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Quote of the Day: Corporate higher ed in one subject line

This is the actual subject line of an email newsletter Harvard Magazine sent out to alumni on Wednesday, two days after the Association of American Universities released a study that confirms gender violence is rampant on campuses, including Harvard’s:

By Alexandra Brodsky • 2 days ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Dissent published Madeleine’s Schwartz’s essay for The Feminist Utopia Project on time and universal basic income.

Why do we vilify Kim Davis but accept doctors who refuse women abortion care?

Dissent published Madeleine’s Schwartz’s essay for The Feminist Utopia Project on time and universal basic income.

Why do we vilify Kim Davis but accept doctors who refuse women abortion care?

By Sesali B. • 2 days ago

Quick Hit: Meet Kanya Sesser, Lingerie Model, Athlete, and Badass

Kanya Sesser is an athlete and model who is redefining what it means to be sexy.

By Sheila Bapat • 2 days ago

Feministing Reads: Miya Tokumitsu’s Do What You Love

I love Miya Tokumitsu’s book.

By Maya Dusenbery • 3 days ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Five-year-old Sophie Cruz to the Pope: “I want to tell you that my heart is sad. I would like to ask you to speak with the president and the Congress in legalizing my parents because every day I am scared that one day they will take them away from me.”

Five-year-old Sophie Cruz to the Pope: “I want to tell you that my heart is sad. I would like to ask you to speak with the president and the Congress in legalizing my parents because ...

By Verónica Bayetti Flores • 3 days ago

Feministing Jamz: Julieta Venegas one year after Ayotzinapa

The one year anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa is coming up this weekend. Julieta Venegas faces the issue of this violence, and the ongoing murders of women in Mexico, in the excellent Explosión, off her latest album Algo Sucede.