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The Culmination of Single Party Corporatocratic State
If this election has done nothing else, it has revealed that this elitist, coalition style system has reached its limit. Read more
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RIP Tom Hayden
ICONIC SIXTIES MOVEMENT LEADER REFLECTS ON HIS LIFE Tom Hayden was a founder of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and one of the authors of the inspiring Port Huron Statement. As such, Hayden was instrumental in redefining American Liberalism as a movement dedicated to equality, peace and justice. Those dedicated to these values,… Read more
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On Locker Room Talk, Patriarchy and Grabbing Pussies
HOW OBJECTIFYING DISCOURSE LEADS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT If the Locker Room Talk Scandal has done nothing else, it has put a spotlight on the way men talk when they don’t believe they are being heard and how what might be private words can translate into public actions. It’s also forced men, honest men at least,… Read more
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Michelle Obama on The Republican Nominee’s Disdain for Women
THE MOST POWERFUL ADVOCACY FOR WOMEN I’VE SEEN YET Read more
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What is Beauty?
HOW TO EMBRACE PERSONAL BEAUTY AND REJECT COMMODIFICATION When I teach my class on body image and the media I break up the lecture by asking, “what is beauty?” At first, this question seems to be a common sense notion. After all, everyone knows what beauty is. It’s… Well, it’s…you know… Sociologists are forever at… Read more
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Losing Tolerance for Zero Tolerance
BREAKING DOWN THE ZERO TOLERANCE SCAM Many years ago I found myself in a conflict with my principal when I advocated for one of my students in the face of the school’s zero tolerance policy. He was caught selling a necklace to another student. That was a punishable offense in and of itself. However, because this… Read more
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