Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

New York

exec director @bwlc_nyu + partnerships & strategy @msmagazine + author PERIODS GONE PUBLIC (2017) & PERIOD. FULL STOP. (2025) + frmr vp & fellow @brennancenter

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Articles

Political Violence Is Becoming America’s New Normal

1 week ago | msmagazine.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Originally published by The Contrarian. Among the myriad headlines that roiled the nation last week, rising political violence in the United States was a sickening drumbeat—one that culminated and resounded most loudly during a weekend of targeted shootings directed at two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses. In the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman, accounts of her deep commitment to public service filled the airwaves.
Supporting Women's Rights Goes Hand in Hand with Political Violence

1 week ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Among the myriad headlines that roiled the nation last week, rising political violence in the United States was a sickening drumbeat—one that culminated and resounded most loudly during a weekend of targeted shootings directed at two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses. In the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman, accounts of her deep commitment to public service filled the airwaves.
What Comes After Roe? Fear, Surveillance and Felony Charges

2 weeks ago | msmagazine.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Originally published by The Contrarian. The news comes at such a fast, furious pace, that more and more I find myself numb to that gut-punch feeling it can (and still should) trigger. I had not planned to write on abortion this week, but then read Monday’s New York Times feature detailing the online provision of abortion pills. The reporting on the array of concerns burdening patients who need abortion care truly sent me reeling.
The stakes for women just keep rising

2 weeks ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

The news comes at such a fast, furious pace, that more and more I find myself numb to that gut-punch feeling it can (and still should) trigger. I had not planned to write on abortion this week, but then read Monday’s New York Times feature detailing the online provision of abortion pills. The reporting on the array of concerns burdening patients who need abortion care truly sent me reeling.
When women wield power to do active harm

3 weeks ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

At a town hall meeting in Parkersburg, Iowa, last Friday, Sen. Joni Ernst (R) faced a boisterous room of constituents, with many in the crowd expressing concern about the “big, beautiful” budget bill on its way to the Senate, with proposed cuts to the committee that oversees Medicaid.
When News Out of the Nation’s Capital Feels Like Too Much to Bear, Take the Fight Local

4 weeks ago | msmagazine.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

This story was originally published by The Contrarian. Last week was another raucous week in Congress, with continued discord over the fiscal, social and societal implications of President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” as it heads to the Senate. Meanwhile, the wheels continue to spin in dozens of statehouses across the country, many of which are at the height of their own legislative sessions.
When news out of the nation’s capital feels like too much to bear, take the fight local

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Last week was another raucous week in Congress, with continued discord over the fiscal, social, and societal implications of President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” as it heads to the Senate. Meanwhile, the wheels continue to spin in dozens of statehouses across the country, many of which are at the height of their own legislative sessions.
The state of reproductive rights is dire

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Even though the White House would like to have us believe it is laying low on abortion, make no mistake: The state of reproductive rights is dire in all corners of the country. Today’s column, a summary of just a single week of headlines, paints a spectacularly damning, dystopian picture. In the states:In Georgia, an Atlanta hospital is forcing Adriana Smith, a pregnant woman declared brain dead, to remain on life support until her fetus can be delivered, likely another three months away.
Tariff Tantrum: Why Trump’s Trade War Hits Women Hardest

1 month ago | msmagazine.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

This story was originally published by The Contrarian. President Donald Trump’s trade wars continue to create global turmoil and churn for financial markets. Monday, May 12th’s move—a temporary suspension of his “Liberation Day” bombast and 90-day pause until massive tariffs are fully imposed on China—seemed in part prompted by warnings of a dire toy shortage and the sour reaction to Trump blathering about … dolls.
Trump's tariffs come tinged in pink

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

President Donald Trump’s trade wars continue to create global turmoil and churn for financial markets. Monday’s move—a temporary suspension of his “Liberation Day” bombast and 90-day pause until massive tariffs are fully imposed on China—seemed in part prompted by warnings of a dire toy shortage and the sour reaction to Trump blathering about … dolls. “A young lady, a 10-year-old-girl, 9-year-old girl, 15-year-old-girl, doesn’t need 37 dolls,” he told reporters.