FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
Ms. Magazine’s Women & Democracy platform is a one-stop-shop for connecting experts on issues related to gender, right-wing extremism, violence, attacks on democracy, and the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the globe.
Now we have joined forces with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health at Georgetown Law to issue a new specialty site in honor of National Recovery Month that explores how the right to recovery is essential to a free and fair democracy. The project explores the often unspoken intersections of addiction, recovery and gender justice while also pointing to public health and policy solutions that prioritize dignity, equity, access to care and civic engagement. Listen to a new multipart podcast mini-series, The Long Way Home, hosted by Ms. Studios executive producer Dr. Michele Goodwin, who is joined in conversation by leading experts in all aspects of recovery. A companion essay collection spotlights an array of voices who lift up critical issues like race and incarceration, LGBTQ perspectives, maternal health and pregnancy justice, and personal storytelling.
“Recovery is not just a personal journey. It is a political one. It provides a roadmap for how we might mend and heal our seemingly broken democracy: people of different faiths, political parties, and diverse identities sitting beside one another, offering a hand to someone in need, and saying, ‘You got this, you are not alone.’” —Cody Thompson
Click here to explore the full project.
Women & Democracy is Ms. magazine’s online forum that focuses on key issues impacting full and fair representation in our democracy. We team up with leading advocacy organizations to provide expert content and release a new installment each quarter; past partners have included the Brennan Center for Justice, Center for Reproductive Rights, International Women’s Media Foundation, Represent Women, and Supermajority, among others.
Questions or press queries about the project can be directed to Ms. magazine at press@msmagazine.com.
About Ms. magazine: Founded in 1972 and published by the Feminist Majority Foundation since 2001, Ms. has been a trusted, popular source for feminist news and information in print and online for over 50 years. Ms.’s time-honored traditions of an emphasis on in-depth investigative reporting and feminist political analysis have never been more relevant, bringing a new generation of writers and readers together to share news, analysis, research and strategies for fighting back and moving forward, for shaping the future.
About the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health at Georgetown Law: The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law was established in 2007 through the generous philanthropy of Linda and Timothy O’Neill to respond to the need for innovative solutions to the most pressing global health concerns. In bringing together experts from both the public health and legal fields, the O’Neill Institute reflects the importance of public and private law in health policy analysis.
Housed at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., the O’Neill Institute draws upon Georgetown’s considerable intellectual resources, including the School of Nursing and Health Studies, the School of Medicine, the McCourt School of Public Policy, and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics.
