The war on women: The view from China
Today, however, rather than seeing women as a key driver of economic advancement, China’s leaders have been cracking down on the feminist movement. Leta Hong Fincher, a scholar on women in China, explains why.
The great Scamazon
Instead of giving your hard-earned dollars to Amazon this holiday season consider staying local.
Al Jazeera America is Being Cancelled
Hundreds of jobs are soon to be lost at Al Jazeera America to shut down all operations come April.
Women’s pain is routinely underestimated, and gender stereotypes are to blame—new research
A new study has found gender stereotypes are particularly decisive in the estimation of patients’ pain.
China – Cultural revolution 2.0 and great leap backward?
Young people in China and America face similar problems. Both countries need a profound revolution but it must be real and ground up, not a populist sham from those in power.
Celebrated to death
Memorial Day is killing us...
Ethics and empire: an open letter from Oxford scholars
Good and evil may be meaningful terms of analysis for theologians. They are useless to historians.
How urban planning keeps cities segregated—and maintains white supremacy
Across the U.S., racial segregation was not the byproduct of urban planning but often its intention. Minneapolis, one of the most liberal cities in the country, is no exception.
‘You should be frightened,’ CPAC drifts even more right
Even with all the power there is to be had in government, the House, the Senate and even the presidency, they're still acting like they're losing.
Big brands: The missing voice in the fight to end gender-based violence at work
Women workers and their labor organizations are uniting across borders to demand work that is free of gender-based violence, pays a living wage, and promotes women’s initiative and leadership at all levels.