Tag Archives: War

Women: anti-war softies or pro-war nags?

By Jos | Published: March 22, 2011
TweetRobert Dreyfuss has an ill-advised piece at The Nation in which he tries to pin US intervention in Libya on the gender of Obama’s advisors – namely that three women pushed for military action: We’d like to think that women in power would somehow be less pro-war, but in the Obama administration at least it [...]
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Iraqi women get increasingly less power

By Courtney | Published: March 14, 2011
TweetRemember how the Bush’s administration used women’s rights as an emotional appeal when selling the Iraq War to us back in the day? During the 2004 Republican National Convention, Bush claimed that with the “use of American power” in Afghanistan and Iraq, “young women across the Middle East will hear the message that their day [...]
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What makes a “good” man?

By Chloe | Published: January 5, 2011
TweetAmy Ernst is a young American woman who is working in Congo, with an organization that supports survivors of rape. Rape is commonplace in Congo, and in addition to its emotional and physical impacts on survivors, it creates a ripple effect of stigmatization, isolation and poverty. This is what makes it such an effective weapon [...]
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Quick hit: Defying stereotypes on So You Think You Can Dance

By Chloe | Published: August 11, 2010
TweetCheck out this fantastic piece from a recent episode of So You Think You Can Dance. Choreographed by Stacey Tookey, it’s about a couple saying goodbye as one of them leaves for war… Tweet
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Pentagon to Reveal Plan to Repeal DADT

By Samhita | Published: January 29, 2010
TweetObama made brief mention at the SOTU on Wednesday that he will be taking steps to repeal ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,’ and it appears that the Pentagon will be unveiling the steps they plan on taking to abolish a grossly homophobic and frankly inhumane policy. Gates and Mullen are not expected to offer a specific [...]
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