On June 30, hundreds of thousands of people marched in the streets across all 50 states in “Families Belong Together” protests, a response to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance policy,” which, before June 20, separated migrant parents from children who crossed the U.S. border. But, that gathering is just the beginning of the story. The…
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President Donald Trump has frequently used Twitter to lash out against the opposition, so an angry tweet from him isn’t exactly a surprise. But on Monday, in a sudden break from convention, the official White House Twitter account went after Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, two politicians who have publicly opposed the Trump administration,…
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Nearly 26 years after Virginia Kase voted in her first election, her voice still rings with the hurt and frustration she felt that day. “I [was] excited. It [was] this great rite of passage [and] I go to the table to register, and I look over and my mom’s having a problem.” While it was…
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Greta Gerwig‘s reported next project is on track to be a big one. The writer, director, and actor made history last year when she became only the fifth woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best director for Lady Bird. Now, she might be onto something just as amazing: Columbia Pictures’ remake of…
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In a world short on joy, humor can be a unifier and a survival tool. In that spirit, we bring you our Comedy Issue, a month-long celebration of funny (and fearless) women and the enduring power of a good laugh. Much has been made of the political tenor dominating the land of late-night talk shows…
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The first person hired as an actor on Saturday Night Live was a woman: Gilda Radner, one of the most iconic female comedians. She stayed on SNL for five years—totaling 107 episodes—and left behind a laugh-out-loud legacy that paved the way for dozens of comedians. She was a game-changer, as are the other women who…
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