On my way home, I was listening to the discussion with NYU historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Slate Academy’s series on fascism. This discussion is part of the series’ last episode where we’re applying what we’ve learned about fascism in the …
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Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. Many women are striking. Many women are helping to show what the world would look like without women (though note the privilege that reflects). They are celebrating. I am mourning (maybe they are, …
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I am tired of being told I shouldn’t be afraid when things are scary because, you know, fear makes you sick as if suppressing fear is the way to health. And never mind that telling me about fear is just …
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I am filled with anger and don’t know what to do with it. I am tired of being told to drop below the anger to feel my pain. I have cried enough! I want justice! I want change! It is …
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I humbly regret not seeing what you saw not trusting your word even though i know you experienced it not starting to unlearn sooner not understanding until i saw the numbers 50-50 is not the same as 30-70 And then …
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Reading an article on the underlying framework that can help evaluate affirmative action, I realized why single women are viewed so much more negatively than single men. It’s the interaction of sexism and singlism. Wasserstrom wrote in 1977 describing the …
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