Most of the news media attention to modern-day trafficking and slavery has been on sex trafficking: international sex slavery and tourism, which Nicholas Kristof has so diligently covered; sex trafficking into the U.S., in which women who hoped to work here legitimately were, instead, kept under armed guard and sold in massage parlors, strip clubs, […]
Civil Rights in America
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From K Street to Main Street
This week featured a vision of two different paths Occupy Wall Street could take after being evicted from public parks across the country. In Washington, D.C., activists from labor, Occupy, and elsewhere held a “99% in DC” event that began with a day of visits to congressional offices to demand jobs legislation. Occupiers then followed […]
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All in the Family: Teens, Sex, & Politics
Don’t overestimate the power of the LGBT movement.
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Starving Homophobia
Is it right to deny foreign aid to countries that discriminate against gays and lesbians?
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You Big Bully
When it comes to kids, it’s just as important to help the aggressor as it is to help the victim.
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8-year-old Confronts Michele Bachmann on Gay Rights
“My mommy’s gay but she doesn’t need any fixing,” he said.
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Die, Faggots
It’s been getting better for gay people—but not everywhere.
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Police Raze Occupy DC Shelter
Will resistance give the protest movement in the nation’s capital the shot in the arm it needs?
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Ask for More
Gentlemen, I would like to ask you to leave the room for a moment. Move along, now. Yes, you too, over there in the corner, I see you! Okay. Ladies: Do you have trouble asking for more money when you’re offered wages, salaries, speakers’ fees, or any other financial negotiations? Read. This. Now. It’s a […]
