Category Archives: Society

Rethinking Work: cooking as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: March 9, 2010

Cooking, when it is glamorous and well-compensated, is something for men.

Also posted in feminism, food, north america | Tagged julia child, kate harding, meryl streep, michael pollan, raj patel, workers' rights | 7 Comments

Michael Bryan: let’s not discount depression

By Renee Martin | Published: March 8, 2010

When Barr wrote her infamous blog post, she ignored depression.

Also posted in Columnist, Entertainment | Tagged brian bosil, depression, healthcare, marie osmond, mormons, roseanne barr | 6 Comments

Re-branding Nigeria: when enough is enough

By Feature Writer | Published: February 25, 2010

Nigerians became prisoners in their own country with an ‘incommunicado status.'

Also posted in Current Affairs, africa, politics | Tagged belinda otas, nigeria, umaru farouk abdulmutallah, umaru yar’adua | 3 Comments

Vancouver Games & First Nations resistance

By Renee Martin | Published: February 22, 2010

Native participation is only welcomed when it coincides with the Canadian colonial agenda.

Also posted in Columnist, north america, racism, sports | Tagged canada, first nations, olympic games, vancouver | 5 Comments

Rethinking Work: sports as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: February 18, 2010

"These guys are America's gladiators."

Also posted in north america, sports | Tagged new orleans saints, peyton manning, super bowl, u.s. | 2 Comments

Rethinking Work: journalism as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: February 11, 2010

The Internet did not kill journalism—profit-seeking did.

Also posted in Business World | Tagged barbara ehrenreich, clay shirky, journalism, matthew yglesias, media, the nation, yasmin nair | 1 Comment

I disagree with Mistress Matisse on women-only spaces

By Feature Writer | Published: February 10, 2010

Transgendered individuals are part of the larger alternative community – by necessity.

Also posted in glbtqi, sex | Tagged egon cohen, mistress matisse, sex-positive politics, transgender | Leave a comment

Let’s face it, Valentine’s Day is a tad weird

By Feature Writer | Published: February 10, 2010

The saints that have been named Valentine have no connection to romantic love.

Also posted in Arts & Literature, europe, women | Tagged chaucer, domestic violence, eve ensler, history, love, lupercalia, mór rígan, plutarch, shakespeare, the vagina monologues, v-day, valentine's day | Leave a comment

What’s the future of journalism? Tracy Van Slyke knows

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: February 1, 2010

"From GRITtv to Mother Jones to the Nation, everyone's doing it."

Also posted in Current Affairs, north america | Tagged air america, barack obama, GRITtv, interview, media, mother jones, talkingpointsmemo, the nation, tracy van slyke, u.s. | Leave a comment

Rethinking Work: art as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: January 26, 2010

A survey noted that while 96% of U.S. respondents thought art was valuable, only 27% of them valued the artists who make it.

Also posted in Arts & Literature, Business World, north america | Tagged barack obama, glenn beck, u.s., workers' rights, yosi sergant | 1 Comment