On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s all the news we’re reading today: 

• Get to know Zephyr Teachout, who’s running for governor of New York on a pledge to battle corruption. [The Nation]

• The always on-point Anita Sarkeesian has a new video out in her series on objectification of women in video games—it’s thought-provoking even for people who already talk a lot about sexism in the industry. [Feminist Frequency] 

• An immigration court finally improved the ability of women fleeing domestic violence to seek asylum in United States. [Mother Jones] 

• There are LEED standards for telling whether a building is sustainable, what about having a seal of approval for determining whether a company has equitable gender practices? The new EDGE certification aims to do just that. [Washington Post] 

• This interesting essay about cookstoves explains why one simple technology or another cannot be a silver bullet to end rape. [Women Under Siege] 

• There’s an effort to erect statues of Elizabth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in Central Park. [Vocativ] 

• I missed this essay from Laura Hudson a few weeks ago and am just reading it now: How indifferent corporations help sexist internet trolls thrive. [Wired] 

• The terrible cover of a new Spider-Woman comic continues to provide endless comedic fodder. [The Mary Sue] 

• And OMG. This video. This band. Thank you, world, for this gloriousness. [Autostraddle]

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