On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

on our radar

Here’s what we’re reading today:

• How WalMart stole Christmas. [Salon]

• During the week of Thanksgiving, it’s especially important to consider how “Native American children ‘face unprecedented challenges’ of violence and extreme poverty.” [Truthout] 

• Several media outlets are teaming up to launch FergusonNext—a website and hastag sharing ideas of what to do now about racial justice and police brutality in the United States. [Colorlines] 

• Photoshop often helps mostly white institutions make promotional materials that make them seem more racially diverse than they are. [Medium] 

• A new poll shows that Latino voters overwhelmingly support Obama’s recent executive action on immigration. [RH Reality Check] 

• Here’s an interesting profile of Scarlett, one of the top “cyber athletes” competing in online strategy game StarCraft—her experience shows how (hopefully) the culture of gaming is changing to be more inclusive. [New Yorker] 

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by Sarah Mirk
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Sarah Mirk is the former host of Bitch Media’s podcast Popaganda. She’s interested in gender, history, comics, and talking to strangers. You can follow her on Twitter

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