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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Poverty & powerlessness–up close and personal
I’ve just read–two years after everyone else–Katherine Boo’s powerful book, Behind the Beautiful Forevers. It won the 2012 National Book […]
Rape culture: Defining it, acknowledging it, working to end it
“Rape is a horrific crime, and rapists are despised”…. supposedly. Hopefully, that line causes you some outrage—a little indignation. If […]
As much as ever, in 2014 women deserve the right to choose
Questions related to reproductive health, and most specifically abortion, are not easy to answer. Choice is the kind of issue […]
Scientific study concludes US is an oligarchy, not a democracy
We are so close to losing our democracy to the mercenary class, it’s as if we are leaning way […]
Dressing up: A feminist issue
“Dressing up means wearing a dress,” she said. “It means you put on a dress or skirt, high heels, and […]
Mega-yachts for the mega-rich, and the Cayman connection
Spend a little time on the Ft. Lauderdale water taxi and you’ll soon get a feel for the world of […]
Voting rights watch: Florida’s bathroom blockade
In their incessant quest to find ever more creative and nasty ways to suppress the vote, Florida Republicans have come […]
U.S. corporations stashing $2 trillion in profits offshore
According to Huffington Post, corporations are keeping $2 trillion in profits offshore to avoid paying taxes. One of the many ways corporations […]
“It only takes a girl” focuses on child marriage and the cycle of poverty
It all starts with the girls. That’s the message of a video, called “It Only Takes a Girl,” produced by […]
Rape insurance abortion rider goes into effect in Michigan
Starting in late March, Michigan women really started feeling the affects of the “War on Women.” The state’s new law […]
Free speech and free spending vs. fair elections: A Constitutional dilemma
So often we hear about our inherent rights to what is guaranteed in the Constitution. If it’s regarding free speech, […]
Florida stands its ground against media access to Stand Your Ground cases
Ah, Florida. You’ve got to love the originality of the place. First it comes up with the Stand Your Ground […]
Political poll: Too late at night, too early in the election cycle
A 202 area code on caller ID usually means that I’m not picking up. It’s going to be political—probably a […]
Will the protests at the University of Southern Maine spark a national student movement?
Like so many other institutions in this, our neoliberal land of opportunity, universities have become infested with rent extracting parasites. […]
