The website used upstart humor to teach feminism to a generation. Now it’s a media “influencer.” Â
Race & Ethnicity
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The Seven Stages of Important Black Film Fatigue
For the black filmgoer, movies like 12 Years a Slave aren’t mere popcorn fare—anger, annoyance, and vulnerability often follow when history is commodified by Hollywood.
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The Inevitable Elimination of Affirmative Action in Michigan
Given the Roberts Court’s past actions on affirmative action, Michigan’s Proposal 2 is likely to escape D.C. unscathed.Â
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In Catalonia, a Warning on One-State Solutions
Nationalism is alive and well in Europe. Expecting Israelis and Palestinians to abandon it is a fantasy.
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Why Liberals Love TV’s Fictional Conservatives
ABC’s Scandal makes us root for a fundamentally despicable version of American democracy led by a cabal of corrupt Republicans run amok. Should we feel guilty?Â
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Eric Holder’s Big Voting-Rights Gamble
The attorney general is challenging North Carolina’s restrictive voting law, along with Texas’s—is he taking the logical course of action, or going double or nothing?
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A Long Way from the End of Men
New numbers from the Census Bureau show how tough this country is on women.
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Proof the Left Coast Is the Best Coast?
Last week, California raised its minimum wage, authorized driver’s licenses for the undocumented, and saw its GOP back immigration reform. Can any of this spread east?Â
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A Twerk Too Far
Somewhere in America Miley Cyrus is appropriating black culture, but she’s certainly not the only artist—we’ve got a long and tangled history of it.Â
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Going Beyond Protest
In 1963, America was overtly racist and needed a massive March on Washington. Today, racial bias is more subtle but just as insidious—we must learn to fight it differently.
