Politics

a young couple holding coffee cups sit together in the airport while wearing N95 masks

Ill Will: The Problem With Individualizing COVID Risk

by Rebecca Epstein-Levi

November 18, 2020 at 11:58am

Messaging that’s exclusively about individual risk management is neither accidental nor inevitable. Read more »

a Black woman with short, black curly hair walks beside two other women at a Black Lives Matter protest with a megaphone up to her lips

Just Because the Election Is Over Doesn’t Mean the Work Is

by Evette Dionne

November 13, 2020 at 11:56am

If you’re not sure where to start, we’ve got some concrete tips for getting and remaining involved. Read more »

A person holds a phone with Twitter pulled up. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are on the Twitter feed. Over top, text reads, “even if it’s a lie.”

Very Online: Is “Owning the Libs” is More Important than Telling the Truth?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

November 13, 2020 at 11:12am

Racist white politicians are learning that they don’t have to lie well. Read more »

a group of Black protestors, who are all wearing masks, hold their fists up together after voting in Louisville, Kentucky

Freedom Dreaming: Black Southerner Organizers Got Something to Say

by Clarissa Brooks

November 11, 2020 at 12:35pm

This country is honored to sit with the brilliance of Black political power. Read more »

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Keep America Great” Campaign Rally. Signs in the back read “Latinos for Trump.”

There’s No Such Thing as the “Latino Vote”

by Tina Vasquez

November 9, 2020 at 1:55pm

Latinos “flocked to the polls” in numbers that far exceeded what experts expected. Read more »

Sarah McBride, a white woman with shoulder length brown hair, speaks to a crowd holding supportive signs.

What Sarah McBride’s Election Means for Trans Visibility

by Samantha Riedel

November 9, 2020 at 10:19am

Even as trans politicians make gains, the reality of political visibility isn’t that easy. Read more »

Two transmasculine people sitting together wearing coats on a bench outside and having a serious conversation.

Keep Fighting: How to Move Forward after the Election

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

November 9, 2020 at 10:18am

This is only the beginning. Read more »

Kamala Harris, a light-skinned Black woman wearing a navy blue suit, holds hands triumphantly with Joe Biden, an older white man with white hair

What Just Happened: Joe Biden Wins the Election

by Bitch HQ

November 7, 2020 at 1:18pm

Congratulations on getting a fascist out of the White House! Read more »

An older woman with brown skin and white hair sits and wears a face mask while voting.

Stay in Line: Inaccessibility at the Polls is Part of Voter Suppression

by Alaina Leary

November 6, 2020 at 12:24pm

Disabled people are all too familiar how accessibility is compromised by our society’s obsession with physical perseverance. Read more »

Steve Kornacki, a white man with short brown hair and glasses, stands in front of an electoral map on MSNBC

Big Board Anxiety: We Really Need a Break From Election Results

by s.e. smith

November 6, 2020 at 10:07am

Each news source deliberately serve up election content designed to provoke emotional reactions in its audience. Read more »

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Where My Girls At: Meet Two of Ferguson's Black Queer Activists

by Erica Cardwell

April 27, 2015 at 3:26pm

Amid national discussions of police brutality and systemic racism, Black women have been the loudest and most consistent voices demanding change. Read more »

Sojourner Truth, Unveiled

by Deesha Philyaw

April 29, 2009 at 2:58pm

The leaders of the [women's suffrage] movement trembled on seeing a tall, gaunt black woman in a gray dress and white turban,...

by Victoria Law

February 5, 2015 at 10:31am

There’s a cultural idea that having someone looking over our shoulder makes us behave better. From fake security cameras to Elf... Read more »

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