Rights and Democracy
There Are No S—hole Countries
We recently learned that Donald Trump referred to African nations and Haiti using a derogatory and profane term. (Accounts differ, but all seem to agree it ended with “hole.”) Writing off an enormous percentage of the world’s landmass and population as inferior isn’t...
Were You Born in a S—hole Country?
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Hollywood Won’t Destroy Sexism, But We Can
This month's Golden Globes were the first awards ceremony held since #MeToo went viral. To commemorate it, celebrities brought social justice activists along as their plus-ones, and many more wore black to show support with the Time's Up movement, a new Hollywood...
Move Along, Baby Boomers
Historians won't look fondly on 2017. The news cycle was dominated by sexual assault, widespread anxiety, the unedited musings of a mentally unstable president, rising economic inequality, and an opioid epidemic. And in case you forgot, the planet is still on track to...
Rethinking the ‘Goldwater Rule’
Maybe it's time America's psychiatrists reconsider their Goldwater Rule. The Goldwater Rule simply states that psychiatrists shouldn't diagnose the mental health of a public figure unless they've personally examined the person. Naturally, if any public figures have...
The Rise and Fall of America’s Middle Class
Ever since 1776, the "common yeoman" — America's middle class — has been hailed as the virtuous heart and backbone of our nation. How ironic, since it took 150 years before we actually created a broad middle class. Before the 1930s, most Americans were poor, or near...
Putting the Heat on What Takes the Edge Off
A New Year’s Resolution: Time to Speak Up
As we go into a new year, I have a resolution. I'm going to speak up more when men do things that make me uneasy. Take the other day, for example. I really like my neighbor. I also have no interest in dating him. It's nothing against him, really. But I don't know him...
America’s Farmworkers Face Poverty, Neglect, and Now Deportation
Every decade or so, America’s mass media are surprised to discover that migrant farmworkers are being miserably paid and despicably treated by the industry that profits from their labor. Stories run, the public is outraged, assorted officials pledge action, then…...
Hurricane #MeToo
