Louis C.K. on Daniel Tosh’s Rape Joke: Are Comedy and Feminism Enemies?

Jennifer Pozner for The Daily Beast weighs in on the Daniel Tosh rape joke controversy: “Is comedy under attack by an army of pink-fatigued feminists? You might think so if you watched Louis C.K. on The Daily Show Monday night, addressing criticism he ha…

Advocates, families fight jail phone fees

Milton J. Valencia of Boston.com: “One woman said she had to consider her grocery bill every time the phone rang. Another told her son that she could no longer take his calls, that she could not afford the fees. That is because the callers were behind ba…

Feminism…What’s Next?

In These Times presents an intergenerational discussion on the future of feminism starring Sady Doyle, Susan J. Douglas, Jennifer Pozner, Katha Pollitt and NOW’s own Action Vice President, Erin Matson. Contributors from ITT set the stage: “As the right-w…

Chilean hate-crime legislation signed into law

Luis Andres Henao writes for CBS World News: “Chile’s president signed an anti-discrimination law Thursday following the killing of a gay man beaten by attackers who carved swastikas into his body. The law was approved in May after being stuck in Congres…

In Niger, hunger crisis raises fears of more child marriages

Sudarsan Raghavan writes for The Washington Post: “Balki Souley lost her son during childbirth the other day…Married at 12, Balki is now 14 years old. Niger has the world’s highest rate of child marriage, with roughly one out of two girls marrying befo…