This April, the US military authorized new hair regulations that prohibited several natural black hairstyles, including dreadlocks, cornrows and hair that extends more than two inches from the scalp. Public outrage over the decision and allegations t...
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This April, the US military authorized new hair regulations that prohibited several natural black hairstyles, including dreadlocks, cornrows and hair that extends more than two inches from the scalp. Public outrage over the decision and allegations t...
The Republican Party is like a bunch of awkward guys on dates — trying very hard, but having trouble winning over women. With the midterm elections rapidly approaching, Republicans and Democrats have ramped up their efforts to woo women voters to v...
The Republican Party is like a bunch of awkward guys on dates — trying very hard, but having trouble winning over women. With the midterm elections rapidly approaching, Republicans and Democrats have ramped up their efforts to woo women voters to v...
While 13 years may have passed since September 11, 2001, Islamophobic sentiments in the United States remain as aggravated a problem as ever. This is most evident in a poll conducted by the Arab American Institute (AAI) regarding “American atti...
While 13 years may have passed since September 11, 2001, Islamophobic sentiments in the United States remain as aggravated a problem as ever. This is most evident in a poll conducted by the Arab American Institute (AAI) regarding “American atti...
President Michelle Bachelet marked her second inauguration last month wearing the country’s traditional red, white and blue presidential sash in a ceremony outside the Chile Congress building. Her first term spanned from 2006 to 2010, during which ...
President Michelle Bachelet marked her second inauguration last month wearing the country’s traditional red, white and blue presidential sash in a ceremony outside the Chile Congress building. Her first term spanned from 2006 to 2010, during which ...
Turbulent by Shirin Neshat. Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons License. Turbulent is the first short film of a trilogy created by Iranian feminist, Shirin Neshat. In its many exhibitions, the film is projected on opposite walls and aims to convey th...
Turbulent by Shirin Neshat. Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons License. Turbulent is the first short film of a trilogy created by Iranian feminist, Shirin Neshat. In its many exhibitions, the film is projected on opposite walls and aims to convey th...
There. You clicked it. The rest of this column doesn’t even matter. But while I have you here, I might as well explain myself. No, I don’t think Politico Magazine (Politico’s newest venture, which launched earlier this month) is act...
There. You clicked it. The rest of this column doesn’t even matter. But while I have you here, I might as well explain myself. No, I don’t think Politico Magazine (Politico’s newest venture, which launched earlier this month) is act...
Imagine you’ve come down with appendicitis. Scared and in pain, you go to an “Appendix Crisis Center,” where they tell you that if you take your appendix out now, you’ll have to undergo a frightening and dangerous procedure. I...
Imagine you’ve come down with appendicitis. Scared and in pain, you go to an “Appendix Crisis Center,” where they tell you that if you take your appendix out now, you’ll have to undergo a frightening and dangerous procedure. I...
If you only watch one video this week, make it this one. Madison Kimrey, a 12-year-old from North Carolina, is already a force to be reckoned with, and she hasn’t even started high school. She speaks out against North Carolina’s new voter...
If you only watch one video this week, make it this one. Madison Kimrey, a 12-year-old from North Carolina, is already a force to be reckoned with, and she hasn’t even started high school. She speaks out against North Carolina’s new voter...
A couple weeks ago, I mocked Twitter CEO Dick Costolo for citing a “supply-side problem” recruiting female employees (and, crucially, board members). Although clearly the supply of qualified women is greater than one, I admit that Costol...
A couple weeks ago, I mocked Twitter CEO Dick Costolo for citing a “supply-side problem” recruiting female employees (and, crucially, board members). Although clearly the supply of qualified women is greater than one, I admit that Costol...
Type any sentence involving “women” into Google and see what you find. According to a set of UN Women ads, it’s not pretty. Women shouldn’t have rights. Women shouldn’t vote. Women cannot be trusted. Women need to be controlled. Women need ...
Type any sentence involving “women” into Google and see what you find. According to a set of UN Women ads, it’s not pretty. Women shouldn’t have rights. Women shouldn’t vote. Women cannot be trusted. Women need to be controlled. Women need ...
Twitter, my preferred source for weird Pokémon quotes, Marxist sex tips, and pictures of baby animals, made headlines last week for announcing its plans to go public — and unveiling an all-male board. Leadership at Twitter didn’t seem to t...
Twitter, my preferred source for weird Pokémon quotes, Marxist sex tips, and pictures of baby animals, made headlines last week for announcing its plans to go public — and unveiling an all-male board. Leadership at Twitter didn’t seem to t...
Here we are, a month removed from the VMA performance that shook a nation. Before Miley Cyrus did her infamous phallic-foam-finger dance, we had a federal government; clearly, times have changed. Like the pop-culture addict I am, I’ve been foll...
Here we are, a month removed from the VMA performance that shook a nation. Before Miley Cyrus did her infamous phallic-foam-finger dance, we had a federal government; clearly, times have changed. Like the pop-culture addict I am, I’ve been foll...