2020 election

Mindy Kaling, an Indian woman with long, black hair, stands beside Kamala Harris, a light-skinned Black woman with long, brown hair, in a kitchen

Kamala Harris Presents a Political Paradox for South Asian Voters

by Iman Sultan
October 22, 2020 at 3:10pm
Having roots in Black America and India doesn’t necessarily translate to a progressive record. Read more »
Dianne Feinstein, a white woman with short, black hair, speaks into a microphone in San Francisco in the 1970s as protestors stand around her

Dianne Feinstein Unexpectedly Makes the Argument for Term Limits

by Andi Zeisler
October 20, 2020 at 3:01pm
Maybe Congress shouldn’t be immortal. Read more »
Donald Trump, a white dumpy man, stands behind a gate as he looks at a helicopter take off

100 Seconds to Midnight: Understanding the Likelihood of a Trumpian Coup

by Gwen Snyder
October 15, 2020 at 10:00am
If we as a country stand back and wait for the Constitution to enforce itself, enforcement is unlikely to ever materialize. Read more »
Kamala Harris, who is brown with dark brown, curled hair, smirks at Mike Pence, who is old and white with bright white hair and looks away from the camera with his lips pursed.

Flies and Lies: 5 Feminist Takeaways from the Vice Presidential Debate

by Evette Dionne
October 8, 2020 at 11:40am
Men will talk over women every single time. Read more »
Joe Biden, a white man with short, white hair, stands next to Jason Bateman, a white man portraying Marty Byrde, in Ozark

Biden, Byrde, and the Limits of “Toxic Masculinity” Discourse

by Imran Siddiquee
October 8, 2020 at 11:08am
For men like Joe Biden, the solution is never to contend with their own role in upholding an oppressive system—or to step aside to make room for others. Read more »
Senator Kamala Harris stands at a podium that reads “Text UNITED to 30330” and is labeled with a BIDEN/HARRIS logo

Progressive Lenses: Women Candidates and the New Double Standard

by Kylie Cheung
October 7, 2020 at 4:26pm
Merely stating that sexism exists in politics can imperil any woman’s political campaign. 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 »
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 white child in a diaper leans against a metal black gate in a park with a sign reading Women Demand Day Care leaning against a tree

The Long Feminist History of Fighting for Universal Childcare

September 4, 2020 at 9:28am
The erasure of childcare as a feminist agenda point has had various consequences. Read more »

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