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Ivanka’s World of “Women Who Work”: FEMINISTS UNITED TO COMBAT KAKISTOCRACY IN TRUMP TIMES
Ivanka Trump says she doesn’t know what it means to be “complicit,” but she does claim that she will improve the lives of “working women.”
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Poetic Resistance Against Everyday Transphobia, Racism, Ableism: A Review of "When the Chant Comes"
Within its pages, When the Chant Comes delivers profound, often gut-wrenching meditations that explore what it means for Barrett to navigate life in the United States as a disabled, pilipinx-amerikan, transgender queer.
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The Trouble With the Model Muslim: Islamophobic Muslims and the War on Terror
Both feminism and the long-running political panic over Muslim women have always been closely intertwined with imperialism, bombings, and border control.
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What's Under the Polish: A Review of "Joy Joy Nails": New Short Film by Joey Ally Explores Salon Workers and Exploitation
What begins with upbeat music and bright pink neon lights quickly shifts into a disturbing drama, plunging the viewer deep into the lives of exploited salon workers.
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Say Yes to Distress: Trump Voters: FEMINISTS UNITED TO COMBAT KAKISTOCRACY IN TRUMP TIMES
It’s important to recognize the stratification among Trump Voters. It is not a monolith, but you really gotta hand it to the MAGAs: Once they buy, they don’t look back.
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Popaganda: When Your Parents Are Deported
Donald Trump issued executive orders that call for the deportation of any and all undocumented immigrants in the United States. Reporters estimate that would mean the deportation of 11 million people.Imagine coming home from school and your dad is gone. But what will thousands—or millions—of... Read more »
Fear of an Immigrant Nation: How Many Generations Until We Are Considered Americans?
When there are no imagined external threats left to blame a country’s problems on, who will count as American then?
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We've Always Been Here: One Mujerista Talks Back to Intersectionality and White Feminism
When I see the word “intersectionality” being used, I want to see a sincere invitation to the table (it’s accessible right?) in a genuine attempt to build community. And if I do decide to show up, I expect to see the more privileged, abled parties willingly give up their seats for us Brown queer... Read more »
The Super Bowl Commercials—It's Not Such a Small World After All
This current administration forces us to question everything around us, even the commercials we watch.
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Queering Islamophobia: The Homonationalism of the Muslim Ban
Though Donald Trump is himself transphobic and homophobic, he can get on the side of LGBTQ rights when it’s convenient.
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