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The United States of Misogyny

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On March 22, 2018
One lesson of the Trump Era is something I hope sticks with us for all time and that’s the fact that things don’t automatically get better. No political battle is ever won. Everything is an endless war for dignity and decency against the exploitation of misogyny, racism, and capitalism. The moment we assume the fight […]

Women and the Draft

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On June 19, 2016

The Senate passed a bill requiring women to register for the draft. In the latest and perhaps decisive battle over the role of women in the military, Congress is embroiled in an increasingly intense d

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On August 22, 1945, five airline stewardesses, as they were then called, formed the Air Line Stewardesses Association, wanting a labor union to give them a voice on a demanding, difficult job where they faced constant pressure about their bodies, poor working conditions, low pay, and restrictions on marriage status and age. The position of […]

Revive ERA

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On June 23, 2011

I love that Carolyn Maloney and Robert Menendez are reintroducing the Equal Rights Amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in the Wal-Mart case. I have no idea if ERA could get rat

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