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We Need to Fight the (Police) Unions For Justice in Law Enforcement

The contracts negotiated by police unions are a huge barrier to getting police forces that will actually protect and serve their communities.

Hooray for Femme Superheroes: Supergirl’s Skirt is Badass

By Chris Hall
December 14, 2015

The Mary Sue recently made a good case for Supergirl’s skirt while pointing out that criticism of it is rooted heavily in old-fashioned sexism and femmephobia.

Infographic: Police are Threats to Sex Workers, Not Protection

By Chris Hall
December 14, 2015

This excellent infographic by SWOP shows exactly why police raids are never “rescues” of sex workers.

Feminist Batwoman Explains It All: Quit Calling Things “First World Problems”

The term “First World Problems” was meant to criticize Americans’ insular worldview. Instead, it enshrines colonialist ideas about life in the rest of the world.

GamerGate’s Pathology in Less Than 140 Characters

This tweet is satire, but it nails exactly the question that Gamergaters are asking.

Head shot of Sam Harris with quote: "Some beliefs are so dangerous that it may be ethical to kill people for believing them."

Sam Harris Doesn’t Get Better In Context

Terry Firma accuses Sam Harris’s critics of smearing him by taking his words out of context. But even in context, he doesn’t get any better.

Can We Actually Ban Small, Yappy Dogs?

Being as I write for a dog blog and actually get paid for it, I hope it doesn’t make me a bad person that part of me wishes that this headline were actually real. More to the point, I hope that I don’t wind up unemployed. Or more unemployed than I already am. I love […]

The Cell Phone: Savior of Democracy?

  I’m starting to love cell phones more and more. They have their share of frustrations, and sometimes corporate policies piss me right the fuck off, but I think that they\’re turning out to be a great tool for democracy. A lot of the discussions that we’re currently having about police abuse would not be […]

Brief Ramblings

Lacking that Essential World Series Gene

I must be lacking some deeply elemental gene that allows you to enjoy professional sports. I don’t know anyone else in the Bay Area who is so totally uninterested in the World Series. It’s not really snobbery. When I was a kid and my dad was watching sports, I really tried to get into it. […]

Joe Morton is Evil?!? Does Not Compute

Getting into Season Three of “Scandal” on Netflix, I’m loving the fact that Joe Morton has a part, but the idea that he’s evil just does not compute.

Amanda Marcotte: Our Country Has Value Because The People Have Value

The right wing thinks that patriotism can be measured by eagerness to go to war. Amanda Marcotte has a better definition.

When a Song Becomes a Threat: SAE and “Speech”

Ellie Mystal gives a great explanation of how the SAE chant sounds different to black people than to white people — especially Eugene Volokh.

Steven Pressfield and Impostor’s Syndrome

“If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends) ‘Am I REALLY a writer? Am I REALLY an artist?’ Chances are you are.” –Steven Pressfield

Recent Posts

  • We Need to Fight the (Police) Unions For Justice in Law Enforcement
  • Hooray for Femme Superheroes: Supergirl’s Skirt is Badass
  • Infographic: Police are Threats to Sex Workers, Not Protection
  • A Song Stripped Naked: The Be Good Tanyas Version of “Waiting Around to Die”
  • Steven Pressfield and Impostor’s Syndrome

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