Katherine Johnson and 9 Other Black Female Pioneers in Science

These African American women in STEM broke the racial barrier and skyrocketed to the top of their field.

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International Women's Day: Eight moments that make it the Year of the Woman


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Trump Keeps Denying His Sexual Misconduct, But Calls Out Other Alleged Predators

He still claims all the women who accuse him are liars, and now reportedly says the "Access Hollywood" tape is fake.

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It's what you get when you sneakily form a super-secretive Senate group to work on healthcare in the dark, with 13 men and zero women. Turns out, it was women who decided the fate of their bill anyway. Oh, the irony!


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The ACLU is trying to block a bill that gives men (including rapists) equal say.


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I was told Freedom was voting for the Next Asshole every four Years or who would you like to be your new exploiter.

Jineoloji: The science of women's liberation in the Kurdish movementAfter the first week I spent in northern Syria had come and gone, a friend of mine in the United States sent me an animated text message to check up on me: ‘Yo! How’ ( Read more... )

Recently, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), known for his laserlike focus on economic justice, was asked in an MSNBC interview whether Democrats can “be open to candidates that may not be rigidly pro-choice, may not be rigidly pro-gun control ( Read more... )

But Guyz Corporate Democrats Can Still Win by Leading with their Values.

How Rojava-inspired women's councils have spread across Europe

Could this little-known system provide a way forward for real democracy - from the bottom up - in our failing neoliberal political systems?Every time I speak at public meetings in Britain about the gender ( Read more... )

A jury acquitted the tech mogul of rape.


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Utah judge Thomas Low allegedly held back tears as he called convicted sexual predator Keith Vallejo “an extraordinarily good man” before sentencing him to prison.


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