I cannot name a single person I’ve wanted to disappear from the national spotlight more so than Donny. Not Bush 2. Not Herman Cain or Rick Perry. Probably not even Rush Limbaugh, because he at least mostly confines himself to friendly conservative audiences, and on most days I can give him zero thought. In fact, I…

I think, among the solutions you mentioned and beyond just or law enforcement agencies, most organizations of all stripes need to place cultural competence and attitudes toward diverse populations high on their both hiring and promoting checklists. Like, rather than possibly considering it as a tiebreaker between two…

In our country, I don’t believe you can truly separate financial conservative principles from racism. It might not be the racism of Trump and his band of white nationalists, but it is absolutely comfort with the systemic racism in our country that has put non-white people at the bottom of our economic ladder, and a…

I’m confused about the hypocrisy you’re worried about? That many would prefer to vote for a candidate who is not accused of sexual assault, instead of one who is? You understand that not only is Bill Clinton not running for POTUS, he is constitutionally forbidden from doing so? And that as much as marriage vows may…

I don’t think it was every really believable, so much as “Welp, she offered an explanation, and I’m not one to pry, so now I’ll just go back to twiddling my thumbs.”

I don’t really know how all of this would have played out in some alternate universe, but I just want to put out there that pregnancy isn’t really the sole thing that has relegated women to 2nd tier social status. Its also our soft, dainty little bodies - which for most of history, our fathers and husbands were free…

I forgot Tiffany even existed until this article. I remember her being talked about after the convention. Then *poof.* Forgotten instantly. I suspect Trump had the same problem. “The Times wants a quote about who? Tiffany? I love their diamonds. Their selection is YUUUGE. They sell the best diamonds. Its why I always…

True, but I think the OJ situation is at least a bit different, in that OJ was already really rich. Particularly if he had won the civil suit, he really could have probably spent the rest of his life away from the public eye, doing little real work. He could have put his money in a trust, invested wisely via said…

In my experience, while charters don’t discriminate in admissions (or retention) per se, they do tend to have a lot of policies and rules. If enrollment requires 3-4 visits (a school tour visit, a fill-out some forms visit, etc.), kids whose parents for whatever reason cannot comply just end up not enrolling.…

That is patently false, and based on the false assumptions that both society will impose some sort of consequence for such speech and that the perpetrators of hate speech have some aversion to those consequences. While it is certainly true that this particular little miscreant is facing some real consequences, that…

I don’t know about Mass specifically, but in most states, what “remains the same” is really the per student funding rate. So while the school may still get $15k/ kid, the total is less if you drop the number of enrolled students. That initially sounds ok, but when you think about things that aren’t purchased on a per…

Yep. We also need much better sick and maternity leave policies. For certain pregnancy complications, you may need to see your doctor/have testing weekly or twice weekly. That is REALLY hard if you work days at Wal-Mart.

I suspect it’s a combination of high general overhead costs (feeding kids all day - and getting small batch deliveries of things like fresh fruits and veggies at a better center, maintaining toys that are constantly kicked/chewed/used by small children) plus, like many things, the people at the bottom of the…

I’m mostly with you. Except on the “return to work sooner” part. Most US people have “great” benefits if they can take 3 months off after having a child, which lags behind much of the developed world and probably isn’t great for children. Working class women are often back at work in 2-4 weeks. We need solutions that…

I think you’re way too optimistic. She probably would have won in the end, but not before Fox trotted out every flirtation and sexual encounter she’d ever had. This is far better than nothing, but also likely a far cry from fair.

I’m not. He deserves to spend many, many years in prison. Like, all of them.

One of the students in my class wears yoga leggings to the hospital everyday. And I could not dislike her more.

You missed the Waiting to Exhale reference. Only Mary J. is appropriate here.

What does that even mean? Honestly. I agree that everything is terrible, but he’s been tried and acquitted. He can’t be tried again. What kind of justice are you seeking?

I actually am arguing, as a person of color who has seen the faintest glimmer of hope that America is finally having some sliver of real discussion about the legacy of racism in our country, that this should not negate the message in his film.