Liza Featherstone

Contributing Writer

@lfeatherz

Liza Featherstone is a Nation contributing writer and the author of Divining Desire: Focus Groups and the Culture of Consultation.

I’m Anti-School—Am I Obligated to Give My Child a Public Education?

I’m Anti-School—Am I Obligated to Give My Child a Public Education? I’m Anti-School—Am I Obligated to Give My Child a Public Education?

Another reader inquires about becoming a more resilient activist.

Oct 27, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

When I Can No Longer Work, I Will Be Destitute. What Can I Do?

When I Can No Longer Work, I Will Be Destitute. What Can I Do? When I Can No Longer Work, I Will Be Destitute. What Can I Do?

Reader, you have far more options than you realize.

Oct 5, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

I’m a Marxist-Feminist Slut—How Do I Find an Open Relationship?

I’m a Marxist-Feminist Slut—How Do I Find an Open Relationship? I’m a Marxist-Feminist Slut—How Do I Find an Open Relationship?

Another reader asks how to handle a trash-talking comrade in a tight-knit activist community.

Sep 8, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

How Do I Contain My Rage at the Patriarchy?

How Do I Contain My Rage at the Patriarchy? How Do I Contain My Rage at the Patriarchy?

Another reader asks about love in a time of organizing.

Aug 11, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse

I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse

And a reader with radical dreams is trapped in a lame nonprofit job.

Jul 13, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

Asking for a Friend: How Can a Working-Class Person Like Me Change the Democrats?

Asking for a Friend: How Can a Working-Class Person Like Me Change the Democrats? Asking for a Friend: How Can a Working-Class Person Like Me Change the Democrats?

And another reader is struggling with Trump-induced anxiety.

Jun 16, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

Asking for a Friend: I Have a Fancy Law Degree, but No One Will Hire Me to Do Good!

Asking for a Friend: I Have a Fancy Law Degree, but No One Will Hire Me to Do Good! Asking for a Friend: I Have a Fancy Law Degree, but No One Will Hire Me to Do Good!

And another reader loves a prickly communist.

May 5, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

Asking for a Friend: This Divorce Reeks of Class Privilege

Asking for a Friend: This Divorce Reeks of Class Privilege Asking for a Friend: This Divorce Reeks of Class Privilege

And another reader’s friend is trapped with a bad boss, a bad gig, and no union.

Apr 7, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

Asking for a Friend: Can I Explain Feminism to My Girlfriend Without Mansplaining?

Asking for a Friend: Can I Explain Feminism to My Girlfriend Without Mansplaining? Asking for a Friend: Can I Explain Feminism to My Girlfriend Without Mansplaining?

Another reader tries to stop her friend’s relentless name dropping.

Mar 3, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

Asking for a Friend: Can a Non-Muslim Woman Wear a Hijab for Fashion?

Asking for a Friend: Can a Non-Muslim Woman Wear a Hijab for Fashion? Asking for a Friend: Can a Non-Muslim Woman Wear a Hijab for Fashion?

Plus: Dealing with allies that are bullies.

Jan 31, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

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