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What drives the angry man-child to harass women online? The answer is pretty simple
Amanda Marcotte
In short, these guys are bullies -- they want to feel bigger and better than someone else. Here's how it works
Bill Cosby, Loretta Young, Jackie Fuchs: Why the time is right to reckon with rape — even those that happened decades ago
Amanda Marcotte
Until recently, we didn’t have the language to grapple honestly with what happened -- today, rape is just rape
The most terrifying thing about GOP abortion politics: Jeb Bush is considered a *moderate*
Heather Digby Parton
The Planned Parenthood hoax has made one thing abundantly clear: There's no low Republicans won't stoop to
Satanists are masters at trolling conservatives — just ask Megyn Kelly
Amanda Marcotte
If conservatives were smart, they'd ignore Satanists, but they just can't seem to help themselves from engaging
Fox News creates mythical preteen IUD seeker, ignoring the success of school-based reproductive healthcare clinics
Valerie Tarico
Back in the real world, Washington's innovative program for adolescent youth has cut down on unplanned pregnancy
Study: Men overcompensate in gross ways when their masculinity is threatened
Jenny Kutner
Science confirms what we know to be true: Making a dude feel "feminine" is probably going to make him defensive
The “Duck Dynasty” American dream: A cynical self-parody of Southern whiteness, whistling Dixie while Jindal’s Louisiana crumbles
Sonia Saraiya
The Robertsons' biggiest win is proving that clever men playing dumb is a path to success in conservative America
Scott Walker goes Todd Akin: Why Republicans get rape so embarrassingly wrong
Amanda Marcotte
The Wisconsin governor holds rape victims in contempt. It's a party-wide epidemic, with no sign of abating
Jeb’s medieval politics of shame: Upholding a long tradition of keeping women and girls in line
David M. Perry
Cersei's "Game of Thrones" humiliation wasn't some ancient relic—public shaming is alive, political, and even viral
The Nice Guys™ of Litchfield: “Orange Is the New Black” dives into toxic male entitlement
Sonia Saraiya
In the new season we see the back stories of Caputo, Bennett and Healy, as simmering resentments come to a head
The problem with “cool” single women
Sara Eckel
Kate Bolick's new book bravely attempts to reclaim the word "spinster." Here's what it still fails to acknowledge
Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill gives up on “Game of Thrones” over “gratuitous” rape scene
Scott Eric Kaufman
"It was a rocky ride that just ended," she wrote
The Christian right is losing women: Why more and more are embracing non-belief
Amanda Marcotte
In 1993, women comprised 16 percent of atheists and agnostics. Today that number is closer to 50 percent
America bombs sex ed: Why our kids deserve so much better
Amanda Marcotte
Despite the Obama administration's best efforts, Bush-era abstinence-only programs continue to plague our country
The central delusion of the Christian right: Americans aren’t really churchgoers after all
Amanda Marcotte
New research reveals we're not the nation of Bible thumpers Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee like to tell themselves
The ugly fiction the religious project onto atheists
Amanda Marcotte
The Christian right wants to paint nonbelievers as spittle-flecked rage machines. They doth protest too much
10 egregious myths the religious perpetuate about atheists, debunked
Amanda Marcotte
Nonbelievers do not lack a basic moral code -- despite what the likes of David Brooks might have you believe
4 ways men’s rights activists actually hurt men
Amanda Marcotte
They're not just harassing feminists online. These trolls are poisoning the well for good men on the dating market
5 ways Republicans can distance themselves from religious wingnuts
Amanda Marcotte
The public is growing impatient with the uterus investigators and gay-bashers that make up the Christian right
GOP can’t quit the Christian right: Why it’s still the party of religious fundamentalists
Amanda Marcotte
From reproductive rights to immigration, Republicans are still beholden to their wingnuts. It can't last for long
The end of white Christian America is nigh: Why the country’s youth are abandoning religious conservatism
Amanda Marcotte
White Christians are now a minority in 19 states. America's growing racial diversity only tells part of the story
6 conservatives in dire need of a high school sex ed class
Amanda Marcotte
From Todd Akin to Sen. Jon Kyle, the right has some very unusual ideas about how women's bodies actually work
Why so many women don’t enjoy sex as much as they could
Amanda Marcotte
Even now, female sexuality is defined by what men want. Is it any wonder their partners are so often unsatisfied?
5 ways the GOP is valiantly trying to make Americans as dumb as possible
Amanda Marcotte
From AP history bans to university budget cuts, conservatives are proving they're willing to do whatever it takes
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