Melissa Gira Grant

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Articles

Missouri’s New Fight to Roll Back Abortion Age Restrictions

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Melissa Gira Grant

In November, Missouri voters approved a ballot measure meant to end the state’s total abortion ban (which made only very narrow exceptions for life-threatening emergencies), adding an amendment to the state’s constitution that protected reproductive freedom, including the right to an abortion. The measure did not, however, automatically repeal the state’s dozens of anti-abortion laws—including those that have long made it impossible for young people in Missouri to obtain an abortion in the state.
The Trump Administration Isn't Pro-Family. It's Pro-Patriarchy.

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Melissa Gira Grant

Ifonly the pronatalist turn in American politics were confined to onebespectacled, self-promoting husband and wife team starring in countless profiles over the last handful of years. “Meetthe ‘elite’ couples breeding to save mankind,” is how the The Telegraph introduced Simone and Malcolm Collins in2023. “America’s premier pronatalists,” as The Guardian dubbed them, “want to make Americaprocreate again” per the Washington Post.
The Trump Team Knows Its Case Against Abrego Garcia Is Thin

3 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Melissa Gira Grant

In retrospect, maybe one of the first signs the Trump administration knew they were losing was when they tried to pin even more crimes on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man removed from the United States in “error,” they admitted, and jailed in a notorious Salvadoran prison.
Why the Trump Team Keeps Turning ICE Raids Into Reality TV

1 month ago | newrepublic.com | Melissa Gira Grant

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has fully embraced the art of the immigration raid as reality television. They are intentionally producing devastating scenes designed to circulate on social media. But beyond offering viewers a chance to participate in the administration’s cruelty, this content creation serves a strategic purpose. Why are Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem and “border czar” Tom Homan showing up personally for raids, cameras and influencers in tow?
Why the Trump Team Keeps Turning ICE Raids Into Reality TV

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Melissa Gira Grant

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has fully embraced the art of the immigration raid as reality television. They are intentionally producing devastating scenes designed to circulate on social media. But beyond offering viewers a chance to participate in the administration’s cruelty, this content creation serves a strategic purpose. Why are Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and “border czar” Tom Homan showing up personally for raids, cameras and influencers in tow?
This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign

2 months ago | newrepublic.com | Melissa Gira Grant

Teresa Borrenpohl later told the Coeur d’Alene Press that, as it happened, she didn’t know if it was an arrest of a kidnapping. She was seated in a nearly-full town hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee on Saturday. At first, the scene was similar to those that have played out over the last week or so, with opponents of the Trump and Musk takeover showing up to tell their lawmakers to show some spine, even in deeply conservative counties.
Some Institutions Caved to Trump. Their Employees Are Fighting Back.

2 months ago | newrepublic.com | Melissa Gira Grant

Someuniversity administrations appeared to come to the same decision, quietlycensoring themselves—while also backpedaling once criticized in public. AtGeorgia Tech, after an email instructing a similar removal of“DEI” mentions from the school’s website leaked to the public, the university claimed they’d already begun“discontinuing” such programs in 2023.
Some Institutions Caved to Trump. Their Employees Are Fighting Back.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Melissa Gira Grant

“Do not obey in advance,” the opening advice historian Timothy Snyder offered dismayed citizens following Trump’s first election, has become almost a cliché in the wake of Trump’s return to power. Now, it’s being tested: Faced with a barrage of executive orders from Trump, universities and hospitals have had to decide how to respond. So far, the results may feel dispiriting, but that depends where you look.
Where Do You Protest Elon Musk? Everywhere, It Turns Out.

2 months ago | portside.org | Melissa Gira Grant

The protests in Washington continue, some very small. But the more that some people—even a handful—remain visible, the more others seem inclined to join them. On February 7, outside the building where the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency Musk had pledged to kill, the small crowd included a woman who had spent 36 hours traveling by bus so she could be there and do something.
Where Do You Protest Elon Musk? Everywhere, It Turns Out.

2 months ago | newrepublic.com | Melissa Gira Grant

Theprotests in Washington continue, some very small. But the more that some people—evena handful—remain visible, the more others seem inclined to join them. OnFebruary 7, outside the building where the Consumer Financial ProtectionBureau, an agency Musk had pledged to kill, the small crowd included a woman whohad spent 36 hours traveling by bus so she could be there and do something.