Author Archives: Ann Bartow

Where to begin with Flanagan’s doofy Time article? I am a 44-year-old woman who grew up in Berkeley who has never once voted for a Republican, or crossed a picket line, or failed to send in a small check when … Continue reading →

According to this article in the Guardian: They mature more quickly, are said to be more responsible and do better at school. Now media-savvy girls are putting another one over the boys by leading the digital communications revolution. After one … Continue reading →

Nine years after becoming one of the NBA’s first female referees, Violet Palmer is set to break another barrier by becoming the first woman to officiate an NBA playoff game. For Palmer, 33, working the playoffs is a goal she … Continue reading →

Jane Hamsher at firedoglake writes: …when liberals like TBogg or Gavin M. or SZ or Roy Edroso or any other of the wits of the liberal blogosphere sit down behind their keyboards and start tapping out daggers, slicing up the … Continue reading →

“Students Trade Bibles for Porn” A group of atheists at the University of Texas at San Antonio is putting a novel twist on the toys-for-guns programs run by many urban police departments. But instead of toys, they are handing out … Continue reading →

There is a website called “The Saddest Thing I Own,” where people are invited: “…to share the saddest thing they own. What are these sad things? What makes things sad? Do things start off sad? Do some sad things begin … Continue reading →

Aspazia has a very thoughtful, and also quite provocative, post up here in which she argues that “feminism needs a serious PR job.”

Watch this animation: “The 32%” – Warning: Adult Language and Poor Spelling Ahead.” The homepage for “Peace takes Courage” is here. You can watch more animations here or here (see sidebar). Oh, by the way, Peace Takes Courage: “is a … Continue reading →

The passing of Jane Jacobs, urban expert, social activist, and author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities has been noted throughout the blogosphere. See e.g. Dean Dad’s post at Bitch, Ph.D. and Siva Vaidhyanathan’s post at Sivacracy.net. … Continue reading →

A lot has been said about this topic, but Kameron Hurley is such a wonderful writer she adds fresh perspectives. Below is her opening paragraph in a post called “Let’s Talk About Sex”: I take a perverse delight in watching … Continue reading →

Kelly Calabrese, a massage therapist for the Padres, is the only woman working full time on a major league training staff. Hernandez:”I know I made some strong statements that she didn’t belong in the dugout. I stand by those statements. … Continue reading →

Have you ever had a man explain to you, in your “best interest” and with great sincerity, how you could be a better feminist? Tell you that if you would only make yourself a little prettier, and act a little … Continue reading →

Within the last few weeks, my neighbors were victims of an armed robbery while walking their dogs, one of my law prof colleagues was knocked to the ground and mugged in his neighborhood not too far away, and another, very … Continue reading →

That’s the title of this article, which touts Maureen Dowd as a “feminist authority.” (See also this). The author, Nathan Tabor “is a conservative political activist based in Kernersville, North Carolina.” And I feel like driving up there and toilet-papering … Continue reading →

From this Science Daily article: New research from Tufts University indicates that diverse groups perform better than homogenous groups when it comes to decision making and that this is due largely to dramatic differences in the way whites behave in … Continue reading →

Public Citizen and United for a Fair Economy released a report today claiming that the 10-year effort to repeal the estate tax has been financed and coordinated by just 18 families. According to this press release: The multimillion-dollar lobbying effort … Continue reading →