The Media Doesn’t Care About Abortion Rights
And now, with the Supreme Court hearing Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, that could mean the end of abortion access for most of the country.
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Does Money Advice for Women Actually Help?
There’s an increase in finance-related content for young women because they need and want it. But is the advice helpful? Or simply condescending?
How the Media Is Gatekeeping Black Writers
Industry buzzwords like “diversity” and “inclusion” are meaningless unless and until newsrooms start hiring more Black and Brown editors and journalists to publish the stories that affect their lives.
How the Anti-Vaxx Movement Explains Trumpism
Donald Trump's fear-stoking and hysterical takedowns of established facts fuels a dangerous movement that has brought back diseases scientists long ago vanquished. Will defiant ignorance kill us?
The GOP’s Response to Khashoggi’s Murder Shows There Is No Bottom
There is no position too unspeakable, too egregious, too grotesque for this president and his party to take.
Unless You’re A White Guy, Facebook Thinks You’re Black
The algorithms used to determine how to target ads are based on biased data that assumes most social-media users are white men. That’s not only wrong—it’s racist.
Who’s to Blame for a Generation of Angry White Men?
The media is missing the point in its sympathetic coverage of white male killers, the biggest threat to women, people of color, Muslims, Jews, LGBTQ people … all of us.
Is the ‘New York Times’ Trolling Women Now?
The Gray Lady’s feeble attempt at sexual-assault “comedy” in a recent parody video is the latest media misfire that has us wondering what is going on at the “paper of record.”
Gun Violence Is Not An Act of Passion
Our culture teaches boys to feel entitled to girls' attention, affection, and love, which breeds a vicious cycle of misogyny and violence.
Did You Know a Sports Doctor Is On Trial for Molesting Olympic Gymnasts?
150 athletes have accused Larry Nassar of sexual assault and abuse—among them Aly Raisman and Simone Biles. So why is this not the biggest sports scandal of all time?