I should no longer be surprised by the ways corporations and the rich find to get ever richer, but I am still surprised from time to time. Here’s a new one – […]
Have you heard of “dark store theory?”
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I have an adult daughter I adore. I have a B.A. in social justice issues along with a Women's Studies concentration and a philosophy minor. I love spoken word poetry, reading, writing, crochet, baking sweets, and genealogy.
Proposed SNAP boxes would further cut choice
So many Americans are disdainful of and resentful towards the “undeserving poor.” Now, Cadet Bone Spurs (h/t Senator Duckworth) has a new plan to give people on food stamps at least half […]
The women march on
I used to work with her. She called me recently to ask how I’d gotten disability for the injuries I suffered in an abusive marriage. She had similar injuries, received the same […]
Goodbye forever, Phyllis Schlafly, 9/5/16
Schlafly’s personal formula was to marry rich, employ a housekeeper while proudly touting her housewife credentials, follow her bliss (into enterprises for which she did not require a living wage), and then […]
Patriarchy in the news, 8/21/16
I haven’t done one of these in a while, but there is so much out there. First up, trending on Twitter is #thingsfeministmenhavesaidtome. There are surprises, but the golden oldies are well […]
For Memorial Day – The Promise
He was a surprise, actually, or “unplanned,” as they call such things, but in the coming years, no one ever really remembered that part. She read Doctor Spock, just to get ready, […]
My gender survey of the bios of S&R staff members – a theory
Several weeks ago, I was asked to provide a biographical entry on myself for a staff profile on S&R. I put some thought into it, wrote it, submitted it. It just so […]
Sado-ritual syndrome, part V – applying Daly’s elements to Chinese footbinding
(part I, part II, part III, part IV) Element I – obsession with purity We have already reviewed the lotus as a symbol of purity and the fact that maimed three inch […]
“Leftists” and their sexism
So a woman on Fox said a dumb thing. Raw Story wrote about it. And, as usual, a “liberal” site’s otherwise enlightened readers didn’t hesitate to respond with misogynist asshatery. Women and men […]
Sado-ritual syndrome, part IV – Chinese footbinding
(part I, part II, part III) “If you care for a son, you don’t go easy on his studies; if you care for a daughter, you don’t go easy on her footbinding.” […]
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