This is not an issue of baby formula theft but of racial capitalism, the neglect of Black humanity, and the continued policing of BIPOC communities. By Brittini Palmer For some time now, I’ve wondered why baby formula is locked up behind counters and plexiglass in grocery stores. This wonder gradually led to annoyance and then...
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PARASITE, The Horror of Poverty and The Importance of Class Solidarity
Parasite is a visceral, realistic lesson on the importance of class solidarity, commenting on the cyclical violence of poverty, and demonstrating why we must rise above the scarcity myth. CW: This article contains spoilers for the film Parasite By Roslyn Talusan It took me a couple of days to recover after seeing Parasite last week....
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From Lebanon to Chile, Protesters Are Uniting Against The Ruling Class
In Chile, Iraq, and Lebanon, people have put aside their sectarian and ethnic differences to fight back against corrupt, capitalist systems of oppression. CW: mentions of police/ government brutality, mentions of sexual violence, death “Thawra! Thawra! Thawra!” As you watch videos of the Lebanese uprising, you can hear protesters call for revolution in the streets...
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The Many Shades and Iterations of South Asian Anti-Blackness
South Asians have a complex history with anti-Blackness and we need to confront and dismantle it for collective liberation. South Asia has a rampant anti-Black racism problem. I know both from experience and by being a witness to it. Everyone knows about the skin bleaching creams that are so popular in Asia, but the racism...
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Gentrification: Rich Black People Pushing Out Poor Black Folks Won’t Solve Anything
Gentrification is, in fact, a structural and cultural phenomenon that specifically and disproportionately targets low-income Black communities. April 26 was the reopening of New York’s Webster Hall. It was also the night that rapper and businessman Jay-Z would freestyle lyrics that would later set social media ablaze. The concert was titled “B-Sides 2.” That night,...
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The Fight Against Reproductive Rights Targets the Most Marginalized People—Here is How You Can Help
Those disproportionately targeted by state violence for autonomy over their own bodies are fighting for reproductive rights and have been for a long time. “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” This quote from Audre Lorde (“Learning from the Sixties,” 1982) has been rattling around in...
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Alyssa Milano’s Call for a Sex Strike is Peak White Feminism
How does it help people who need safe access to abortion to further limit our sexual autonomy? There is a constant, unrelenting war against women, LGBTQ+ folks and Black, indigenous and people of color, the poor and working class in the United States. Part of the efforts to directly harm us and push back against...
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The Caste System is the Biggest Hindrance to the Feminist Movement in India
It is important for us to recognize those who have been victims of the caste system and strive to uplift them. By Jhilam Gangopadhyay TW: mentions of sexual assault in this article The majority of India is populated by Hindus and within the fold of Hinduism—considered to be one of the oldest religions of the...
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I Do Not Have The Same 24 Hours As Beyoncé
For those of us who live below or at the poverty line, our 24 hours are very different from the wealthy. You may be learning increasingly about capitalism and the ways in which it touches every aspect of our lives, especially with regards to student loan debt, healthcare and stagnating wages. There are efforts around the...
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Queerly Confused: Coming Out as a Muslim Desi Millennial
Categories determine our lives. As marginalized folk, we work towards determinacy in a white supremacist society that tells us what we are, what we are not, and what we will never be. By Leila Zainab It’s Friday night. 7:30pm. In one hand, I clutch a recent copy of Bitch Magazine. In the other, a bag...