January 30, 2017
—Dana Berkowitz
The fact that young, wrinkle-free women are turning to a potential lifetime of Botox and other preventative aesthetics speaks volumes about the unattainable appearance demands we place on women, our cultural infatuation with youth, and the sinister pressures we feel to buy our way to self-improvement.
January 26, 2017
—Jessica N. Pabón
“You don’t have to identify as a victim to recognize your victimization. You don’t have to be public about your victimization, but what you should consider is how you re-victimize millions of girls and women when you deny theirs.”
January 25, 2017
—Ralph Young
A reading list for dissenters, compiled by Ralph Young, author of Dissent and editor of Make Art Not War.
January 23, 2017
—Patricia Illingworth & Wendy E. Parmet
As the new Trump Administration settles into Washington, the repeal and replacement of the ACA is first on the agenda. If he truly wants to replace the ACA, and keep his promise to provide health care for everyone, Trump’s replacement must cover all immigrants, documented and undocumented.
January 19, 2017
—Jennifer A. Reich
Governing a country and managing a complex health care system that protects all of us will require scientific fact, knowledge, expertise, and transparency in regulation.
January 11, 2017
—Lee Bebout
White supremacy is reinforced by and persists because of a complex of emotions. Love does not exist above and beyond hate in a distinct sphere. Love and hate are side by side, they stick together, they intermingle, they interpenetrate. “Love Trumps Hate” is a catchy slogan, but these words do something that we cannot continue. They hinder understanding.