The term, neoliberalism, originates from the revival of classical liberalism, which similarly emphasizes free-market economics. While many self-identified liberals in America support government regulation of the economy and social services, neoliberalism is currently related to modern day libertarianism — supporting a free market and smaller government.
What will be lost to the next generation of teenage girls and femmes denied an opportunity to see their concerns defended in a magazine’s hardcopy pages?
In order to better understand the future of feminism, there must be acknowledgement of the waves of feminism that led women to this point. Each wave has distinct characteristics and builds off of the previous women’s movements.
White passing privilege is the additional privilege some people of color (POC) are afforded when their features, such as skin color or hair texture, cause them to be mistaken as white.
The prison industrial complex describes the overlapping government and industry use of surveillance, policing and imprisonment to “solve” economic, social, and political issues. This complex is a consequence of Nixon’s War on Drugs, racial biases, punitive laws and the 1984 Sentencing Reform Act.
“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” This provocative assertion from Simone de Beauvoir’s acclaimed book, “The Second Sex,” helped destroy the notion that women are born feminine.
In her letter to the NEA chair, Rich stated: “There is no simple formula for the relationship of art to justice. But I do know that art—in my own case the art of poetry — means nothing if it simply decorates the dinner table of power which holds it hostage.”
The prospect of having to eat a copious amount of food (regardless of how healthy, flavorful and enjoyable it may be) can be terrifying for people in the ED community.
Sexual violence is the non-legal blanket term that includes sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, molestation and rape.
Pressure on the DPRK to destroy its weapons programs comes from the U.S., a country with over 100 times the number of nuclear weapons that the DPRK has. Although global nuclear freeze would be ideal, the DPRK is in no position to dismantle its weapons.