Barbara Lee - The Cut

abortion rights Sept. 30, 2021

Cori Bush Says She Had An Abortion After She Was RapedThe congresswoman described having an abortion at 18 during today’s House Oversight Committee hearing on reproductive rights.

By Brooke LaMantia

power Aug. 19, 2021

If Only We’d Listened to Representative Barbara LeeShe was called a traitor for voting against the use of military force after 9/11— the same resolution that led to the war in Afghanistan.

By Andrea González-Ramírez

encounter Nov. 11, 2018

Barbara Lee Talks Iraq, Poverty, and Getting a Seat at the Table“When I’m in the room and nobody else that looks like me is in the room, it makes a big difference,” says the House’s lefty conscience.

By Rebecca Traister

q&a Aug. 22, 2017

Barbara Lee Knows What It Takes to Fight PowerThe congresswoman opens up about how she stays focused, even when it feels like she can’t win.

By Dayna Evans