Ten Things White People Can Do About Ferguson Besides Tweet
If you feel helpless, there are ways you can channel your rage and sadness in real life.
Kate Harding
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Kate Harding is the author of 'Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture.' 'Never to Be Yourself—And Yet Always' was the title of her Ph.D. thesis in creative nonfiction.
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An Argument Against “Free Speech”
Yes, really. In the wake of Jezebel’s rape gif problem, the phrase is a glaring misnomer.
‘Dead Poets Society’ Saved My Life
But the writer was a 14-year-old depressed girl. The late Robin Williams—the film’s star—suffered a strain of the illness that was as insidious as a cancer. And just as heartbreakingly deadly.
I Don’t Want to Fund You. But I Guess I Will
Running water and health care are not luxuries. But when governments like Detroit's deny their citizens basic necessities such as water, what can we do but offer financial relief?
I Worry That I Know How the Story Ends for Ray Rice and Janay Palmer
Perpetrators of intimate-partner violence usually follow recognizable patterns. So do the conversations we have about famous abusers.
My Mother Showed Me How to Hit the Jackpot
Our columnist was taught that vacations with friends are the key to a healthy adulthood. What better way to honor her mom’s memory than to go to Vegas with her three BFFs?
Why Are We Holding Same-Sex Marriage to a Different Standard?
With drive-through wedding chapels and reality shows like 'Married at First Sight,' the institution doesn't seem so sanctified for straight people, does it?
I Will Never Wear a Bikini
But thank goodness for women who do: The “fatkini” is an eff you to our culture's narrow standards of sexiness.
Slouching Towards Gilead. Or Jesusland. Or Maybe KochWorld
Wherever the Supreme Court is taking us, it’s scary as hell.