The Urgency of Child Care During a Pandemic
Under mandate to stay home, working parents are now also unpaid teachers and caregivers, with the bulk of the burden falling on women. Are we rewriting a history that took generations to change?
Jude Doyle
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Jude Ellison Doyle is the author of 'Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers' (2019) and 'Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear... and Why' (2016), both published by Melville House. Doyle also founded the feminist blog Tiger Beatdown, and has been a staff writer at In These Times Magazine and Rookie Magazine and contributed several pieces to the bestselling Book of Jezebel. Their work appears regularly at Elle.com, QZ, and more.
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Bigotry Does Not Belong in Progressive Politics
When your base is composed of unreformed bigots, you become dependent on them to get re-elected. Does the Left really want to appease these people for votes?
Why Can’t Men Just Say “I’m Sorry”?
Whether it's Bernie Sanders or any well-meaning ally, men need to learn that being accountable isn't the same as weakness.
“Principled” Is the New “Unlikable” for Female Politicians
Now that we have a viable female front-runner in the race for the Democratic nomination, a previously praised candidate is suddenly a “liar,” a “sell-out,” and untrustworthy. How will we ever elect a woman president?
The Inexplicable Viability of Mayor Pete’s Vanity Campaign
If Buttigieg weren’t a white dude filling the Democratic centrist void, would anybody be taking this inexperienced mayor’s bid for president seriously?
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The internet is astonished the 55-year-old actor is seeing a 46-year-old acclaimed mixed-media artist who, like him, looks her age. Because apparently only aging men are considered sexual beings.