Challenging racism, sexism and violence since 1984
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
These reforms are being sent around online.  If Egyptians youth can begin an uprising using Facebook and Twitter under Mubarak, we should be able to make these changes under Obama. 1. Term Limits.
 12 years only, one of the possible options below..
 A. Two...
Reclaiming Our Land
Can someone please explain why breast-feeding moms are being sold special covers and tents to save others from viewing this perfectly natural act? This marketing goes on in a world where breast implants are the most popular elective cosmetic surgery in the U.S.....
Sex/Sexism & “Skins”
” I just hope the fleeing viewers are as disturbed about the sexism as the underage sex.”
A World Lost in Screens
We realize this was posted awhile ago--but I am a sucker for Hedges' nudge toward consciousness. http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/retribution_for_a_world_lost_in_screens_20100927/ By Chris Hedges Nemesis was the Greek goddess of retribution. She exacted divine...
Wakeup Call
Hate and Violence Are Encoded in the DNA of the American Right By Arun Gupta, AlterNet
Posted on January 12, 2011, Printed on January 16, 2011
http://www.alternet.org/story/149500/ Jared Loughner’s attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is...
Major Magazines Reject Female Writers
Of course, the New Yorker is not the only publication on earth that falls consistently short of reaching gender parity in its pages. In a Jezebel post about Hays' letter Jenna Sauers did a count of female writers in other current event and literary publications....
Vitriol in Politics
By CARL HULSE and KATE ZERNIKE WASHINGTON — The shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and others at a neighborhood meeting in Arizona on Saturday set off what is likely to be a wrenching debate over anger and violence in American politics. While the exact...
Vogue’s GAG ‘Gift’
"Cadeaux," meaning gift or present, is emblazoned across each fashion page. These images, from Dec. 2010's French Vogue, are the parting shots from editor Carine Roitfeld, who just resigned. Her signature editorial choices were meant to make viewers squirm, and...
Who Needs Equality?
My Wish for 2011: More Progress for Women Talia Carner My wish for the new year, the dawn of the second decade of the 21st century, is for women around the globe to progress significantly in both public and private arenas. On Dec. 10, the world observed Human Rights...