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Posted on March 11, 2017 October 25, 2018

A Brief History Of Behind-The-Scenes Activism With A Big Impact

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Shannon Luders-Manuel
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Activism, civil-rights, history, Protest, society-politics

History is shaped through all kinds of activism. Read more

Posted on March 11, 2017 October 25, 2018

Meet The Fearless 1890s Creator Of The Precursor To The Striptease

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burlesque, crime, history, striptease

How an unexceptional vaudeville performer turned a lurid tabloid scandal into national fame and a lucrative personal brand. Read more

Posted on March 9, 2017 October 19, 2018

Your Global Mansplaining Dictionary In 34 Languages

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Alison Kinney
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Society+Politics
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language, Mansplaining

A handy crowdsourced linguistic guide to a universal blight. Read more

Posted on March 6, 2017 January 18, 2019

Your Calls For Unity Are Divisive As F*ck

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blacklivesmatter, liberal, martin-luther-king, MLK, racism, society-politics, unity

Is it ever really divisive to resist aligning yourself with your oppressor? Read more

Posted on February 20, 2017 November 5, 2018

The Great White Fantasy Of Donald Trump

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Carol Hood
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Society+Politics
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donald trump, politics, racism, society-politics, white supremacy

White America’s hopes and dreams are riding on this president. They’re going to lose. Read more

Posted on February 17, 2017 January 24, 2019

What The Left Can Do To Help Keep Trans Kids Safe In Trump’s America

Sam Riedel
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Sam Riedel
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Society+Politics
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donald trump, lgbtq, social-justice, society-politics, Transgender

The Trump administration’s war on transgender human rights has begun — will the Left finally step up? Read more

Posted on February 9, 2017 October 25, 2018

Depression Is An Unlikely Advantage In The Fight Against Fascism

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Kitty Hannah Eden
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Brain+Body, Society+Politics
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brain-body, Depression, donald trump, Mental Health, Resistance

Life under the yoke of depression is frighteningly similar to life in Trump’s America, and knowing one can teach you how to approach the other. Read more

Posted on February 7, 2017 July 19, 2018

What Liberals Don’t Get About Free Speech In The Age Of Trump

Katherine Cross
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Katherine Cross
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Society+Politics
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donald trump, First Amendment, Free Speech

Milo Yiannopoulos raises questions about what a right to free speech is — and is not. Read more

Posted on January 30, 2017 August 29, 2018

There Is Not Enough Pepper Spray In The World To Keep Our Daughters Safe

Theo Nestor
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Theo Nestor
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Harassment, Parenting, Sexism

Can a pressurized can of peppers correct a flawed society? Read more

Posted on January 30, 2017 August 29, 2018

Easily-Triggered Privileged People Have Turned Society Into Their Own Giant Safe Space

Naamen Gobert Tilahun
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Naamen Gobert Tilahun
Posted in
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Privilege, Safe Spaces

Our culture is set up to protect the powerful from anything they can’t handle. Read more

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