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We need a war on bad sex — and the feminist pushback won’t be changed by James Deen controversy
Amanda Marcotte
James Deen is accused of rape, but that won't change the feminist fight to make porn--and sex--hotter for women
Let’s talk about the penis: From South Korea’s Penis Park to the Washington Monument, the phallus is everywhere
Carrie Weisman
History and mythology are rich with phallic symbolism -- and then there's pornography. Here are some highlights
Hillary Clinton isn’t a Rodham anymore: Women still can’t win in the fight over married and maiden names
Erin Coulehan
The AP changed its style after Clinton's campaign dropped her maiden name. Will it up her so-called "likability?"
America’s white working class apocalypse: What’s really driving its rapid demise
Barbara Ehrenreich
America now has a longevity gap to match its income gap. Here's how an entire demographic slid into the abyss
America’s real-life dystopia: Wal-Mart is straight out of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley
Aaron R. Hanlon
An amazing new piece details life as a Wal-Mart worker -- and how monitored its employees are at all times
Ted Cruz’s plan to conquer America: How the senator from wing-nut nation could win the GOP nomination
Heather Digby Parton
The Tea Party favorite has quietly been building momentum. If Trump falls, he could be one to grab the ball and run
GOP insiders’ Donald Trump freakout is totally warranted: Why his success is a Republican reckoning
Conor Lynch
Even if he doesn't win—and he very well still could—Trump foretells a frightening new era for conservatives
“Chi-Raq”: Spike Lee’s blistering, outrageous satirical assault on a society consumed by violence
Andrew O'Hehir
"No peace, no p**sy!" In a delirious, heartbreaking Aristophanes update, Spike Lee blames us all for gun violence
What “Jessica Jones” lost in the move to TV: We’d rather watch a woman be abused than heal
Eli Keel
The comic "Alias" is about recovering from trauma—but in the acclaimed Netflix adaptation, it hasn't stopped
David Brooks has lost it: His bizarre “Hamilton”-infused climate change column is the worst yet
Scott Timberg
The NYTimes columnist's #Ham4Ham riff on the Paris climate meeting must've seemed like a good idea at the time
White killers go to Burger King: Race, Planned Parenthood and our diseased white privilege
Chauncey DeVega
White shooters live and maybe get a Whopper on the way to jail. Black suspects don't get the same royal treatment
Wing-nuts are impervious to tragedy: Why the Planned Parenthood shooting won’t curb their insanity
Heather Digby Parton
Extremist GOPers have been demanding a crusade against reproductive health—and they simply won't stop
It’s worse than Fox News: The media is ignoring domestic terrorism — and has been for years
Eric Boehlert
The Planned Parenthood shootings are horrific, but they're anything but new. Why can't the press connect the dots?
5 reasons why anxiety is so difficult to cope with (and what you can do about it)
Melanie Greenberg
If we aren't careful, we can makes things worse. Here are some effective ways to keep your emotions under control
When “The Office” is Wal-Mart: “Superstore” tackles workplace comedy with an eye on the minimum wage
Sonia Saraiya
NBC's promising new comedy focuses on Amy and Jonah, two young workers at a discount mega-store in Middle America
Alcohol and the teen brain: There’s evidence binge drinking is dangerous for the adolescent brain — but guess what substance gets the bad rap
Kali Holloway
Studies show drinking harms young brains, in contrast with marijuana, which poses little threat to teen neurology
More like Reagan than FDR: I’m a millennial and I’ll never vote for Hillary Clinton
Walker Bragman
I never thought I'd be encouraging people to not vote for the Democratic nominee for president. But I am
Fox News host hijacks American history: Inside the deceptive & Islamophobic revisionism of Brian Kilmeade
Matthew Pulver
According to Brian Kilmeade, American history is one long war against Islam. Only problem: He's dead wrong
Stoya’s James Deen bombshell: The porn star’s shocking revelation could change how we talk about consent
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Sick of seeing Deen hailed as a feminist hero, Stoya spoke out against her former partner and co-star
11 ways to test if libertarians are hypocrites
R.J. Eskow
The most effective ways to expose their contradictions and faulty logic
Porn on demand, dating apps and nonstop Internet commerce: Technology is ruining our sex lives
Winsome Brown
Now that we watch porn on phones and swipe right for love, it's no wonder men act like entitled customers in bed
Katniss is a hero for boys, too: My 11-year-old sons need more books and films like “The Hunger Games” series
Graham Shelby
After my triplets read the first "Hunger Games" book, their dormant archery set came out of the garage
Spare us the religious babble: In Paris and the GOP, the faith-deranged are who we need to be saved from
Jeffrey Tayler
Glib talk about God from preachers and politicians is not needed. Better to separate church and state for real
Growing up in Sonic Youth
Richard Edson
Before the sold-out shows and painful splits, we were just kids in the East Village finding our sound and ourselves
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