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Kirsten Clodfelter

Kirsten Clodfelter is a freelance writer living in the Midwest.

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How to be a white ally: Fighting racism is your responsibility — start now

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Egyptian anti-government demonstrators in Tahrir Square, Cairo February 7, 2011; Protesters outside the Baltimore Police Department's Western District police station, April 21, 2015. (Reuters/Amr Dalsh/AP/Patrick Semansky)

Egypt gets a revolution, Baltimore a riot: Why hasn’t radical empathy started at home?

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Amy Schumer’s chat with Ashley Madison CEO: Encourage men to cheat when women gain weight, then profit

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Anti-LGBT “religious freedom” laws are wrong, but #BoycottIndiana isn’t the answer

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I’m the mom whose baby photos you’re blocking on Facebook

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