sexism

Opinion: Concern about Olivia Nuzzi’s 9 Month Affair with RFK Jr is Not Sexism

Opinion: Concern about Olivia Nuzzi’s 9 Month Affair with RFK Jr is Not Sexism

Some among the political class are suggesting that focusing on Nuzzi's lack of ethical disclosure is sexism. It's important to…

2 months ago

Opinion: Sexist Media Culture Enabled Tucker Carlson And Don Lemon

There's been a spate of "effective immediately" media separations in the last 24 hours: NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell was the…

2 years ago

Ongoing War on Women Highlights Extremism’s Roots in Mainstream U.S. Culture and Politics

Most disturbing about this evidence is the way it highlights just how widespread the acceptance of sexism, and of violence…

3 years ago

Opinion: The Heart of AOC’s Beautiful Response: Individual Apologies Have Nothing to Do with Ending Sexism

When Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to the House floor last Thursday to address the widespread sexism at work in the…

4 years ago

Ocasio-Cortez Drags Republican Congressman’s Non-Apology for Sexist Slur

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez harshly criticized Ted Yoho on Thursday after he issued a half-hearted apology to her for using insulting language…

4 years ago

Republican Rep. Ted Yoho Gives Half-Hearted Apology for Calling Ocasio-Cortez a “F*cking B*tch”

Ted Yoho apologized to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from the House floor on Wednesday after he called her "disgusting" and used a…

4 years ago

Opinion: Obama’s Endorsement Challenges Biden, Re-Imagines Presidency for the Future

Last Tuesday, former President Barack Obama gave his much-anticipated endorsement of his former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy.  The…

5 years ago

Opinion: Let’s Not Forget the Virulent Sexism Pandemic in Face of Coronavirus

Some of the most recent weeks in American history alert us, if we’re paying the least bit of attention, to…

5 years ago

Asked If Sexism Played A Role In Warren’s Exit, Trump Responds With Sexist Trope, Calling Her ‘Mean’

Responding to questions from reporters on Friday regarding Sen. Elizabeth Warren's departure from the Democratic Party's presidential nomination contests, President…

5 years ago

Opinion: For Trump, States’ Rights are OK for Racism and Sexism, but not Saving the Planet

Last Thursday the Trump administration announced its intention to revoke California’s right to set its own auto emissions standards. The…

5 years ago

It’s NOT the Economy, Stupid; it’s a Stupid White Supremacy Undermining the Economy

When Donald Trump tweets something patently racist, as when he tweeted the squad of four should go back where they…

5 years ago

Playing upon American Hatred of Working Class, Trump Can’t Represent Workers’ Interests

In a tweet last March, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to the elitist assaults on her that attempt to diminish and…

6 years ago

Beyond Hollywood: Reaching all workplaces with #MeToo

In Hollywood and beyond, women are organizing to address sexual harassment in all workplaces, be they schools, hotels, farms, fast…

7 years ago

Donald Trump’s Language About Women Shows He Can’t Represent Women

"Can we wonder that many reformers think that measures are not likely to be taken on behalf of women, unless…

8 years ago

Email Pandemonium and the Perpetuation of Rape Culture

Imagine if working to end rape culture were treated with the same attention as Hillary Clinton’s emails.

8 years ago

Trump Accuser Says She’s Leaving The U.S. Because of Backlash By Trump Supporters

Mindy McGillivray says, "We feel the backlash of the Trump supporters. It scares us. It intimidates us. We are in…

8 years ago

Breaking the Silence: Addressing Gender-based Violence

The silence must be broken. Women, men, and children are being harmed on a daily basis by this public health…

8 years ago

Jaws Drop As Donald Jr. Shows That Sexism Is A Trump Family Disease

Claiming his father took the "high road", Donald Trump Jr told host Simon Conway of 1040 WHO Iowa radio that…

8 years ago

The Endless War on Terror: Remembering 9/11 and Knowing Our Neighbors

In the midst of our tributes to the first responders of then and now, in our gratefulness for those who…

8 years ago

The Damaging, Unacceptable Strain of Sexism that Destroyed Matt Lauer And NBC News

Matt Lauer's bias against women ruined his ability to pass for a journalist last night. He failed to inform the…

8 years ago

Donald Trump’s Reason for His Defense of Roger Ailes is Totally Insane

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump defended Fox News Chief Roger Ailes, saying he thinks the charges are unfounded based on…

8 years ago

Impotent Trump Blows Brexit While Lobbing Sexist Attack at Hillary Clinton

Trump said, "You know, if Obama wanted it the other way, if he said leave, she would have said leave.…

8 years ago

Republicans Faceplant As Rand Paul Doubles Down On Trump’s Sexist Attack On Hillary Clinton

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) doubled down on Donald Trump's vulgar obsession with Clinton's bathroom breaks, last seen during Trump's she…

9 years ago

GOP Lawmaker Shows Us Some Valentines Love by Declaring Women “A Lesser Cut of Meat”

How do we handle all the love that Republicans show women?

10 years ago

Supreme Court Allows Texas To Enforce The Most Draconian Voter ID Law in The U.S.A.

By a vote of 6-3 The Supreme Court is allowing Texas' draconian voter ID law to be enforced for this…

10 years ago

No, the Fact Elliot Rodgers Killed More Men Than Women Doesn’t Change His Misogyny

Some men have been suggesting Rodgers' killing of more men than women means he wasn't a misogynist. Nothing could be…

10 years ago

Surprise! Racist LA Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Also Hates Women

LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling's racism has been the worst kept secret in sports, but his sexism and hatred of…

11 years ago

Eliminating Poverty Is More Than Just Putting Dollars In The Pockets Of The Poor

An implicit goal of the War on Poverty was to make the US a true meritocracy, and in this sense,…

11 years ago

After His Campaign’s Misogynistic Meltdown, Anthony Weiner Must Go

Anthony Weiner needs to get out of the race after the vile, misogynistic tantrum his communications director, Barbara Morgan.

11 years ago

The Desperate Need for Broad-Left Coalitions In the Era of the Corporateer

The two-fisted right-wing war on the working and middle-class has arrived and only wave after wave of Broad Left coalitions…

13 years ago