#951 It is neither all good nor all bad (Sex Workers Rights)
Air date: 9-8-15
Today we take a look at sex work and why it should be decriminalized rather than demonized
Read more#944 On Cosby and consent (Rape Culture)
Air Date: 08-07-15
Today we take a look at the accusations against Bill Cosby of serial rape, some of the underlying concepts behind consent and how rape culture creates #TheEmptyChair
Read more#938 What are women complaining about? (Feminism)
Today we take a look at what women are complaining about. Turns out there’s a lot, and for good reason.
Read more#932 Moving the goalposts on "undue burden" (Reproductive Justice)
Today we take a look at the continued, relentless state-level assault on abortion access around the country and the impending catastrophic consequences in Texas where an ideologically conservative court is openly seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade
Read more#926 Boys will be boys but we can change what that means (Patriarchy)
Today, instead of trying to convince you of the benefits of feminism, I’m just going to show you the horrors (for everyone) of patriarchy.
Read more#916 The history and current state of abortion (Reproductive Justice)
Today we listen to some of the stories behind the policies and personal choices being made about abortion in America
Read more#911 Emasculation Nation (Rape and Intimate Partner Violence)
Today we take a look at some of the causes and consequences of anti-feminism, rape and intimate partner violence
Read moreHow Patricia Arquette's words started a conversation that revealed an often-invisible divide within feminism
We at Best of the Left created a Storify of the conversation between Nicole Sandler, Elon James White and others regarding Patricia Arquette's comments back stage at the Oscars. These events took place 3 weeks ago from the time of this posting, my intention is not to stir up an old debate but to archive it in a way that I hope some will find instructive and enlightening. - Jay!
Read more#900 Stuff we shouldn’t have to explain anymore (Feminism)
Today we get some reminders about what feminism is and what it isn’t, plus make an effort to explain the pay gap in ways that, at long last, everyone can understand
Read more#885 A guide to doing it all wrong (The UVA Story - Rape Culture)
Today we take a look at the fallout from a badly reported case of rape at a UVA frat house. Rolling Stone seemed to be trying to help but with a completely upside-down approach of how to expose the problems of rape culture, compounded by one journalistic blunder after another, they only succeeded in making the problem worse.
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