WaPo Obscures Republican Role in Killing Equal Pay
The GOP no doubt cackles with delight at coverage like the Washington Post’s which deflects blame away from them.
‘Raising the Minimum Wage Has Direct Implications for Black Families’
“It is very clear that the people making decisions, at the national level, whether or not to increase the minimum wage are not representative of those folks who will be affected by a minimum wage increase, which is really women of color: Black and Latinas and Native American women and Asian women.”
Michelle Holder on Black Women & Minimum Wage, Alice O’Connor on the War on Poverty
While a federal minimum wage increase would affect millions of workers and the social fabric, it would have particular impact on one “essential” yet somehow expendable group: Black women.
Not All Criticism of Kamala Harris Is Created Equal
Emerging as a corporate media frame is a sloppy, mystifying confusion that refuses to distinguish the racist and sexist slurs against Harris from an authentic discussion of the trajectory of her political positions.
As Biden Mulls VP Pick, Pundits Vie for Most Substance-Free Forecast
As presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s search for a running mate drags on, press coverage hasn’t failed to disappoint.
Bombing People Is Not Feminist, No Matter How You Spin It
Some corporate media have recently been taken with the “inspirational” story of Emily Thompson, the first woman to pilot the super-costly F-35 jet in combat.
‘This Was a Test Case to See How a Couple of Photos Could Silence Women’
“We all have stuff that lives on our phones and social media that could potentially have the same effect, if it’s released in the way that Katie Hill’s information was released.”
Michael Edison Hayden on Stephen Miller, Mallory McMaster on Katie Hill
Calls are coming in for the resignation of Trump policy advisor Stephen Miller, after leaked emails show him promoting white nationalist books and ideas to the far-right outlet Breitbart.
‘White Men Have No Electability Advantage’
Election Focus: “The problem here is not, by and large, voters; they are not the reason we don’t have a reflective democracy. They are voting for women and people of color just as often as white men.”
‘Women Take Home Less Money Than They’ve Rightfully Earned’
“There is stigma—still—about the value of women’s work, and that when women enter fields, the pay actually goes down.”
‘There’s Increased Hunger for Diverse Stories That Represent All of America’
Janine Jackson interviewed Shireen Razack and Tawal Panyacosit Jr. about inclusion in television writing for the April 5, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. [mp3-jplayer tracks=”CounterSpin Shireen Razack and Tawal Panyacosit Jr. Interview @http://www.fair.org/audio/counterspin/CounterSpin190405PanyacositRazack.mp3″] MP3 Link Janine Jackson: TV, for many of us, is a place where, at the end of […]
Deborah Vagins on Gender Pay Gap, Nusrat Choudhury on the New COINTELPRO
When the subject is the fact that women continue to be paid less than men for the same work—and women of color still less—such a lot of the conversation is not about how we can fix the problem quickly and concretely, but about whether the numbers really say what they seem to.
Shireen Razack and Tawal Panyacosit Jr. on Inclusion in TV Writing
Year after year, we see people with disabilities, people of color, women and LGBTQ people un- and underrepresented in the rooms where ideas are generated. And, year after year, Hollywood pledges to “do better.”
Colleagues Defend Tucker Carlson’s ‘Ideas’—That Iraqis Are ‘Monkeys,’ Child Rape Is ‘Commitment to Love’
For champions of civility coming to Tucker Carlson’s defense, the problem for public discourse is not his vile statements, but any suggestion that the public could be better served.
‘The Afghan Government Is as Corrupt as Governments Come’
“How much better is it for women under areas not controlled by the Taliban, controlled by what I believe to be an incredibly misogynistic gang of ruthless warlords that’s called the Afghan government, backed by the United States?”
Neil deMause on Amazon’s Retreat, Nina Besser Doorley on Women’s Healthcare Restrictions
Surprisingly, some media followed the lead of community organizers and questioned the Amazon deal—questions Amazon pulled out over rather than engage.
‘MBS Has Ushered in an Era of Unprecedented Crackdowns and Repression of Political Speech’
“One of the themes of bin Salman’s reign is this absolute top-down, unilateral approach, that any rights or privileges granted to his subjects must be seen as coming directly from him, and a product of his will and his will alone.”
Sarah Aziza on Saudi Repression of Women, Dean Baker on Taxing the Rich
One would hope that reports that Saudi Arabia under Mohammed bin Salman is torturing women political prisoners would be sufficient to upset the narrative of a “young and brash” reformer.
Promoters of Saudi Prince as Feminist Reformer Are Silent on His Crackdown on Women
During his US PR tour in March, Saudi prince and de facto ruler of the absolute monarchy Mohammed bin Salman (often referred to as “MBS”) touted the progress the kingdom was making in the area of “women’s rights”—namely letting women drive and combatting nebulous reactionary forces that were somehow separate from the regime. Since then, […]
‘When Women Have a Union, You Don’t Have to Walk In Alone’
“Labor unions…are still, warts and all, the best solution to the day-to-day crises that women find themselves in when it comes to a sexually harassing employer.”
