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Jul 07 2020
Opinion
Unpacking Brown Boy Misogyny
Brown boys my age engage in the most violent projections of the patriarchy. The diaspora in New York City represents a microcosm of south Asia — its vibrancy, its colorful culture — but it rears the ugly head too often, whether it be divisions of religions, nationalism, or of course, a very carefully constructed misogyny. It doesn’t come from Islam, and yet religion is used as a defense from
Brown Girl MagazineOct 01 2015
News
Why the Attacks on Planned Parenthood Keep Failing
When Republican leaders in Washington don't feel like governing, they attack women's health care and abortion rights.
HuffPostSep 13 2018
Opinion
OPINION: Betsy DeVos is absolutely right about campus sexual assault rules
To push an issue, a leader usually needs to have integrity or street cred. Abraham Lincoln had the first when he led the country out of slavery. Richard Nixon, a security hawk, had the second when he made peace with China. President Donald Trump admittedly has neither when it comes to women's issues.
The Week - NewsAug 25 2021
Opinion
You Don’t Need To Go To Kabul To See The End Of American Order. It’s Right Here Among Us
In many of our major cities, gangs of masked thugs and criminals do what they please -- and our far-better-armed police aren't allowed to stop it.
The nation’s attention these past two weeks has focused nearly exclusively on Kabul, and rightly so given that the city has become the scene of the largest hostage situation in American history and a vivid image of the decline of Pax
The FederalistNov 05 2019
News
At Least Nine Members of Mormon Family Killed in Apparent Drug Cartel Ambush in Northern Mexico
Nine members of a Mormon community of dual U.S.-Mexican citizens were killed in northern Mexico Monday in what appears to be a vicious drug cartel attack. Mexico’s minister for public security confirmed Tuesday that three women and six children were killed in broad daylight as they drove on a highway in the border state of Sonora, an area contested by organized crime groups. One vehicle
SlateJan 15 2021
News
U.S. Cuts Troops In Afghanistan To 2,500, Lowest Since 2001
The U.S. has reduced the number of U.S troops in Afghanistan to 2,500, the Pentagon announced Friday.
President Donald Trump had promised in October to bring all remaining U.S. forces in Afghanistan back home by Christmas. “We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!” he tweeted.
Hours before Trump’s announcement
The American ConservativeApr 23 2017
News
March for (Political) Science: Earth Day rally doubles as latest anti-Trump protest
Take the Women’s March on Washington, slash its attendance, throw in Bill Nye “the science guy,” and you have the formula for Saturday’s March for Science, the latest in this year’s series of anti-Trump protests.
Washington TimesOct 29 2019
News
Oklahoma reformers seek multi-partisan redistricting commission
A redistricting reform group is petitioning for Oklahoma's legislative and congressional maps to be drawn by a multi-partisan commission.
Through the petition, filed Monday, People Not Politicians aims to take the partisanship out of Oklahoma's mapmaking process. Currently, districts are drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature and approved by the governor, who is also a
The FulcrumMay 16 2019
News
With The Equality Act, Congressional Democrats Want To Redefine 'Sex' To Include Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Here's why that's a bad idea—and it has nothing to do with God's wrath, women's rights rollbacks, or locker-room predators.
Dire warnings are circulating about the Equality Act—a piece of culture-war legislation scheduled for a vote this week in the U.S. House of Representatives. Its stated purpose, in brief, is "to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and
ReasonMay 25 2015
News
Where the media loves Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton may feel like the press hounds and harasses her, but there’s one segment of the media from which she’s getting the kind of coverage you just can’t buy: women’s magazines. Better known for features like “10 ways to flatten your tummy” and lush fashion spreads, the magazines have been hiring well-connected Washington women lately in the hopes that having an inside political track
Politico