Challenging racism, sexism and violence since 1984
All Day All Week Occupy Wall Street
LIVE COVERAGE
A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe
A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe By Chris Hedges I arrived in Times Square around 9:30 on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. A large crowd was transfixed by the huge Jumbotron screens. Billows of smoke could be seen on the screens above us, pouring out of the...
Not His “Accuserâ€
DSK's Alleged Victim Should Not Be Called His "Accuser" By Jackson Katz Can we please stop referring to Nafissatou Diallo as DSK's "accuser?" She is his alleged victim. Every time someone calls her an "accuser" they undermine her credibility and bolster his. And it's...
Lesbian Couple Saved 40 in Norway Massacre
In lots of ways, it is the ideal human interest story. It is the story of heroism in the face of the unthinkable. Yet we did not get to hear about it until a week later, and it is worth asking why. Two campers on the other side of the lake from the island of Utøya,...
Sexualizing Children
There has been little press about Operation Delego that recently charged 72 men for participating in an internet child sexual abuse network. Of the 72 charged, 43 have been arrested in this country and nine abroad. Another 20 are known to authorities only by their...
The Next Great Depression
The Beast Is Starved: Welcome to the Next Great Depression by John Atcheson From Common Dreams Since Reagan, Republicans have been on a “starve the beast†campaign – by which they mean eviscerate the government by taking away as much revenue as they can....
The John Next Door
The men who buy sex are your neighbors and colleagues. A new study reveals how the burgeoning demand for porn and prostitutes is warping personal relationships and endangering women and girls. By Leslie Bennetts Newsweek Men of all ages, races, religions, and...
Republican HYPOCRITES
Have you ever noticed when a corporation is taken down for its abuse and malfeasance that the CEO is suddenly female or as is the case with the U.S. Presidency, black? So, we have an African-American male president who inherited and added to incalculable debts is now...
Use the Sticker
RESISTANCE TO OBJECTIFYING ADVERTISING Who needs an excuse to feature public resistance to marketing that is sexually objectifying to women? We include some of our favorites and link to Sociological Images to view more. Enjoy this small sampling of how some fight the...