Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

According to some estimates, 1.6 million survivors of domestic abuse will experience brain injuries annually.

Rachel Rebouché, Interim Dean of Temple University Beasley School of Law, shares details and implications of Missouri's latest proposal to criminalize abortion.

Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson begin this week, and we discuss her judicial philosophy and what she would bring to the high court.

The Takeaway looks at the process of proving a war crime has been committed and whether more accountability is needed for all nations.

Why are the cases of missing Black women and girls not covered as extensively as other missing people? 

 Five decades of race, gender, and political power and how it all connects in the American midwest. 

As the Russia government continues to crack down on dissent and independent journalism, we check in on conditions for journalists reporting on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 

The number of cases has since steadied in the U.S., but that’s not the situation elsewhere in the world.

A recent investigation by ProPublic, NBC News, and The Marshall Project reveals harmful, punitive practices at Acadania Juvenile Detention Center in St. Martinville, Louisiana.

The book “White Philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation’s An American Dilemma and the Making of a White World Order” examines the influential text and the powerful monied interests behind it.

For years, petroleum has been found in Oahu’s water supply. 

The Takeaway looks at efforts to combat continued hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Island communities, and the need for more education, research, and policies.

It’s been nearly a month now since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia. 

Last week, the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 171, which criminalizes protestors and threatens Georgians' constitutional rights. 

Women Leading Locally, a Women’s History Month special focused on highlighting women breaking barriers, holding office, and making change. 

A growing number of state-level laws restricting abortion access have already had real effects on the health of women and raised alarms about the future of reproductive justice.

After more than a century of advocacy, Congress finally passed federal anti-lynching legislation. The Takeaway looks at the work that Ida B. Wells did to call attention to lynchings.

The Takeaway speaks with Mariia Sirychenko, a tech worker in Ukraine, about her experience in the days since the Russian invasion.

Previous studies have shown that Indigenous women are at least twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women. 

To celebrate Women’s History month, The Takeaway is partnering with the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University to bring you the stories of Women Leading Locally.