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In New Book "Defiant Daughters," 21 Women Write About Vegans, Meat, and Feminism

Our ethical decisions are our own. But Defiant Daughters, the new anthology of feminist food politics out this spring from ... Read more »

On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

Monday! Here’s all the feminist news on my radar.  • Framing the debate around the BART strikes: Where does blame for the strike land? [This Week in Blackness] • While everyone was dealing with... Read more »

On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

Hope you had a great, safe 4th! Have some orange juice and read what’s on our radar this morning after…. • Crunk Feminist Collective cofounder Brittney Cooper considers the meaning of Independence Day in a painful new light... Read more »

On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

Here’s the news on our radar today! • Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically elected president of Egypt, has been ousted by the military. The military has also suspended the constitution,... Read more »

On Our Radar: Feminist News Round Up

Here’s all the news on our radar for today! • We warned you about Rick Perry’s call for a second special session on SB5. After about eight hours of testimony last night, the Texas House... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: The Birth Control Implant

Each week, Oh Joy Sex Toy features an illustrated sex toy review. But this week is different! We’re featuring a special guest comic that’s about another aspect of sex—... Read more »

Safe, Legal, and Hilarious: Five Actually Funny Jokes About Abortion

You might have missed it earlier this week because you were doing something more important with your time—like Jazzercising, or building a tiny city out of Triscuit crackers and cream cheese, or watching some kind of... Read more »

DOMA's Dead! Now What?

Ding-dong, DOMA is dead! Let there be much rejoicing.  As we break out the champagne and cupcakes, though, it’s important to recognize how overturning the federal “one man-one woman” definition of marriage is not the end point for making America a more equal union. Read more »

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Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-Lit and the New, Enlightened American Dream

Even as reports on joblessness, economic recovery, and home foreclosures suggest that no one is immune to risk during this recession, the popularity of women’s wellness media has persisted and, indeed, grown stronger.  Read more »

Know & Tell: The Literary Renaissance of Trans Women Writers

For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »

Game Changer: Why Gaming Culture Allows Abuse... and How We Can Stop It

You're a Bolshevik feminist jewess that hates white people… and you expect to be taken seriously when you're “critique-ing” ...

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Politically Correct Language Isn't Just About Being Polite—It's About Survival

Photo by Phillipe Leroyer (Creative Commons). Two weeks ago, Jonathan Chait published the lengthy essay “Not a Very P.C.... Read more »