The Republicans’ merciless obsession with destroying trans lives is indicative of something larger: a full-throated effort to strip all of us of our bodily autonomy.
No sooner did Chappell Roan hit the pop charts than she discovered fame comes at the cost of privacy and personal space. Her experience is a lesson in setting boundaries for all of us.
Managing household finances in this new anti-middle-class economy might feel like a fool’s errand. But our new columnist shares indispensable advice to help navigate the brutal,...
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News & Issues
Surprise! The new-old president has made it his mission to betray his promises to his voters and spite the previous administration and the country.
Trump’s Egregious Executive Orders Won’t Lower the Price of Eggs
Following the example of legacy media and every other tech bro, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg has bent the knee to the new administration to perpetuate hate speech on his social-media...
The Eaton Fire devastated the Black community of Altadena. The writer, who was visiting her family in her L.A. hometown, bore witness up close to the nightmare she never thought...
This week, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments about an online age-verification law that could bar kids’ access from porn sites. That may sound good, but it’s a lot more...
Culture
Following the example of legacy media and every other tech bro, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg has bent the knee to the new administration to perpetuate hate speech on his social-media...
The Propaganda Wars Are in Full Swing
Our media landscape has been overrun with clickbait and disinformation, which is largely responsible for Trump’s return to the Oval Office. And when lies replace real news, this...
Discussing the prescient legacy of our late 39th U.S. President, who died at age 100, with biographer Kai Bird, author of “The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter.”
It should come as little surprise that an alleged sexual abuser has won a second presidential term and wants to appoint a cabinet full of sex pests, considering our long history of...
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Science
As climate crises grow in intensity and frequency, we need to examine our history of climate disaster and reconsider our approach moving forward.
The L.A. Fires Reveal the Need to Rethink Our Climate Disaster Approach
Being on trend has never been more destructive to our sense of self, to the labor force, and to the climate. But a growing movement of crafters who post their clothes-making process on...
When the author's infirm parents didn't arrange care for their adult child with Down syndrome before they died, the author juggled caregiving her brother, tween, and a full-time job....
For many in the Black community, having multiple generations of family living under one roof is nothing new. But for this Gen X single mother and grandmother, caring for an aging parent...
Podcasts
The long history of pool segregation: from the pre-Civil Rights Era to modern day defacto segregation
Episode One: Perilous Waters
There are plenty viral news stories where people of color have been confronted in public spaces, but there’s a long history of the policing of public spaces.
Late-night pioneer Robin Thede joins Ashley to answer listeners' questions about navigating working relationships, and turning pettiness into power.
Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck reminds women of the key to true gender equality: Learning to take control of our money is the only way to dismantle the patriarchy.