While former President George W. Bush has kept a low profile since vacating the Oval Office, many of his closest allies have been working hard to “set the record straight” about a presidency recently ranked by historians as one of the worst ever. Last month, all 20 Texas Republicans in t...

by Shaker KaterTot Literally the same hour I was drafting this piece for my own purposes, Liss posted the perfect set-up; not only about language, but about the language of immigration. So, though I don't comment often around here (or not near as much as I read), I figured I'd share it with the rest...

In this guest post, Rachael Jolley from the Fabian blog Next Left explores the history of the Daily Mail of blaming poor people for being poor, and poor mothers in particular You might imagine that the Daily Mail suggesting that the country is full of benefit “freeloaders” who are living...

(Editor’s Note: Julie Lindsay, currently Head of Information Technology and E-Learning at Qatar Academy, Doha, is an enthusiastic, global-minded education leader and innovator. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, over the past few years she has been teaching and leading the use of technology...

by Shaker Marissa As feminists, we talk a lot about something society seems to not even really notice: That one of the biggest burdens of sexism, outside of violence, is unpaid carework. This can range from the obvious, like parenting, to the hard to quantify, such as remembering birthdays on someon...

by Shaker Renee, of Womanist Musings This month Ebony decided to put baby wipes Terrence Howard on the cover. In this little spread we were meant to wonder at his ability to immerse himself in a vast array of interests, from carpentry to science. He took great care to make sure everyone learned exac...

Martha Minow The economic stimulus package will provide billions of dollars through contracts with government contractors over the next several years—and it’s about time to anticipate and control for the predictable problems with accountability. Rebuilding bridges and tunnels, green initiatives ...

My undergraduate fraternity held its annual formal in New Orleans.  My junior year, Bob and I rode together and took a couple of girls we weren’t dating but had some interest in dating. By the time we’d finished the drive and gone to dinner, the two of us realized we’d incorrectly...

(Editor’s Note: Ali joins us from the Carnegie Endowment and has prepared a three-post series on his suggestion for a Global Challenges Wikipedia, check out posts one and two.) If it’s designed and implemented carefully, the GCW that I’m proposing would offer us insight into at least four high...

by Shaker Sunless Nick One of the trials in the Dymond Milburn case, in which a 12-year-old girl was arrested for "resisting arrest" after she was allegedly attacked and beaten severely enough to be hospitalized by three police officers who were responding to a report about prostitutes in the area, ...