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Posted on April 25, 2018 October 9, 2018

It Is Not The Job Of The Oppressed To Sit With Our Oppressors

Tauriq Moosa
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emotional-labor, Oppression, Privilege, racism, society-politics

It should never be the oppressed who must manage the pain of an oppressor realizing his wrongfulness. Read more

Posted on April 24, 2018 October 9, 2018

‘Slum Walks’ Aren’t Educational — They’re Glorifying Poverty For Profit

Shailee Koranne
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charity, Poverty, slums, society-politics, travel

You can’t assuage your guilt by gawking at the poor. Read more

Posted on April 17, 2018 October 25, 2018

Inside Russian Women’s Fight For Their Lives

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Madeline Roache
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abuse, domestic violence, russia, society-politics

Domestic violence was already an epidemic in Russia—then came last year’s legislation further decriminalizing abuse. Read more

Posted on April 10, 2018 October 9, 2018

What #MeToo Looks Like When You’re In Recovery

Claire Rudy Foster
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Claire Rudy Foster
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addiction, alcoholism, metoo, sexual assault, society-politics

A woman’s treatment for addiction shouldn’t require her silence about sexual abuse. Read more

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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criminal-justice-reform, innocence-project, mass-incarceration, racial-justice, society-politics

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

Posted on March 31, 2018 October 9, 2018

How Trump Is Working To Destroy The Reproductive Rights Of Immigrants

Kaylen B. Ralph
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Kaylen B. Ralph
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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 28, 2018 October 9, 2018

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

Carissa Harris
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Carissa Harris
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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 26, 2018 October 9, 2018

Strip Club Raids Are Weapons Of Gentrification

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capitalism, gentrification, new-orleans, sex work, society-politics

This is not about worker safety and public welfare. This is about paving the way for politicians and the elite to gentrify cities. Read more

Posted on March 21, 2018 October 25, 2018

When You’re Autistic, Abuse Is Considered Love

Aaden Friday
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Aaden Friday
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abuse, Autism, media, Parenting, society-politics

The trend of allistic parents disrespecting, exploiting, and profiting off of books about their autistic children perpetuates painful stigma—and continued abuse. Read more

Posted on March 15, 2018 October 9, 2018

The Legislation That Would Harm Sex Workers—In The Name Of Their Own Protection

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devcollab
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abuse, human-trafficking, sex work, sexual assault, society-politics

‘FOSTA will make our lives exponentially more dangerous under the pretense of protecting us.’ Read more

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