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Posted on March 8, 2018 October 9, 2018

This International Women’s Day, #PressForProgress For Invisible Women

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devcollab
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Society+Politics
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feminism, international-womens-day, social-justice, society-politics, women-of-color

We are the invisible women, kept on the sidelines by our supposed allies — white women. Read more

Posted on March 8, 2018 August 1, 2018

Meet HSLDA, The Most Powerful Religious-Right Lobby You’ve Never Heard Of

Samantha Field
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Samantha Field
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Education, Homeschooling, religion

The Home School Legal Defense Association has fomented a culture of suspicion and wild conspiracy theories that may put children in danger. Read more

Posted on March 7, 2018 July 26, 2018

Becoming Trans: Transgender Identity In The Middle Ages

zac clifton
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zac clifton
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Society+Politics
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history, lgbtq, Transgender

Non-binary identities don’t belong to the modern age — we’ve had them for centuries. Read more

Posted on March 6, 2018 July 26, 2018

The Unique Hell Of Fighting Your Rapist For Custody

Layla Haidrani
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Layla Haidrani
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Society+Politics
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Custody, Rape, sexual assault

There is a clear need for legislation to protect victims and children so they are not tied to their assailants for 18 years. Read more

Posted on March 5, 2018 August 3, 2018

The Problem With ‘Feminist’ Sex Products

Suzannah Weiss
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Suzannah Weiss
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Lust+Liaisons
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Sex Products, Sexuality

‘If you’re making money off of the oppression of women, that doesn’t seem very feminist to me.’ Read more

Posted on March 4, 2018 September 7, 2018

7 Amazing Environmental Justice Orgs We NEED To Support In 2018

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The Establishment
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climate-change, donald trump, environmental-justice

Many organizations are doing everything they can to fight for the environmental and climate justice in a time when we need it most. Read more

Posted on March 3, 2018 September 7, 2018

Inventors Of Killing Machines Like The AK-47 Often Regret Their Creations

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The Establishment
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Gun Violence, guns, mass-shootings

It’s hard to know precisely how a tool of destruction will be used. Read more

Posted on March 2, 2018 September 7, 2018

Stop Playing Terrorists — And Other Ways For Brown (And White) Actors To Be A Part Of The Solution

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Written by
Amir Talai
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Arts+Creators
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acting, donald trump, film, Islamophobia

Our choices as storytellers are having real-world effects, so we need to be smarter about the types of stories we help to tell. Read more

Posted on March 1, 2018 September 10, 2018

Walt Whitman, Trump, And The Search For A ‘Greater Moral Identity’

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Michelle Bonczek
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Arts+Creators
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arts-creators, donald trump, Education, morality, walt-whitman

Whitman was haunted by the prospect that we would lack a ‘common skeleton.’ Read more

Posted on February 28, 2018 September 10, 2018

When The Sexually Abusive Artist Is A Woman

Annie Lloyd
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Annie Lloyd
Posted in
Arts+Creators
Tagged
anne-sexton, arts-creators, mothers-and-daughters, poetry, sexual-abuse

Anne Sexton’s legacy as feminist poet and guiding light for the mentally ill must include the destruction of her own daughter. Read more

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