Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Grandmas are propping up the economy, Patagonia has acquired a female-founded sustainable snack company, and we explain why mifepristone is all over the headlines. Happy Thursday!
- The mifepristone mess. In recent days, you’ve likely heard mifepristone mentioned in the news and in The Broadsheet. The drug—one of two normally prescribed for medication abortion—is used for more than half of all abortions in the U.S., including in states that have drastically restricted access to in-person abortion procedures. Now, two parallel storylines related to the pill are capturing headlines. Let's break them both down:
