By Maya Dusenbery • @mayadusenbery • 8 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

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What the Democrats missed when they debated paid family leave last night. 

The two families that have contributed the most to presidential campaigns in the race thus far are major anti-choice donors.

Ummmm….Donald Trump camp’s  pre-condition for a radio interview: Don’t ask about policy.

President Obama and Marilynne Robinson discuss democracy, religion, and fear.

“Capitalism is Mother Earth’s cancer.”

Our own Reina on Iranian artist Azita Moradkhani’s work on gender, sexual violence, and nationalism.

Students in Puerto Rico can now wear pants or skirt uniforms of their choosing regardless of gender:

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Maya Dusenbery is executive director in charge of editorial at Feministing. She is the author of the forthcoming book Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick (HarperOne, March 2018). She has been a fellow at Mother Jones magazine and a columnist at Pacific Standard magazine. Her work has appeared in publications like Cosmopolitan.com, TheAtlantic.com, Bitch Magazine, as well as the anthology The Feminist Utopia Project. Before become a full-time journalist, she worked at the National Institute for Reproductive Health. A Minnesota native, she received her B.A. from Carleton College in 2008. After living in Brooklyn, Oakland, and Atlanta, she is currently based in the Twin Cities.

Maya Dusenbery is an executive director of Feministing and author of the forthcoming book Doing Harm on sexism in medicine.

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