Think about Islam and what women wear, and most people with think of the burqa. With France having already banned covering of the face, Muslim women in France report a rise in abuse, even if only...
For nearly a decade and a half, The Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been a hub of cutting edgy innovation. (Just check out my interview with Mariah MacCarthy about last year’s inaugural...
From a Buzzfeed post on empowering pins to a blog post from Ms. Magazine that highlights ten recent “feminist ads,” feminism has started to trickle into marketing, mass culture, and mainstream...
We're reading all sorts of fascinating news and journalism from around the world this week — here's a taste of what's intriguing us most, and we invite you to share your must-reads with us in the...
Alternative comedian Maria Bamford’s stand-up has never shied away from her experiences with mental illness, nor from her off-the-wall musings on social mores and human behavior, but after her...
If you'd forgotten about Whitewater, you've certainly remembered by now: It was all over the news yesterday in the wake of Politico's publication of a series of opposition research emails. The...
It is hard to believe that more than a year has passed since the 1MDB scandal, in which nearly a billion dollars went missing from a Malaysian state-owned development company and, allegedly, turned...
Entire generations of families imprisoned. Food so scarce that starvation is barely a week away. Actions, words, even beliefs monitored by guards in tall watchtowers, fingers itching over the...
What are you reading this week? Can't decide? Might as well start with what the Global Comment editors are enjoying, from abortion to outdated homophobic laws and more. And if you've got something...
In 1989, Europe celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today, less than 30 years after, new fences are built along the European borders. Has Schengen failed? The Schengen Agreement was first signed...
