In 2001, my book, Twentynine Palms, about death near a California Marine base, exposed class and sexual violence in a military town. Some things are better now, many are not.
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Posted inNovember/December 2024
The Regressive Era
A new biography of Woodrow Wilson puts the 28th president’s racism and sexism at the center of its narrative—and his world-historic domestic and international achievements on the periphery.
Posted inPolitical Animal
What Will It Take to End the Culture War?
Conservatives want to preserve a status quo that the rest of the country deems unacceptable.
Posted inPolitical Animal
No One Is Attempting to Silence White Men
But plenty of them are freaking out as old power structures are starting to get ripped apart.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Is the Treatment of Nancy Pelosi Fueled by Sexism?
One way to answer that is to look at whether or not a man would be treated similarly.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Goading the Democrats Off Message
The Republicans use sexism and racism and xenophobia because they work, but they don’t work everywhere.
Posted inPolitical Animal
How Our Politics Are Defined by Masculinity
The people who are deeply invested in power, violence, and control tend to vote GOP.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Finding the Right Words in an Era of Outrage
Is it possible to be calm and thoughtful in response to the hatred that is on display?
Posted inPolitical Animal
Can We Talk About Sexism and Not Be Accused of Attacking Men?
When women write about their oppression, it gets twisted into being perceived as an attack on men.
Posted inBooks, Featured, January/February/March 2018, Magazine
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Babysitters
Gender discrimination in the workplace begins earlier than you think.
