Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement
Students fighting to improve campus sexual assault policies face indifference—or worse—from administrators.
Aug 29, 2014 / George Joseph
It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement
Black women have made connections between their struggles and those of black men since the 1800s.
Aug 27, 2014 / Paula J. Giddings
Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only
Black girls face daunting odds, too. Why does My Brother’s Keeper neglect their struggles?
Aug 27, 2014 / Feature / Dani McClain
Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions
Advocates behind a national bus tour want to enlist young people in the fight to repeal the Hyde Amendment.
Aug 27, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Girls Speak Out Against Sexist School Dress Codes Girls Speak Out Against Sexist School Dress Codes
Young women are fed up with being pressured to curate their appearance and, by extension, others’ potentially lecherous thoughts about them. They’re fighting back.
Aug 27, 2014 / StudentNation / Cecilia D’Anastasio and StudentNation
How to End the Criminalization of America’s Mothers How to End the Criminalization of America’s Mothers
Other countries provide childcare and income supports for poor mothers; in the United States, we arrest them.
Aug 21, 2014 / The Curve / Sarah Jaffe, Mariame Kaba, Randy Albelda, and Kathleen Geier
Why All Communities of Color Must Demand an End to Police Brutality Why All Communities of Color Must Demand an End to Police Brutality
For Latinos and Asian- and Arab-Americans, Ferguson is our fight too.
Aug 20, 2014 / Deepa Iyer
Paul Ryan’s Welfare Reform Ideas Are Even Worse Than You Think Paul Ryan’s Welfare Reform Ideas Are Even Worse Than You Think
Ryan is asking the poor to be more flexible in being oppressed.
Aug 15, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
A Plea for Humanity at Rikers A Plea for Humanity at Rikers
Inmates and activists unite to stop prisoner abuse at Rikers Island Prison.
Aug 14, 2014 / Blog / Sarah Leonard
Why Is It So Controversial to Help Poor Mothers Afford Diapers? Why Is It So Controversial to Help Poor Mothers Afford Diapers?
A new bill would let families on welfare afford this basic necessity. What’s wrong with that?
Aug 13, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert