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Posted on April 5, 2018 October 9, 2018

For 17 Years, Vanessa Potkin Has Been Exonerating The Wrongly Imprisoned

Erica Commisso
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The Innocence Project attorney has helped free 25 unjustly incarcerated prisoners…and counting. Read more

Posted on April 3, 2018 October 9, 2018

Filmmakers Highlight The Complexity Of Modern Marriage For Women In India

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Madhvi Ramani
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a-suitable-girl, arts-creators, documentary, marriage, south-asia

In ‘A Suitable Girl,’ an all-women-of-color team shines a light on the invisible lives of women in India. Read more

Posted on April 2, 2018 October 9, 2018

The Problem With ‘Cancer Miracles’

Sascha Cohen
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brain-body, Cancer, disease, emotional-labor, optimism

Although cancer patients already have enough on our plate, we are tasked with the labor of managing other people’s emotions about our disease. Read more

Posted on March 31, 2018 October 9, 2018

How Trump Is Working To Destroy The Reproductive Rights Of Immigrants

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abortion, immigration, Reproductive Rights, society-politics, trump

The Trump administration is engaged in an all-out war against abortion rights—and pregnant immigrants are on the front lines. Read more

Posted on March 30, 2018 October 9, 2018

Congratulations On Your Acceptance To Goop Academy Of Witchcraft & Wizardry

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Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harry Potter, reading, wit-whimsy

The selection committee was particularly impressed with your kale porridge detox recipe. Read more

Posted on March 29, 2018 October 9, 2018

Don’t Think About Him

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It’s exhausting to remember him and even more exhausting to actively not remember. Read more

Posted on March 28, 2018 October 9, 2018

Like Lead: A Long History Of Women’s Anger And Internalized Misogyny

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anger, jealousy, Misogyny, society-politics, women

For centuries, women have been encouraged to turn on each other, rather than the men who wronged them. Read more

Posted on March 23, 2018 October 9, 2018

Can You Hear Me?

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Autism, facebook, privacy, Privilege, sexual assault

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Posted on February 26, 2018 October 9, 2018

6 Perspectives On Being In A Monogamous-Polyamorous Relationship

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love, lust-liaisons, monogamy, polyamory, relationships

These narratives are a snapshot, not a complete picture. But they help to provide contours to a narrative that’s too often blunted. Read more

Posted on February 25, 2018 October 9, 2018

How Queer And Trans Parents Are Raising Revolutionary Children During The Trump Era

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These parents are turning this tumultuous political moment into a teachable one. Read more

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