On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s all the news on our radar today: 

• There’s no end in sight to the violence in Gaza, as intensified Israeli shelling has struck Gaza’s only power plant. [Guardian] 

• A new report looks at why public housing is falling apart in New York and how the city has stopped investing in public projects. [WNYC]

• If you’re looking for summer reading material, here are four books about migration and hyphenated identities. [NPR] 

• Speaking of which, Obama is supposedly considering some sort of major shift in his stance on immigration. [Shakesville] 

• Attention, nerds: Watch the San Diego Comic-Con panel on “women who kick ass.” [The Mary Sue] 

• Ariel Schrag’s novel Adam explores gender and identity through the eyes of a teen boy—check out this review of the book in comics form. [The Rumpus] 

• And just for fun: The siren song of cartoon cat-girls. [Bitch Flicks] 

• A new PBS segment explores why “tomboy tailors” and non-gendered fashion is on the rise. [PBS, via Colorlines] 

What did I miss? Add what you’re reading to the comments.