Politics

Tamikua Txihi stands in front of a burnt out forest area in Pico do Jaraguá, Brazil.

World on Fire: Colonial Suppression of Indigenous Knowledge Set America on Fire

by Izzie Ramirez
October 2, 2020 at 10:52am
In the face of horrible climate trauma, those in power must be radical and imaginative. Read more »
Three hands hold up blue makeup sponges.

Very Online: Biden Beauty and the Presidential Merch Wars

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
October 2, 2020 at 10:44am
Biden Beauty feels to me like less of an investment in Biden himself than the result of a nagging uncertainty. Read more »
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden stand on stage.

White Men Screaming: 5 Feminist Takeaways from the First 2020 Presidential Debate

by Evette Dionne
October 1, 2020 at 2:13pm
The debate was all over the place. Here’s some clarity. Read more »
Shirley Chisholm, a Black woman with a short, black afro, stands behind a podium in an orange and white blouse

Less Flawed Union: The Unsung Heroes of the Suffrage and Civil Rights Movements

by Leslie Stauffer
October 1, 2020 at 11:30am
Despite playing a pivotal role in the original suffrage movement, women of color reaped none of the reward. Read more »
a brown sign that says May Her Memory Be A Revolution in beige text is surrounded by candles

Our Loss: We Still Don’t Know How to Mourn Jewish Celebrities

by Michelle Krasovitski
October 1, 2020 at 10:15am
It’s a disservice to remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a feminist icon but erase her Jewishness. Read more »
Donald Trump, the white president of the United States, stands behind a podium in a navy blue suit

Donald Trump Won’t Condemn White Supremacists Because He Is One

by Evette Dionne
September 30, 2020 at 3:32pm
Donald Trump used a nationally televised debate to stoke flames that are already raging. Read more »
a memorial depicts an illustration of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman with shoulder-length black hair, among candles, teddy bears,

Breonna Taylor, the Figurehead, the Martyr, the Product

by Evette Dionne
September 30, 2020 at 10:30am
Black women victims of police violence are treated as if they’re disposable, their names evoked only to sell magazines and increase social-media engagement. Read more »
Jessica Marie Johnson, an Afro Latinx woman with short, curly, black and brown hair, smiles next to a tree

Beyond Deception: What It’s Really like to Be an Afro Latinx Scholar in Academia

by Evette Dionne
September 29, 2020 at 1:17pm
For true equity, it’s time to intentionally center visibly Black Latinx scholars. Read more »
Ruth Bader Ginsburg wears glasses. A crown is pasted on her head. The text reads “unfortunately symbolic.”

Very Online: Distilling RBG into a Meme Warps Her Legacy

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 25, 2020 at 9:04am
In death, the memeification of Ginsburg fails her. Read more »
illustration of the earth on a purple background showing a dotted line that starts in Honduras with stopping points across the United States

Finding Abortion Care Is Even Harder Than It Seems

by Shanthony Exum
September 24, 2020 at 10:55am
Abortion is our right and we get to choose what we want for our bodies. Read more »

Pages

Best of Bitch

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 »

Films and TV Portray Abortion as More Dangerous Than It Is

by Erica Thomas
February 19, 2014 at 3:47pm
Films and television shows tend to present a skewed portrayal of abortion—when fictional movies and TV shows include a plotline about abortion... Read more »

The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films

by Sarah Mirk
June 17, 2014 at 10:29am
In 1948, in a seventh grade classroom in Eugene, Oregon, a teacher dimmed the lights and flipped on 16mm projector. A film called Human... Read more »

In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

by Sarah Mirk
April 23, 2014 at 3:52pm
Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »