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Posted on July 16, 2017 September 7, 2018

Conspicuous Consumption Is Over — It’s All About Intangibles Now

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class, economics, middle-class, society-politics, wealth

The troubling new way America’s top 1% reproduce their privilege ensures the middle class never has a shot to catch up. Read more

Posted on July 15, 2017 September 7, 2018

Learn The Stomach-Turning Numbers Behind America’s Police Violence

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blacklivesmatter, police-violence, race, racism, society-politics

Data indicate law enforcement officials have killed nearly 500 civilians this year alone. Read more

Posted on July 14, 2017 August 24, 2018

How To Stop, Drop, And Roll In Mental Crisis

Carrie Cutforth
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Mental Health, mental illness, Resources

At the height of my mental crisis, I forged a path to stability. Now, I’m hoping my own story can help empower others. Read more

Posted on July 12, 2017 September 25, 2018

Should Feminists Embrace The ‘Right To Die’ Movement?

Katelyn Burns
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death-with-dignity, disability-rights, feminism, right-to-die, society-politics

The answer is complicated. Read more

Posted on July 10, 2017 August 29, 2018

The ‘Science’ That Claims Women Are Inferior To Men Is Bogus

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Kavitha Rao
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Books, gender, Sexism

A new book by British science journalist Angela Saini seeks to debunk the bad science about gender differences. Read more

Posted on July 5, 2017 January 24, 2019

How Do You Keep Social Media From Destroying Your Mental Health?

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Sarah Kurchak
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Autism, Mental Health, social media, social-anxiety, twitter

Online interaction used to ease my social anxieties. What happens when it starts to make them worse? Read more

Posted on June 30, 2017 September 7, 2018

Beauty Is A Preposterous, Amazing Gift We Give To One Another

Jennifer Culp
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beauty, Friendship, make-your-face, marriage, weddings

The experience of beauty I share with my friends is a bulwark in a world full of bullshit, a bastion against very real everyday horrors. Read more

Posted on June 28, 2017 September 7, 2018

The GOP Health-Care Bill Would Push More Disabled People Into Poverty

Samantha Yenger Cremean
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disability, gop, healthcare, social-security, society-politics

The system around disability benefits is already broken — and it could soon get exponentially worse. Read more

Posted on June 27, 2017 September 7, 2018

On Weight Loss Surgery And The Unbearable Thinness Of Being

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body-positive, fat-acceptance, feminism, Weight Loss

I learned the quiet heartbreak of losing someone who truly understood what it meant to live in a body like mine. Read more

Posted on June 27, 2017 October 2, 2018

The Strange, Sad Case Of Laci Green

Katelyn Burns
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feminism, laci-green, online-abuse, red-pilling, society-politics

She built a community to protect the abused. Now she’s on the side of the abusers. What happened to YouTuber Laci Green? Read more

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