Anna North writes for BuzzFeed: “One of the most persistent narratives of the Great Recession has been the so-called ‘end of men’ — that is, the ebbing of men’s historical dominance over the world of work. Many have noted that this dominance hasn’t actua…
TRIGGER WARNING Jamilah King writes for Colorlines: “Individual social media-related firings always make news, but the bigger story here is how Richards became the target of a very particular kind of harassment. Social media trolls repeatedly called Richards the n-word and threatened to rape her. Some scoured the Internet for her personal information and put Read more …
Emily Le Coz writes for The Clarion Ledger: “A Tupelo woman hired earlier this month by a KFC was fired Monday after the franchise owner discovered she’s homeless. Eunice Jasica has been staying at the Salvation Army lodge since early December after losi…
Stacy Mitchell writes for AlterNet: “When Michelle Obama visited a Walmart in Springfield, Missouri, a few weeks ago to praise the company’s efforts to sell healthier food, she did not say why she chose a store in Springfield of all cities. But, in ways…
Dean Baker writes for The Huffington Post: “There are few areas where the corruption of the national media is more apparent than in its treatment of Social Security. Most of the elite media have made it clear in both their opinion and news pages that the…