HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ Reminds Us We’re Living in the “Not Normal”
This five-hour historical drama is not a discussion of whether Soviet Communism failed. It’s a mirror of our present moment and the danger of denial.
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.
The Myth of the “Personally” Anti-Abortion Politician
You can’t trust a politician like Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders, who either doesn’t believe in a woman’s right to choose or understand what’s at stake, to fight to protect 'Roe.'
Political Spouses: Stop Covering For Your Husbands
Men with presidential ambitions on both sides of the aisle expect their spouses and daughters to clean up after their misogyny and racism. If you want our support, speak with us directly.
Elizabeth Warren Would Make America Great Again
The Massachusetts senator is laying out more progressive policy than anyone vying for the Democratic nomination. It's time to get excited about her.
The Risks of Romancing the White Male Voter
Bernie and Biden are centering their campaigns on wooing conservative working-class white men. Which means Trumpism is winning.
Are We Raising a Generation of Rapists?
In her documentary, 'Roll Red Roll,' about the 2012 Steubenville high-school gang rape, filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman reveals that we still don’t know how to talk to kids about consent. So why do we expect the next generation to save us?
Climate Change Is Directly Linked to Abortion Rights
The choice of whether to have kids has never been more fraught, as parents today have no way to guarantee a habitable future for them.
Well, Actually, Voting for a Woman Does Matter
While Bernie Sanders dismisses “identity politics” as a distraction, Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren are focusing their campaigns on the child-care crisis, and calling it what it is: gender oppression.
Trump’s SOTU Was a Misogyny Manifesto
The meme-ready sight of eyerolling congresswomen in white and Nancy Pelosi’s clap-back was empowering. But this administration is a multi-pronged war against women and they may just triumph.