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Letters From the July 30-August 6, 2018, Issue Letters From the July 30-August 6, 2018, Issue

Shine that spotlight… Governor Miranda?… The never-Trump canard… Where are the women?…

Jul 5, 2018 / Our Readers

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The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’ The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’

In a time of deep polarization, the lawless majority of the Court has chosen to side with the powerful few against the vast majority.

Jul 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katharine Gates’s Anthropology of Kink

Katharine Gates’s Anthropology of Kink Katharine Gates’s Anthropology of Kink

The republication of Deviant Desires provides an opportunity to consider notions of sexuality that are often ignored or minimized elsewhere.

Jul 3, 2018 / Cassidy Dawn Graves

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Zero Tolerance for Internment Camps Zero Tolerance for Internment Camps

When the Supreme Court becomes Trump’s tool, it falls to us to protect our Constitution.

Jun 29, 2018 / Linda Sarsour

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Refusing to Serve Sarah Sanders Was Wrong Refusing to Serve Sarah Sanders Was Wrong

So why can’t those who sympathize with her see that it’s far more harmful to refuse to serve gay and lesbian couples, as Masterpiece Cakeshop did?

Jun 26, 2018 / David Cole

It’s Time for HBCUs to Address Homophobia and Transphobia on Their Campuses

It’s Time for HBCUs to Address Homophobia and Transphobia on Their Campuses It’s Time for HBCUs to Address Homophobia and Transphobia on Their Campuses

While there are more than 100 historically black colleges and universities in the country, only three have LGBT student centers.

Jun 21, 2018 / StudentNation / Sherri Williams

Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue

Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue

Across the world, women are demanding access to feminine-hygiene products to lead full, productive lives.

Jun 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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We Need to Include Black Women’s Experience in the Movement Against Campus Sexual Assault We Need to Include Black Women’s Experience in the Movement Against Campus Sexual Assault

The national movement to address the college rape crisis seldom reflects the complexities of gender, race, and class black women face at both predominantly white institutions and h...

Jun 15, 2018 / StudentNation / Candace King

South Carolina Sought an Exemption to Allow a Foster-Care Agency to Discriminate Against Non-Christians

South Carolina Sought an Exemption to Allow a Foster-Care Agency to Discriminate Against Non-Christians South Carolina Sought an Exemption to Allow a Foster-Care Agency to Discriminate Against Non-Christians

Governor Henry McMaster personally intervened with the Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of Miracle Hill Ministries.

Jun 15, 2018 / Sarah Posner

Remembering Jeanne Singer

Remembering Jeanne Singer Remembering Jeanne Singer

A woman in full.

Jun 14, 2018 / Sandy McCroskey

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