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Claire Potter

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Why Abortion Alone Does Not Make Women Free

A conversation with Felicia Kornbluh on Roe v. Wade

January 29, 2024 • by Claire Potter
A conversation with Felicia Kornbluh on Roe v. Wade. Let’s recap how abortion, after almost 50 years, once again became a matter of state law. ...

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Why Abortion Alone Does Not Make Women Free
From the Editors

Celebrating Claire Potter

A farewell note from Jim Miller, Executive Editor of Public Seminar

May 25, 2023 • by James Miller
We at Public Seminar wanted to treat our readers to our own personal selection of some of Claire’s greatest hits, harvested from the archives of Public Seminar....

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Celebrating Claire Potter
Higher Ed

Why Should Schools Be Mental Health Care Providers?

A capacious national health system should provide systemic solutions for young people

September 8, 2022 • by Claire Potter
Caring for students’ emotional needs is now an unspoken part of the contract you sign as a university professor. ...

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Why Should Schools Be Mental Health Care Providers?
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