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June 18, 2015
Rebecca Traister
Our Racist History Isn't Back to Haunt Us. It Never Left Us.
June 15, 2015
Rebecca Traister
Meet the New, Old Hillary
A candidate is reintroduced as the woman she's spent her political career hiding from
May 28, 2015
Rebecca Traister
“You Cannot Claim to Have Any Ideas About Family Values Unless You Value Fathers”
May 21, 2015
Rebecca Traister
Marriage Is Evolving. The 'Primates of Park Avenue’ Aren’t.
May 14, 2015
Rebecca Traister
If You Want to See What Revolutionary Workplace Policies Really Look Like, Watch '9 to 5'
May 7, 2015
Rebecca Traister
The Best Thing Hillary Could Do for Her Campaign? Ditch Bill.
April 29, 2015
Rebecca Traister
The Violence in Baltimore Didn't Start with the Riots
April 12, 2015
Rebecca Traister
There's Nothing Inevitable About Hillary
February 3, 2015
Rebecca Traister
Why Women Can’t Break Free from the Parent Trap
More women than ever are having babies at the peak of their careers. When will we stop punishing them for it?
December 3, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Rolling Stone's UVA Rape Story Has Problems, But Don't Let Them Obscure the Appalling Truth
November 26, 2014
Rebecca Traister
This Is What Power Looks Like
The past few weeks have been a depressing lesson in how to get away with bad behavior
November 20, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Why America Took So Long to Wake Up to the Truth About Bill Cosby
November 12, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Let's Just Say It: Women Matter More Than Fetuses Do
November 4, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Hey, Single Ladies: Vote. Control Over Your Body Depends on It.
October 30, 2014
Rebecca Traister
How Female Comedians Went from Self-Hating to the Self-Help Shelf
Amy Poehler's new book is the latest in a boomlet of you-go-girl guides
October 23, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Freaking Out Over Facebook's Egg Freezing Is Just Another Way to Police Women's Choices
October 9, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Men Have Depended on the Government for Centuries—So Why Shouldn't Women Do the Same?
October 2, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Don't Love or Hate Lena Dunham. Create More of Her.
The pressure on young female celebrities is unsustainable
September 24, 2014
Rebecca Traister
How to Reveal You Had an Abortion
A guide for Wendy Davis and other politicians
September 14, 2014
Rebecca Traister, Judith Shulevitz
Feminism Has Conquered the Culture. Now Comes the Hard Part
A debate on this unprecedented opportunity

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