Emily Douglas

The Feminist Case Against a Woman President: A Response to Jessica Valenti | The Nation

thenation.com — Feminism is not any single person or outcome, it's a practice, and a far more active one than Valenti gives credit for. Feminism is dead. Long live politics as usual. At least, that's the suggestion of Jessica Valenti's latest column, " Why I'm Voting for Her," in which she announces, by turns sheepish and defiant, that the author intends to vote for a woman for president in 2016.

Why Prosecuting Ariel Castro for Murder Won’t Prevent Violence Against Pregnant Women | The Nation

thenation.com — Whatever their intent, laws equating pregnancy termination with murder are used against pregnant women, not for them. A "Welcome Home" sign is posted at a restaurant near a crime scene where Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight were held captive for a decade in Cleveland. AP Photo/David Duprey.

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Why Christians Like Me Should Listen to Critiques of Evangelical Adoption | The Nation

thenation.com — Many adopted children, Joyce reports, have one living parent, or other family who want to care for them; other birth families may have put them in orphanages not because they are orphans but because their families couldn't afford to keep them at home.

NPR’s Morning Edition Flubs then (Mostly) Fixes Gillibrand Story

nameitchangeit.org — Listeners to NPR's Morning Edition Thursday morning heard an interesting profile of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand by reporter Ailsa Chang. The story started with the sentence: "Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is introducing legislation with other lawmakers Thursday that would change how the military handles sexual assault cases."

Gillibrand Builds Bipartisan Support for Change of Military Justice Code

rhrealitycheck.org — Pressure is mounting on Capitol Hill for a meaningful answer to the crisis of sexual assault in the U.S. military. In response, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) hosted a press conference Thursday to promote legislation that would remove from the chain of command in the nation's armed forces the reporting and adjudication of sexual crimes, along with other felonies that are not specifically military in nature.

Why Christians Like Me Should Listen to Critiques of Evangelical Adoption | The Nation

thenation.com — Many adopted children, Joyce reports, have one living parent, or other family who want to care for them; other birth families may have put them in orphanages not because they are orphans but because their families couldn't afford to keep them at home.

Mindy Kaling's show may be subversive, but it's not good.

slate.com — The season finale of FOX's The Mindy Project aired on Tuesday, and it was a deeply emotional episode for me. The primary emotion I am feeling is relief. After following Mindy Kaling's impressive writing and acting at NBC's The Office, I've spent the 2012-2013 television season desperately trying to like...