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A not-so-tiny criticism of Miley’s huge cultural appropriation problem 27 Aug 2013 | 09:29 am
Don’t you wish there were some things you could just ‘unsee’? So a couple of summers ago, while visiting family in my hometown, my little sister, now grown up, decided we should go bar hopping. She a...
Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Comic Matt Bors takes on the mental condition related to Chelsea Manning’s transition. The good news is there’s treatment! (See above.) And if you are offended by the term douche-bag, read this. Happ...
The 10 demands from the March on Washington you probably never heard about 27 Aug 2013 | 01:07 am
Tens of thousands of people gathered at The National Mall to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Saturday. Most people don’t know it was for “Jobs and Freedom....
Happy Women’s Equality Day! 27 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
Women’s Equality Day was designated in 1971 to commemorate the day the 19th amendment was ratified. Check it out below. You’d never guess the decades of struggle–against absurd fears of “petticoat rul...
Chart of the Day: We’ve lost more than 50 abortion clinics in the last three years 26 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm
According to a survey by the Huffington Post, at least 54 abortion clinics across 27 states have ended their abortion services or shut their doors entirely since 2010. The decline in abortion provider...
Some rescue: The FBI’s dubious war on street girls 26 Aug 2013 | 10:19 pm
The FBI recently announced with great fanfare that it had “rescued” 105 youth and arrested 150 “pimps” for prostitution in 76 cities, including Boston, Denver, and San Francisco. The three-day raid, d...
Does this exhibit challenge or perpetuate stereotypes? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
An exhibit featuring the photography of 12 women from Iran and the Arab world will open this week at the prestigious Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Entitled “She Who Tells a Story,” the...
Quick Hit: DemocracyNow! on Chelsea Manning 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
If you don’t know DemocracyNow!, you should (and now you know). The radio and TV show, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan González, consistently provides excellent news coverage of the most important, and...
Transmilitary: meet the soldiers the military doesn’t want you to 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
It’s no wonder Chelsea Manning didn’t start transitioning while serving in the army. The institution make have gotten rid of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, but it makes no bones about its exclusion of transgen...
Weekly Feminist Reader 25 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington: Michelle Alexander on MLK and mass incarceration. Necessary tension around Obama at the March’s anniversary. The real work of Rosa...
