Gender and Sexuality

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How Close Can the GOP Get to Absolute Madness? How Close Can the GOP Get to Absolute Madness?

The state of the party makes you wonder: Is this real life?

Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

South Sudan

South Sudan’s War on Women South Sudan’s War on Women

Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in the country’s civil war.

Aug 7, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Samer Muscati

Students Protest BLM

15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer 15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer

Amid a nationwide struggle against racism, a generation grows.

Aug 7, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate

‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate ‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate

Here’s the best the GOP had to offer on national security, reproductive rights, economics, race and immigration.

Aug 7, 2015 / Miranda Katz, Jailyn Gladney, Asha Thanki, and Stephen Quillen

Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights

Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights

The international organization has a history of facing controversial issues. This week, it hopes to tackle sex work decriminalization.

Aug 6, 2015 / Melissa Gira Grant

Comedians Debate: Is Amy Schumer’s ‘Trainwreck’ Sexist, or the New Feminism?

Comedians Debate: Is Amy Schumer’s ‘Trainwreck’ Sexist, or the New Feminism? Comedians Debate: Is Amy Schumer’s ‘Trainwreck’ Sexist, or the New Feminism?

The feminist comedian and filmmaker is everywhere—and her fans’ expectations are mounting.

Aug 6, 2015 / Katie Halper

August 5, 1962: Marilyn Monroe Dies

August 5, 1962: Marilyn Monroe Dies August 5, 1962: Marilyn Monroe Dies

“Her performances indicated that while sex is certainly fun, and often funny, it is only one of many games.”

Aug 5, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

Anti-abortion activists

Senate Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood, But the Political Assault Continues Senate Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood, But the Political Assault Continues

Instead of a serious debate about the facts, for GOP candidates who sit in the Senate this is “all about politics.”

Aug 3, 2015 / John Nichols

Planned Parenthood

The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color

The Right’s war on federal funding to health clinics is putting public health at risk.

Aug 3, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Preschoolers

How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America

If the people who prepare your lunch deserve a living wage, the people preparing our toddlers for school do too.

Jul 31, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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