“Why does it matter, saying ‘women’ instead of ‘people’ when we talk about abortion or contraception or pregnancy? It matters for the same reason we have the word ‘feminist’ at all — because it picks out the fact that women are treated as an inferior caste, whose bodies don’t fully belong to them.” Read more
flickr/Agustin Ruiz Structural racism is deadly, and not just because of police shootings of unarmed black youth. Environmental racism — disproportionate exposure to pollution and toxicity — is a slower, more insidious form of violence against low-income communities of color. The term “environmental racism” was coined in the 1980s to highlight the placement of low-income or minority communities in proximity Read more
When it comes to social progress, shame is proven to be an effective tool. Read more
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What does harmlessness mean? I believe it means more about answering a question I haven’t explicitly asked. Read more
By Amelia Shroyer I am an American living in Sweden. When I first arrived in Europe, I was drawn to self-identify with the word “expat,” not questioning the inherent privilege embedded in the term until I started to better comprehend immigration politics in Europe. Since my move, I’ve come to see expat as an example of Read more
The nightmares come not just from the echoes of bombs, but from the fearful memories of arrest and torture at the hands of the Assad regime. Read more
