Politics
Food Fight: SNAP Restrictions Are Penalties for Poverty
For the poor in this country, food is often linked to shame and dehumanization.
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Rebecca Nagle on the Case That Could Alter Indigenous Land Rights Forever
The Supreme Court’s decision will likely impact the treaty and land rights of five tribes in Oklahoma.
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Katie Hill Is Not a Perfect Victim. Here’s Why That Matters.
What happens when someone is both a victim and a victimizer?
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A Ball of Fire: How Climate Change Is Affecting the Mental Health of Gen Z
The young people doing this work are also fighting against the demonization of their activism.
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A Dangerous Scapegoat: Monitoring Mentally Ill People’s Phones Is an Orwellian Nightmare
It’s based on the idea that technology could predict mass shootings before they happen—an idea that Trump has indicated support of.
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A Dogma in the Fight: Why Hillary Clinton’s Half-Assed Take on Trans Identity Matters
A clumsy answer on trans identity was the perfect opportunity for right-wing media to hit two prized targets at once.
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Backtalk: FaceBOO!
This week, Dahlia and Amy talk Facebook’s bid for world domination and what Mark Zuckerberg’s latest appearance before Congress revealed.
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PG&E’s Planned Power Outages Prioritize Profit over Disabled Lives
PG&E’s decision to stage intentional blackouts across much of California is a window into the harm that privatization will wreak not only on our environment but the most vulnerable among us.
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Dicks in a Box: The Enduring Fear of Penis-Snatching Witches
Castration anxiety is the unidentified main character in fantastical stories about penis-stealing witches.
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Raising Hell: Satanic Feminism’s Eternal Legacy
Activist groups such as W.I.T.C.H. and others show how satanism can be used as a powerful unifying force for political engagement.
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