Unity’s Winners and Losers
‘Unity’ won’t repair America’s fractured society if we’re expected to do so with the lawmakers whose policies dehumanize women.
Emily L. Hauser
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Emily L. Hauser is a Chicago-based freelance writer and communications strategist. She has written for Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, The Atlantic, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Week, and Haaretz, and many other outlets.
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