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My Top Ten Favorite Feminist Articles of 2013

My Top Ten Favorite Feminist Articles of 2013 My Top Ten Favorite Feminist Articles of 2013

Don’t go into the new year without reading these pieces! 

Dec 30, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti

Report: 2012 Grads Have Highest-Ever Student Debt Report: 2012 Grads Have Highest-Ever Student Debt

College students are graduating with the highest average student loan debt ever on record.

Dec 30, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

The Names: de Blasio and the Meaning of Diversity

The Names: de Blasio and the Meaning of Diversity The Names: de Blasio and the Meaning of Diversity

The mayor-elect is getting pressure to include more blacks and Latinos among his appointments.  

Dec 30, 2013 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy

Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video

Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video

It’s one thing to control a sensitive story about a child’s private struggles. It’s another to package it so slickly that a genuine and inspiring message gets dro...

Dec 27, 2013 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy

It’s Time to Close New York’s School-to-Prison Pipeline

It’s Time to Close New York’s School-to-Prison Pipeline It’s Time to Close New York’s School-to-Prison Pipeline

How Bill de Blasio can help solve the twin problems of over-policing and under-educating in one swoop

Dec 27, 2013 / Feature / Mychal Denzel Smith

Will New York City Lead the Way on Pre-K?

Will New York City Lead the Way on Pre-K? Will New York City Lead the Way on Pre-K?

The outlook for Mayor de Blasio’s signature initiative just got a whole lot brighter.

Dec 27, 2013 / Feature / Dana Goldstein

Duck Dynasty and the Fake Outrage Machine

Duck Dynasty and the Fake Outrage Machine Duck Dynasty and the Fake Outrage Machine

Let us not dignify this incident by calling it a culture war.

Dec 26, 2013 / Blog / Richard Kim

The Year in Sex (or Pop Goes the Weasel)

The Year in Sex (or Pop Goes the Weasel) The Year in Sex (or Pop Goes the Weasel)

When Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus, R. Kelly and capitalism killed sexual liberation.

Dec 26, 2013 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Bill O’Reilly’s War on Christmas Bill O’Reilly’s War on Christmas

O’Reilly wants us to put Christ back in Christmas. In that case, economic inequality should take center stage on December 25.

Dec 24, 2013 / Robert Scheer

A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013

A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013 A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013

What would our national conversation on climate change sound like if this kind of honesty broke through with any regularity?

Dec 24, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson

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