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Posted on July 30, 2018 July 26, 2018

How To Find A Therapist Who Understands Oppression And Intersectionality

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Jeff Baker
Posted in
Society+Politics
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lgbtq, People of Color, Therapy

Four questions to ask to find a therapist who ‘gets it.’ Read more

Posted on July 27, 2018 July 26, 2018

Strawgate: The Ableism Behind Exclusionary Activism

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Saigon Flowr
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Society+Politics
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ableism, disability, environment, straws

Or, why straws aren’t the problem you think they are. Read more

Posted on July 25, 2018 July 20, 2018

The Government Is Attacking Native Families Through Their Children

Rebecca Nagle
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Rebecca Nagle
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Society+Politics
Tagged
adoption, child welfare, government, native american

ICWA was created to protect Native American families. Now it’s under attack. Read more

Posted on July 20, 2018 July 20, 2018

For Freelance Artists, Workers Compensation Is Usually Out Of Reach

Benedict Nguyen
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Benedict Nguyen
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
capitalism, freelance, gig economy

How do you quantify the impact of a poem not yet written or a song not yet performed? Read more

Posted on July 19, 2018 July 19, 2018

In Brutal Presence: The Aftermath Of Grenfell Tower

Nicola Muirhead
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Nicola Muirhead
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Society+Politics
Tagged
architecture, class, gentrification, grenfell tower

North Kensington residents look back on a disaster, and what it means for their community. Read more

Posted on July 18, 2018 July 14, 2018

Your Mother Is A Whore: On Sex Work And Motherhood

Jessie Sage
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Jessie Sage
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Society+Politics
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motherhood, Parenting, sex work

Sex work is work. But it’s work we judge mothers for doing. Read more

Posted on July 17, 2018 July 13, 2018

Inside The Racist Push To Make English The United States’ Official Language

Samantha Yenger Cremean
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Samantha Yenger Cremean
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Society+Politics
Tagged
donald trump, english only, immigration, language

The ‘English-Only’ movement masquerades as pro-immigrant. It is anything but. Read more

Posted on July 16, 2018 July 13, 2018

In Surveillance’s Digital Age, Black Muslims Are Hit The Hardest

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Nessa
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Society+Politics
Tagged
black, muslim, racism, surveillance

Our government surveillance culture has anti-black and anti-Islamic roots. Read more

Posted on July 13, 2018 August 15, 2018

Meet The Asylum Seekers Fighting For Working Rights In Ireland 

Jack Maguire
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Jack Maguire
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Society+Politics
Tagged
asylum seekers, immigrants, ireland, politics, refugees, workers rights

Of the 5,096 current asylum seekers in Ireland, some have waited in cruel limbo—in a Catch-22 better likened to sanctioned internment—for up to 10 years. Read more

Posted on July 12, 2018 July 12, 2018

This Is My Body: My Journey To Ordination As A Roman Catholic Woman Priest

Christine Haider-Winnett
Written by
Christine Haider-Winnett
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
catholicism, feminism, religion

No one can take my faith from me. Not even the Pope. Read more

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