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making sense of the world around you — politics, histories, & currents
Is the luteal phase making you crazy—or making you clear? In the final installment of Body of Knowledge, we dig into the history of how women's cyclical emotions have been pathologized and what it means to actually take the luteal phase seriously.
Is cycle syncing empowering or just another set of rules to follow? We talked to real women about what cycle syncing actually feels like from the inside — and explore what it looks like when it's truly yours.
Cycle syncing has never been more visible — or more contested. Some embrace it as feminist reclamation, while others are calling it an alt-right pipeline. We mapped the ideological landscape of cycle syncing content, because the truth is messier, more interesting, and more urgent than the conversation suggests.
Last month, the UN finally recognized the transatlantic slave trade for what it was: the gravest crime against humanity. The long-overdue declaration opens the door to deeper questions about reparations. What will follow?
The idea of choice is a cornerstone of the modern reproductive rights movement. But who actually has the resources and safety to choose freely? Here’s why choice isn’t enough — and why we need reproductive justice instead.