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How the social gospel movement explains the roots of today’s religious left

—Christopher H. Evans
The idea of “social salvation” that was critical to Walter Rauschenbusch, A.J. Muste and Martin Luther King Jr. is galvanizing the activism of a new generation of religious progressives. Can the religious left achieve the public status of the religious right and become a potent political force?
African American Studies

Say Her Name! Confronting Erasure and Rethinking Possibilities for a Democratic Future

—Stanley I. Thangaraj
The work of women of color and trans people of color often goes unrecognized in our larger world. This silence informs us about the politics of living and which bodies and lives are made to count. Their names must be said, or the very system of inequality will continue to operate and grow.
Current Events

Fear and Learning

—Glenda M. Flores
Schools are not set up to support Latina/o students, especially those with undocumented parents. Often, Latina educators have to fill resource gaps. These kinds of issues will only become more pronounced as the Latina/o population grows across the United States and as they come under attack in the Trump era.
Current Events

What the Handmaid’s Tale Reminds Us About Gender Equality

—Kara Ellerby
Despite all our ‘progress’ in women’s rights and gender equality, these same rights are still up for debate. Part of the problem is thinking that promoting some women is enough. If we fail to consider the rights of racial minorities and LGBTQ citizens and ignore class inequalities, then we fail at gender equality.
Law

Pride and Prejudice: Gay Rights, Animus, and Animus

—William D. Araiza
As we reflect on Gay Pride, and on both the accomplishments of the gay rights movement as well as the challenges that even today LGB (and especially T) people continue to face in this post-Obergefell world, it’s more important than ever to understand what “animus” means, not just on the streets, but in the courtroom.

Pride and Prejudice: Gay Rights, Animus, and Animus

July 6, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—William D. Araiza
As we reflect on Gay Pride, and on both the accomplishments of the gay rights movement as well as the challenges that even today LGB (and especially T) people continue to face in this post-Obergefell world, it’s more important than ever to understand what “animus” means, not just on the streets, but in the courtroom.

“Moonlight” schooled Hollywood on race. Can it take on school discipline, too?

May 12, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Derek Black
This year’s Academy Award winner for best picture tackles a difficult topic in the education world today: school discipline.

Animus and Animus in the Trump Muslim Bans

April 4, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—William D. Araiza
The Trump immigration orders have encountered judicial pushback on several grounds, most notably on the ground that they reflect “animus” against Islam.

Doctors and nurses are increasingly helping criminalize pregnant women and mothers

March 22, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Linda C. Fentiman
Every woman has the right to expect confidentiality, compassion, and appropriate medical treatment from care providers without fear of legal reprisal, but that is not always a given.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Feminist Foundations of Family Law

The legal history of Elizabeth Cady Stanton

March 7, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Tracy A. Thomas
Women’s History Month helps us give due attention to the missing pieces and pause in the dominant patriarchal view of history and law.

Lavinia Goodell, Lawyer vs. Edward Ryan, Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

March 1, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—Jill Norgren
The story behind Lavinia Goodell’s fight to become the first woman licensed to practice law in Wisconsin.

Health for everyone must include immigrants

January 23, 2017 nyupressblog 0

—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.

This “Nation of Immigrants” Created Trump: Race, Gender, Media and the Cultural Politics of U.S. Immigration

October 20, 2016 nyupressblog 0

—Leah Perry
Trump’s racist, sexist, violent anti-immigration rhetoric developed from the “immigration emergency” and “nation of immigrants” discourses established in 1980s policy and pop culture, in response to the civil rights and “second-wave” feminist movements.

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How the social gospel movement explains the roots of today’s religious left

Say Her Name! Confronting Erasure and Rethinking Possibilities for a Democratic Future

Fear and Learning

What the Handmaid’s Tale Reminds Us About Gender Equality

Pride and Prejudice: Gay Rights, Animus, and Animus

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Pride and Prejudice: Gay Rights, Animus, and Animus

“Moonlight” schooled Hollywood on race. Can it take on school discipline, too?

Animus and Animus in the Trump Muslim Bans

Doctors and nurses are increasingly helping criminalize pregnant women and mothers

The legal history of Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Lavinia Goodell, Lawyer vs. Edward Ryan, Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Health for everyone must include immigrants

This “Nation of Immigrants” Created Trump: Race, Gender, Media and the Cultural Politics of U.S. Immigration