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Antonin Scalia:Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Concentration Camps

As if we needed reasons to fear and loathe Antonin Scalia, we’ve just received another. (WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST IS DISTURBING.) No, it’s not that hunting trip he took with Cheney – wikipedia offers that “Scalia refused, however, to recuse himself in the case of Cheney v. United States District Court for the District of [...]

You Can Kill a [Wo]man, but Not an Idea: Benazir Bhutto & Female Leadership

Benazir Bhutto was catapulted into public consciousness in Western media on December 27th when a suicide bomber took her life, as well as those of at least 26 others. Bhutto, a former Pakistani Prime Minister, graduate of Harvard Law School, wife, and mother of three, will be missed not just by the ordinary family members, [...]

Tonight, It's All About the Ladies . . .

Sorry ’bout the late notice. But if you’re in the Western Massachusetts area today, consider your plans for this evening. If they’re not going to include the verbal stylings of MCs Tye Pheonix, Latia Larock and Apani B Fly, or the mixing of DJs Nomadik (formerly of WERS’ Hip Hop show on Tuesday nights) and [...]

Depression, Oppression, Gender Socialization, Other Pressing Things

It has come to my attention that about twice as many women are depressed as men. So let’s read about it. Here’s an excerpt from an essay by Marwan M. Kazimi on the link between gender and depression (or you can read the whole essay). Personality attributes of girls and boys have been linked to [...]

Bolivia and Women as Vessels of Cultural Authenticity

Tonight, my flight leaves for Bolivia at 8:30. I´m excited for the visit because my money will go farther there, and because it will be the first country that I´ve ever been to which has a thriving indigenous culture. It´s a culture that I don´t know much about, so I´ve been trying to do some [...]