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Andrea Grimes Is So Back

The anti-democracy and anti-abortion movements are intertwined.

Imani Gandy, Andrea Grimes, and Jessica Mason Pieklo
In the words of Andrea Grimes, there's no shortage of work to be done for the pro-abortion movement. Rewire News Group illustration

With the election less than a week away, abortion rights and democracy are both on the line—and that’s no coincidence.

Andrea Grimes, journalist and vice president of research at Reproaction, joins Jess and Imani this week to talk about the importance of opposition research into anti-abortion activists, how the anti-abortion and anti-democracy movements work hand-in-hand, and why there’s no shortage of work for the pro-abortion movement. Plus, the trio chats about Grimes’ new media venture—the feminist blog The Flytrap—and why collective media could be the future of journalism.

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