would bang.

Oh, I agree with you. I went to grad school in a very cultural studies-oriented, Humanities field, and the righteous activist types were difficult to deal with. That being said, they called me out on a lot of things that I probably needed to hear regarding how lazy and complicit I am in perpetuating various injustices…

What's wrong with a "a hyper-earnest, naïve activist type with a messiah complex?" The world is seriously fucked up, and we need people like Cecily on the vanguard, putting their bodies on the line while the rest of us (myself included) are sitting on our butts bitching on the Internet.

Thank you for this article and this reply. It is so important to shed light on the abuses of the police state and prison industrial complex. I think that a lot of commenters are missing the point regarding why you mentioned her participation in Occupy. The police state and prison industrial complex are on the side of…

I think it is relevant in the context of the violent suppression of the Occupy movement and power of the police/carceral state to protect capitalism. All of your points are valid of course, but mentioning that this woman was subjected to police brutality-and a highly dubious trial-for protesting Wall Street gestures…

I agree. I have always thought that the "men just age better" explanation was b.s. It really is a case by case thing, and overall it seems that women are putting more work into looking younger.

Please educate yourself on how insurance works before junking up more online discussions with this flawed argument. Thanks!

You remind me of myself in many ways, and your reasoning is similar to my own when it comes to stopping with one. Of course, I still face judgement from my super-normative and conservative relatives for not having more, so I sympathize with the childfree in this regard. The expense is daunting, although it has…

I was really worried about my body too, but it wasn't so bad. I got really into fitness after my son was born, and I can't say I notice any permanent negative changes. Of course, every body is different, but it's not hopeless.

I know, right?! I had one because I wanted to, and because I knew I would have regretted remaining child free and would have been wondering "what if?" Yet, I sometimes envy the lifestyles of my childfree friends and colleagues, who seem to enjoy so much fun, freedom, youthfulness, and spontaneity. That is unless they…

The Presidents that nominate the justices. Use your thinker.

Maybe things need to get really bad-like so bad we can't ignore it-before Americans finally figure out how to organize a new social movement. This is the only silver lining I see.

What?

Yep. Another instance of class warfare. This time with added misogyny.

Thank you. I was going to put a penis in my vagina today, but thanks to your helpful advice I will choose to put lentils in there instead.

Good response to Al. It aggravates me how people don't get this and don't understand how insurance works. Hobby Lobby is paying the same premium contribution to the insurance company, just demanding that the product offered is less comprehensive.

No. We pay too much for health care in this country as it is. No more hidden costs, exemptions, or non-covered medications or services. We should be expanding health care coverage, not reducing and/or making it more expensive. Enough.

I agree with you. I'm as liberal and anti-police state as they come, and the guy in this story should be punished/fired. That being said, I have encountered some good cops whom I felt were excelling in their duties to serve and protect the community. For example, a few months ago someone broke into an abandoned house…

You have my sympathy (and empathy). We urgently need to organize a debt resistance movement in this country.

For the purposes of ending this "it's such a subjective thing" argument (not picking on you, I promise) let's agree to designate "rich" as net worth of 1 million or more.