Fairer Sex
Let us borrow a definition from bell hooks: feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression.
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At the Dawn of Capitalism, Charles Fourier Imagined a Socialist-Feminist Utopia
Two and a half centuries after his birth, the insightful, outlandish, yet oddly practical ideas of the utopian socialist writer Charles Fourier still seem shockingly modern.
Australia’s Religious Discrimination Bill Is About Attacking Workers’ Rights
The Australian government has introduced a new “religious freedom” bill that enshrines the right of employers to hire, fire, and discriminate on the basis of anything those employers deem to be not in keeping with their faith.
Remembering Harry Hay
Harry Hay would have been 105 this month. His life and work as a gay man and a Communist helped lay the foundations of the modern LGBTQ movement.
You Get What You Pray For
The ultra-conservative pastor Robert Jeffress preaches white supremacy, misogyny, and homophobia. No wonder Donald Trump loves him.
Ayn Rand Had a Fragile Ego, Incoherent Ideas, and Bad Taste
Ayn Rand believed that the path to social harmony ran through the inferior masses’ acceptance of brutal rule by their natural superiors. Her perspective was wrong, and its implications were just as grim and nasty as her atrocious personality.
The Party We Need
Imagine a different inauguration. If we had a working-class party, what would it fight for?
Kate Millett (1934–2017)
Second-wave feminist Kate Millett wrote with a sweeping ambition that matched the political ferment of the times. We need the same today.
The Anti-Abortion Vanguard
Abortion opponents are at the forefront of a wider effort to punish poor women and attack social services.
How China’s Labor Migrants Write Poetry in the Workshop of the World
The labor of hundreds of millions of rural-to-urban migrants has spurred China’s incredible levels of growth. This social transformation has birthed a tradition of migrant worker poetry, documenting the hardship of the workers behind China’s economic miracle.
Ben Shapiro Is Talking Nonsense About the Left Undermining Families
Ben Shapiro absurdly says that the Left supports gay marriage to undermine families and turn us into “atomized individuals.” The reality: leftists oppose social atomization, and we want all families to have the economic support they need.
It’s Not Just the Drug War
Progressive narratives about what's driving mass incarceration don't quite add up.
Homophobia and the Art of Writing
In giving an intellectual sheen to the religious right's bigotry, Harry Jaffa helped build the modern conservative movement.
This Didn’t Have to Happen
Many white workers aren't voting for Democrats this November. And we can't just blame racism.
Against Tipping
So long as the karmic tip jar clouds our perceptions, the insane injustice of an underpaid labor force reimbursed through only the guilty feelings of their coworkers will persist.
Howard Schultz’s #MeToo Problem at Starbucks
Starbucks employees have faced rampant sexual harassment for years. Why hasn't Howard Schultz faced scrutiny for it?
In Texas, Trans Kids Are Casualties of a Much Bigger War
In situations like the abhorrent Texas anti-trans crusade, liberals like to say that the cruelty is the point. But in reality, winning elections and protecting elite interests is the point — and transgender kids and their families are caught in the crosshairs.
Respect Is a Weak Portrait of the Hellaciously Strong Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin was a legend. But the new Franklin biopic, Respect, is a forgettable film that avoids the darker and more difficult parts of her life.
Why They Hate Melania Trump
The media's coverage of Melania Trump has been rife with stereotypes about Eastern European women.
Jeffrey Epstein Is the Face of the Billionaire Class
The Jeffrey Epstein story is a case study of the abuses and pathologies inherent to extreme wealth. The only way to stop them is to create a world without billionaires.