza following the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7.

Recently, Mr. Lawrence said, customers have been snapping up used Teslas for a little over $20,000, after applying a $4,000 federal tax credit.
“We’re seeing younger people,” Mr. Lawrence said.
“We are seeing more blue-collar and entry-level white-collar people.
The purchase price of the car has suddenly become in reach.”
Regarded by conservative politicians and other critics as playthings of the liberal elite,
electric vehicles are fast becoming more accessible.…

EVs Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable
More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.