Against Carceral Feminism
Jacobin
Relying on state violence to curb domestic violence only ends up harming the most marginalized women.
Gothamist and DNAinfo Newsrooms Now Have a Union
The New York Times
Reporters and editors at the commonly owned New York news sites DNAinfo and Gothamist are now represented by the Writers Guild of America East.
“The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” Is Essential for Understanding Our Times and Our President
patheos
A group of eminent psychiatrists and mental health professionals have published their assessment of President Donald Trump's fitness for office.
Friday Nite Videos -- November 27, 2015
Portside
Nebraska Republicans Squash the Death Penalty. Alice's Restaurant, 50 Thanksgivings Later. Killer Mike Introduces Bernie Sanders in Atlanta. In America: Walmart Workers. How Puerto Rico's Economic 'Death Spiral' is Tied to Legacy of Colonialism.
Nebraska Republicans Squash the Death Penalty
Desi Lydic examines how Republican officials in Nebraska were able to abolish the state's death penalty through conservative politicking.
Killer Mike Introduces Bernie Sanders in Atlanta
Rapper and rights activist Killer Mike gives an eloquent introduction to Bernie Sanders at an Atlanta rally: "In my heart of hearts, I truly believe that Sen. Bernie Sanders is the right man to lead this country."
In America
In America, on Thanksgiving, people working for our country's largest employer don't make enough to buy the food they need. Here are some of their voices, and what you can do.
How Puerto Rico's Economic 'Death Spiral' is Tied to Legacy of Colonialism
Democracy Now! co-host Juan González addresses the question, "Could Puerto Rico become America’s Greece?" That’s a question many are asking as the island faces a devastating financial crisis and a rapidly crumbling healthcare system.
ISIS Wants a Clash of the Civilizations: Let’s Not Give In
The Nation
For Baghdadi to call his band of human traffickers, rapists, drug smugglers, and looters the “Islamic State” is rather like a Mexican drug cartel adopting the moniker “the Vatican,” and our adopting that term thereafter (“The Vatican kidnapped 30 people today”) when reporting on its violence. Journalists would resist such linguistic coercion in the case of Catholics; they should resist it in the case of Muslims as well.
'Suffragette' Foregrounds Working-Class Women
Portside
Suffragette is the first film to depict a women's movement with major Hollywood stars. And Gavron's introduction, skyped in at the preview I saw, was superb, emphasizing global women's struggles and class and race inequality as well as the historical fight for suffrage. As more celebrities come out as feminists, we can hope for more.
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