Troy Davis Is Gone, But the Struggle Goes On
October 6, 2011 by Erica Williams · 1 Comment
Like many, I was glued to Democracy Now’s live broadcast on the night of Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 6 p.m. until shortly after 11:08 p.m., the time that Troy Davis was killed by the state of Georgia, where I reside. Suddenly, the students’ essays that I was supposed to be grading or the dinner I [...]
Red Tape, Racist Sentencing, Gates of Hell: Editors’ Picks, 6/19-6/25
June 25, 2011 by Annie Shields · Leave a Comment
On “Counter Earth,” the imagined alternate universe of cartoonist Ruben Bolling, women are able to exercise their constitutional right to choose abortion, while seemingly endless red tape makes unilaterally waging war a logistical nightmare, requiring President Obama to endure a series of obstacles designed to discourage him from going through with it, like traveling 500 [...]
Boobies, Birthers and WikiSexism: Editors’ Picks 8/29-9/3
September 4, 2010 by Annie Shields · Leave a Comment
Just in time for the long weekend, Ms. brings you the must-reads you might have missed this week–from a Pocahontas-poetry mash-up, to gender inequality on Wikipedia, to live reporting from Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally. Happy reading, and enjoy the holiday! The Wall Street Journal talked to Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founding president and chairman of [...]
Feds Slap Sheriff Joe Arpaio with Lawsuit
September 2, 2010 by Laura Gottesdiener · 3 Comments
It’s been the summer of Arizona vs. the federal government, with lawsuits flying fast and furiously. The controversial state government now has yet another legal battle on its hands. Today, the U.S. Justice Department filed suit against Arizona’s infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his refusal to cooperate with a federal investigation of possible human rights [...]
O Canada: Pay Heed to Tough-on-Crime Policies, Not the National Anthem!
August 20, 2010 by Erica Meiners · 3 Comments
Days after the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, mentioned in his Throne Speech (yes, in Canada that is what it is called) that his government would ask Parliament to potentially change the English version of the national anthem to be gender-neutral–specifically the “all thy sons command” line– this idea was scuttled due to overwhelming [...]
