sexism

Ever Wonder Why Pelosi Pushes A Woman Theme So Heavily-- A Counterbalance To Rahm's Ugly Sexism

overcompensating tiny ballet dancer, Rahm EmanuelNo one has a worse record of candidate recruitment than Steve Israel-- although when you consider that almost all of Rahm Emanuel's recruited candidates were subsequently defeated for reelection or forced to resign rather than face certain defeat, you can see a clear bridge between the two machiavellian clownish DCCC chairs. Emanuel, a classic runt-bully type, was always good at p.r.

Marxism and Women’s Oppression

Marxist theories have stood the test of time: human beings create their own history, but not in conditions of their own choosing; the history of class societies is shaped by class struggle; and labor creates all wealth. In her preface to Marxism and the Oppression of Women: Toward a Unitary Theory (Haymarket Books, 2014), Lise Vogel acknowledges the value of Marxist theory:

Another Ivy League Elitist, Kevin Strouse

But not good enough for Kevin Strouse???It wasn't more than a couple weeks ago that people were snickering about Princeton alum Ted Cruz's elitist attacks on students from "lesser" Ivy League schools. GQ broke the story but it got pretty wide play considering how abruptly Cruz shoved himself into the national spotlight with his jihad to shut down the government.

The Republican Fear Of All Things Womanish

by NoahNo, this isn’t about The Republican Party’s continuing war on women, as recently exemplified in the neo-fascist states of Ohio, Texas, and North Carolina. It’s just something that recent events made me think about on this 4th of July weekend. It’s not about abortion rights per se and it’s not about the hate-filled Herculean pro-death, Republican efforts to stop uterine and breast cancer screening with sneaky late night anti-democratic state legislature maneuvers.

Saluting the president's "star litigatrix"

White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler --Sorry, no shoe shots"When you take a woman who has risen to a remarkable position, serving as the lawyer to the President of the United States of America, and you call her a “litigatrix” in “stunning 4-inch bright pink stiletto spikes,” you diminish her, her accomplishments, and all women."-- John Aravosis, in an Americablog post, "Wash Post runs sexist