Politics

Backtalk: Who Gets to Host the Impeachment Party?

by Amy Lam
October 3, 2019 at 5:00pm
This week, Dahlia and Amy get into the impeachment inquiry. Read more »
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A Softer Smokey: Fighting Fires Alongside Toxic Masculinity

by Anastasia Selby
October 1, 2019 at 7:55am
Smokey is a symbol of the failure of our government to embrace progressive ideals and a more inclusive and open-minded ecological stance which would lead to more thoughtfully managed natural spaces. Read more »
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The Good Fight: The Invisible Young Women Driving Climate-Change Activism

by Mara Dolan
September 30, 2019 at 10:04am
Younger women are at the forefront of the climate change conversation. Read more »
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This Week in Our Bodies: Population Control Isn’t the Answer to the Climate Crisis

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 27, 2019 at 3:12pm
Your weekly update on reproductive rights, and how to join the fight. Read more »
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This Week in Our Bodies: Abortion Rates Have Dropped in America, but Not for the Reason You Think

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 20, 2019 at 11:06am
Your weekly update on reproductive rights, and how to join the fight. Read more »
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Popaganda: Stovetop Social Justice

by Carmen Rios
September 13, 2019 at 1:30pm
The Los Angeles-based organization Miry’s List has been supporting thousands of individuals and hundreds of families resettling as refugees in the United States since 2016.   Read more »
Felicity Huffman, a white woman, walks alongside security following her trial of the college admissions scandal.

Felicity Huffman’s Light Sentence Shows the Racial Disparities in Education

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 13, 2019 at 1:14pm
Huffman and other white, wealthy parents have a leg up, but they’re still dreaming up their children’s marginalization. Read more »
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This Week in Our Bodies: How Austin, Texas, Is Helping Fund Abortion Access

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 13, 2019 at 12:43pm
Your weekly update on reproductive rights, and how to join the fight. Read more »
A photo of Lucy Flores. Flores, a Latina woman with dark hair, stands at a podium with a small smile.

Little Wins: Lucy Flores on Remaining Hopeful and Critical through the 2020 Election

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 12, 2019 at 4:22pm
“As people of color, as immigrants and descendants of immigrants, it feels like we’re screwed. But we’re really not.” Read more »
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What Ms. Monopoly Shows about Our Cultural Unwillingness to Understand the Pay Gap

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 11, 2019 at 1:29pm
Despite potentially good intent, a presumably white woman in heels and doing a weird power pose on a board game about capitalism isn’t inspiring. Read more »

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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,...

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Douchebag Decree: Anti-Choice Hidden Camera Edition

by Kjerstin Johnson
February 10, 2011 at 3:33pm
Tool-in-pimp's-clothing James O'Keefe's laughable costume and douchebag seduction methods have mostly discredited his conservative... Read more »

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 »

A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
November 17, 2014 at 5:07pm
Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »