Elizabeth Plank

MANCHESTER, N.H. — On Monday night, just hours before polls open in New Hampshire, Donald Trump almost certainly became the first presidential frontrunner in history to utter the word "pussy" on stage. During a rally at the Verizon Wireless Arena in…

On Friday, feminist activist Gloria Steinem sparked an internet uproar. During an interview with Bill Maher, Steinem said young women are engaged and active in politics, but found herself in hot water when she waded into the issue of young women…

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — "I have the most loyal people," Donald Trump said at a rally in Iowa on Saturday. "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?" "It's like, incredible," he added. To find…

Another day, another piece of undeniable evidence that Donald Trump really does "cherish" women.  He may make period jokes about us and insinuate that we don't deserve to lead the country unless we have a "beautiful face," but at the end of the day,…

"No more baby parts." Those were the four words suspected shooter Robert Dear reportedly uttered after allegedly going on a vicious shooting spree at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, over the weekend. If they seem familiar,…

Hey, it's me. Liz. I know we haven't talked in a while but I have great news. Mic's Flip the Script is coming back! After receiving 43 million hits in eight weeks over season one (wow thank you!), we kind of went on a six-month hiatus. Sorry. Billy,…

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who has become somewhat of a Republican poster boy for condescending remarks directed at women at his events, has done it again. At a town hall event in Dubuque, Iowa, on Tuesday, Kasich fielded a question from a woman in the…

Justin Trudeau, arguably the world's new favorite prime minister, was sworn in as Canada's 23rd leader on Wednesday morning and announced a new cabinet that looks radically different from the one under his conservative predecessor, Stephen Harper.…

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has a reputation for being flexible with the truth but when she gets into the territory of women's issues, the pants-on-fire alarm goes off the charts.  During the third Republican debate in Boulder,…

Earlier this month, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) stood on the floor of the House of Representatives to name the 301 Marylanders who have fallen victim to gun violence this year. She ran out of her allotted time and was cut off before she could finish,…

D'Arcee Neal is no stranger to travel and the complications that can come with it, but his experience on a United Airlines flight Tuesday went beyond imagination. Having lived with cerebral palsy since birth, he's used to dealing with flying with a…

"As some of you well know, I had a pretty long day yesterday," Hillary Clinton said Friday at the Democratic National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. She was referring to her marathon testimony before the House Select…

Arturo Castro entered one of his favorite spots, Café Mogador in Brooklyn, New York, wearing a dark leather jacket, sunglasses and a slick demeanor; when he enters a room, everyone notices. But as soon as the Broad City actor opened his mouth, he…

President Barack Obama just released a video highlighting the importance of consent, and it couldn't come have come at a better time. The PSA, which includes cameos from stars like Matt McGorry, Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Josh Hutcherson, is titled…

The first reference to police brutality at the 2015 VMAs was one most viewers will probably want to forget. Wilson (or whoever wrote her bit) thought it made sense to introduce the award for best hip-hop video wearing a police officer uniform. The…

During tragic events like the one that took place in Virginia on Wednesday morning, it's easy to focus on the perpetrator. But as news outlets scramble to learn more about the shooter, we should instead give a voice to those who will never get to…

Many members of the media have criticized Donald Trump. The Washington Post's Joseph Curl, for example, recently called him "wicked stupid." Bret Baier opened the first Republican presidential debate on Aug. 6 by demanding that candidates pledge not…

A father could react any number of ways to his son picking out a Little Mermaid doll instead of an Optimus Prime figure, but one dad just set a standard for dads everywhere.  In a video Mikki Willis posted on Facebook Friday, he and his sons Azai…

A battle is brewing in Ohio over a new anti-abortion bill that would make it illegal to terminate a pregnancy because of a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis. As the New York Times' Tamar Lewin reports, the likelihood of the legislation passing is high,…