Culture

Ask Auntie Randa: on "The Simpsons" and handling your family's fatphobia

Auntie Randa’s take on The Simpsons as refugees and confronting your family’s fatphobia. Read more »

I Consider the Union My Second Mother

A compelling excerpt from We Are All Fast-Food Workers Now: The Global Uprising Against Poverty Wages.  Read more »

Gather Your People: White Women Must Hold Each Other Accountable For Racism

We cannot dismantle what we refuse to confront. Read more »

Backtalk: Stoneman Douglas & The Olympics

This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about the growing anti-gun student movement that’s happened since the shooting at the Parkland, Florida, high school and an update about the Winter Olympics. After the latest horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, students have rallied... Read more »

5 Podcasts to Listen to for Black History Month

This month (and every month), tune in to these five podcasts, all started and hosted by Black creators. Read more »

The Endorsement Gap: How the Olympics Shortchange Women Athletes of Color

Endorsements must prioritize an athlete’s performance over their looks. Read more »

Free Yourself: The Rise of Bisexual TV Characters

Television is reversing misconceptions about bisexual women—one character at a time. Read more »

Liberating Desire: It's Time to Shift Your Fantasies

Our liberation and fantasies are intricately connected. Read more »

The Women of Wakanda: Nakia Is the Real Revolutionary of “Black Panther”

 Okoye, Shuri, and Nakia inherently understand that Wakanda is bigger than them. Read more »

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What I Learned About Gender and Power from Sailor Moon

My life began in 1995 — the year I turned eight and became a divorced kid.    Read more »

Know & Tell: The Literary Renaissance of Trans Women Writers

For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »

Why You Should Pay for Porn

If you’re a progressive middle-class individual, chances are you think about where your food comes from. Maybe you try to buy shoes that are... Read more »