Politics
Let Us Live: What Does Loving Black Women Really Look Like?
What would it be like to celebrate Black women, not just as a performance or a trend? Without using them as a mascot for a movement. Without relying on them to save this country.
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Collateral Damage: When It Comes to Caregiving, Women Are Already Toast
Caregiving is cleaning up after the news crews have left, scrubbing the hidden black mold years later, becoming ill from the contaminated floodwaters.
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The X Factor: One Letter, Multiple Identities, and a Complex Future
How the gender-neutral “x” became a contemporary paradox.
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Tender Judging Care : #TransCrowdFund and the Politics of Desire
Even before the GoFundMe boom, there was an element of desirability politics in healthcare.
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Episodes Compound: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Isn’t Weaponizing Her Trauma
“Accountability is about creating safety,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
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There’s Nothing Remarkable about Madison Cawthorn—or His Racism
Cawthorn is very much a product of the society he lives in: He is racist both despite and because of his disability.
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Money Memory: Harriet Tubman Doesn’t Need to Be on the $20 Bill
What are the implications of commemorating the life of an enslaved woman on the currency of a nation that secured—and profited from—her enslavement?
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World on Fire: Can President Joe Biden Save the Environment?
The Biden administration will need to quickly remediate the damage done.
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The #SayHerName Movement Doesn’t Include Ashli Babbitt
To be clear, #SayHerName isn’t just a hashtag; it’s a movement.
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