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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Charlottesville White Supremacists Face Federal Charges

The four men charged were “among the most violent individuals present in Charlottesville“ at the Unite the Right rally in 2017. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Retroactive Representation of Fantastic Beasts

Who knew that Nagini was actually a Korean woman this whole time? Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Facebook Reviews Policy Allowing “White Separatism”

According to Facebook, white nationalism “doesn’t seem to always be associated with racism.” Read more »

Growing Pains: Why Labor is the Real Food Movement We Should be Paying Attention To

Laborers—often migrant laborers—work long hours without access to basic employment protections. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: McDonalds Strikes Make #MeToo History

McDonalds employees staged walkouts across the U.S. to protest the company’s response to sexual assault allegations. Read more »

Ancestral Roots: Bernice L. McFadden Sings An Enslaved Black Woman’s Song

After the darkness, there’s light. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Strike

McDonald’s workers are going on strike over sexual harassment. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Whiplash at The New Yorker Festival

Over the course of just a few hours yesterday, The New Yorker invited and uninvited Steve Bannon from headlining its annual festival. Read more »

Barbara Ehrenreich and Alissa Quart on Changing the Narrative of Poverty in Media

Barbara Ehrenreich and Alissa Quart, the brains behind the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, discuss their respective books, the importance of identifying with one another across class, and #MeToo. Read more »

Out of the Frame: How News and Pop Culture Obscure Immigrant Women

Stories about undocumented women focus on how the American government “saved” them from harrowing abuse. Read more »

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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 »

Dear Bear: My Partner Makes No Money. Is That a Problem?

Our advice columnist offers a lesson in anticapitalist self-care. Read more »