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  • Post Roe World; Baby Formula Crisis | PBS
    This week on To The Contrary:
    Topic 1: Ripple Effects of No More Roe: More ramifications from the leaked Supreme Court document that would, if handed down in that form, annihilate abortion rights.
    Topic 2: Baby Formula Crisis: Could the baby formula crisis be averted if more women worked in that industry?
    Panel:
    Fmr. Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY)
    Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
    Debra Carnahan, Former Judge and Prosecutor
    Amala Ekpunobi, Host of Unapologetic LIVE and PragerU Personality
    27 min
  • SCOTUS Draft Leaks Overturning Roe v. Wade | PBS
    A draft Supreme Court decision apparently overturning Roe v. Wade has been leaked. What does it mean for the future of abortion rights in America?
    PANEL: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Fmr. Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Rina Shah, Hilary Rosen
    27 min
  • Abuse Settlement, "Woke" Math, Child Poverty | PBS
    This week on To The Contrary:
    Topic 1: New Jersey Diocese Settlement: A New Jersey Diocese agrees to one of the largest settlements in the US charging the Catholic Church with Sex Abuse.
    Topic 2: Florida Textbook Ban: Florida’s Department of Education rejected nearly half the suggested math textbooks for the 2022-2023 school year because they say the books violate state laws prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory.
    Topic 3: Child Tax Credit: The expanded child tax credit is dead, despite experts concluding that it was extremely effective in lowering child poverty rates.
    Panel:
    Amala Ekpunobi, Host of Unapologetic LIVE and PragerU Personality
    Latifa Lyles, Former Women’s Bureau Director, Obama Administration Carrie Sheffield, Senior Policy Analyst, Independent Women’s Forum
    Siobhan "Sam" Bennett, NY Amsterdam News
    27 min
  • Reproductive Rights, Gender X Passports, Johnny Depp Lawsuit | PBS
    Topic 1: Women Reproductive Rights: Oklahoma just signed one the strictest abortion laws in the country, adding to the count of states that will put these types of laws into effect if the Supreme Court decision goes their way.
    Topic 2: X Marks the Gender: U.S. citizens now have the option to mark X as their gender on their passport. The U.S. State Department is the first federal agency to allow gender marker X in official documents.
    Topic 3: Johnny Depp’s Libel Lawsuit: Hollywood star Johnny Depp has sued ex-wife Amber Heard for 50 million dollars. He claims she defamed him in a Washington Post article about surviving domestic abuse, although it never mentioned his name.
    Panel:
    Fmr. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD)
    Erin Matson, Co-founder, Reproaction
    Genevieve Wood, Senior Advisor and Spokesperson for the Heritage Foundation
    27 min
  • Ketanji, Oscars Slap, Women out-earning men | PBS
    TT back w/a diverse panel talking:the first black female Justice on SCOTUS,Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap in defense of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and where women out-earn men why. Joining Bonnie' Erbe are Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep.Consultant Ann Stone, Woke AF Daily podcast host Danielle Moodie and Republican Strategist ina Shah.
    27 min
  • Prince Andrew Lawsuit Working Couples | PBS
    Prince Andrew Lawsuit: The British royal settles a lawsuit with a woman who accused him of sexual assault. Working Couples: New research suggests married couples are less likely than ever to uproot either spouse's career. PANEL: Avis Jones-DeWeever, Carrie Lukas, Tiana Lowe, Siobhan "Sam" Bennett
    27 min

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To The Contrary, Public Broadcasting's successful all-female news analysis series, is celebrating its 33rd season on air. With women in the forefront of politics and on the cutting edge of national…