A Grouchy Parent Learns Holiday Lesson
I must be the world’s biggest Grinch: it’s December 21, and I just pulled the federal tax form 990 off of the website of Toys for Tots, the massive children’s Christmas toy distribution charity...
Category: Politics
Child Arrests in Palestine: An Israeli Scandal
Last month, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) raided the home of Zine al-Majid in the Saadia neighborhood of the Old City of Jerusalem with the intent of arresting his four-year old son, Muhammad. “I...
Not So Liberal? Violence Against Transgender Women in the Bay Area
California’s Bay Area enjoys a reputation as one of the most liberal regions in the country, a locale infamous for ‘San Francisco values,’ the alleged libertine attitudes of the Castro, the...
Israel’s Prawer Plan Brings A Second Nakba for Palestinian Bedouin
On Saturday, thousands gathered across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to demonstrate against the Prawer-Begin Plan—a controversial bill currently under review in the Israeli...
Fighting U.S. Imperialism With… Sexism and Racism? Mastodon’s Thanksgiving Shirt Causes Controversy
U.S. metal band Mastodon found itself embroiled in controversy late last week after they released a limited edition Thanksgiving-themed shirt for sale on their website. The shirt, emblazoned with the...
Co-Directing Couple Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson on Race, Elite Education and their Sundance-winning “American Promise”
For co-directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, their 13-years-in-the-making “American Promise” may have fulfilled every indie filmmaker’s American Dream. Since winning the Jury Award at...
Women Working Dangerously In Bangladesh’s Garment Factories: Who Will Make It Stop?
A year ago, on November 24, 2012, the garment industry's dirty little safety secret was thrust into the global spotlight: 112 people jumped to their deaths or were burned alive in a fire inside an...
Implementing Obamacare: How is It Going?
The woeful state of health care in the United States has made the country into something that would be a laughingstock, if the stakes weren’t so high. While most other Western nations have managed...
Why Feminists Should Care About Food Stamp Cuts
Could you eat on a budget of just $1.40 per meal? On 1 November, one in seven people living in the US woke up to a dramatically changed food budget, courtesy of the expiration of an aid extension in...
Doing It Right? Portraying Disability on Ironside
The autumn 2013 television season seems determined to impress with a broad array of shows featuring disabled characters, almost all of whom are in cripface, played by nondisabled actors. (The...