Sure, the input from what passes for authorities right now (certainly at the Fed level, but also here in Texas, where the state leadership on COVID-19 is a guy who thinks grandparents should sacrifice themselves to the oligarchy and doubled down with “there are more important things [namely, corporate profits and…

Watching this from Canada, I remain mystified at how Warren isn’t winning this thing in a walk. She has so much in common with Sanders as far as policy goes, that I would think she and Sanders would be more or less equally popular among people who want to see substantial structural change in your country. But she…

Find me one woman who would rather go through an abortion than use contraception.

is it really that hard to say “i support women, i support victims of sexual assault, I can’t speak to this case because i wasn’t involved in it, but sexual assault is a horrible thing. Any person who does that will forever have that stain of evil on them”

rather than the tired as fuck... because i liked him, he can’t…

Well written, smart, fair piece. Hope you don’t get roasted for it.

I’m not exactly sure what you’re trying to say, but it sounds like “raping a woman was OK because he only did it one time. Plus, he was good at basketball”.

The more important issue is WHERE IS BARF BAG? Is Jez being directed to stick to women’s issues and leave politics out of their posts?

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So, no more Barf Bag? Things really are winding down here, no?

The explanation for why we’ve been pronouncing it wrong all along is Russian imperialism.  

Before the shitlords at G/O disabled the comments at Deadspin, many of us in the commentariat decided to show solidarity with the writers by changing our avatars to GMG Union.

You can describe someone who uses slurs without introducing new ones to the mix.

There are ways to be blunt (and maybe even distasteful) without marginalizing others. Call him a damn fool, or a fucking idiot, but not mentally retarded.

It’s the tomato problem, isn’t it?

In case anyone finds their way to this article and needs to talk to someone...

I’ve been hoping the Slot would cover this one all week, but alas, I’m dropping it here because it’s big.

Your daily reminder, also, that while the 18th century was a long time ago and conceptions of morality were different, they were not so radically different that the immorality of slavery could not have been understood. Opposition to slavery was a perfectly respectable political position to hold. In fact, it was such a…

Why?

Not to mention declining health. I was an invincible rock until about 45, and now I’m very vincible and it sucks.