Topic: Gag Rule

Journalist Nicole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project, declined a faculty position at the University of North Carolina after being denied tenure. Amy Goodman's coverage of the event is criticized for being slanted. Additionally, a coalition is calling on the Biden administration to permanently end the "global gag rule" regarding abortion counseling for international nonprofits.

Amnesty International's annual report heavily criticizes the Trump administration's policies, including the "global gag rule" on healthcare funding and the travel ban. The hosts dismiss the organization as a biased activist group, noting that it historically issues more criticisms against the United States than countries with severe human rights records like Cuba or Saudi Arabia.

President Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, often called the "Global Gag Rule," which prohibits federal funding for international organizations that perform or promote abortions. Media outlets like CBS and figures like Andrea Mitchell have characterized this as a threat to women's lives globally. The hosts clarify that the policy specifically targets taxpayer-funded grants and does not make abortion illegal, but rather returns to a standard used by previous Republican administrations.