Activists Aren’t ‘Other People’. What You Do MATTERS.
A thousand small, everyday acts become bold when they are taken together.
Month: September 2019
Not a Rapist? Good. Do You Laugh at Rape Jokes? You Enable Rape Culture.
Image credit: Tasha Sturm/Cabrillo College/asm.org Julius was a military physician working for the German army in the late 1800s. His job was relatively simple: cure tuberculosis. Working alongside preeminent bacteriologist Robert Koch, he discovered and helped develop the ideal method and conditions for growing bacteria. This was no easy feat. (Most) bacteria requires an ideal …
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How to Win the Next Election, Period.
Voting Trump out next November will mean igniting the passions of two key groups: those who do the most political labor and those with the most barriers to voting. The outdated idea of “playing to the middle” has become a predictable strategy for failure, but the idea keeps lurching on — despite modern history and …
Why I Can’t Laugh at Dave Chappelle Anymore
If your heroes joke about rape you need new heroes. If your friends joke about rape you need new friends.