Has Popular Feminism Failed Us All?

Fran Bigman / Los Angeles Review of Books May 3, 2019 Instead of “feminism that is ‘all the rage,’ we need an intersectional, collective rage," argues Sarah Banet-Weiser in her book "Empowered." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

What Makes Millennial Socialism Different

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 26, 2018 As writer Ben Judah argues, the Occupy movement, Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders changed this generation's thinking, and made a come-from-behind win like that of New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez possible. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why We Need Black Feminism More Than Ever Under Trump

Shannon Weber / AlterNet Feb 20, 2018 If progressives want to retake Congress in 2018, they will need to embrace the contributions of black feminism at the national level. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Trouble With Intersectionality and Afro-Pessimism, Part 2

By Bruce A. Dixon / Black Agenda Report Feb 12, 2018 The term "intersectionality" has become a kind of brood parasite. It mimics just enough of left-feminist rhetoric to deceive the unwary. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Left Has an ‘Intersectionality’ Problem, Part 1

Bruce A. Dixon / Black Agenda Report Jan 27, 2018 Under this concept, the left pretends class struggle is secondary to various other civil rights issues. In fact, it should be recognized as the unifying cause. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Charles Derber on the Left’s Failures (Video)

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 11, 2018 The two discuss capitalism's inextricable links to race, gender and class, and how the U.S. left doesn't get the connections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Live at Truthdig: What Does It Mean to Be a Powerful Woman in 2016?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2016 Truthdig sat down with special guest Sonali Kolhatkar to discuss women, politics and social activism in the 2016 election season. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Comedian Akilah Hughes Explains Intersectionality Using Pizza

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 In a comical YouTube clip, writer and comedian Akilah Hughes enlists the help of a beloved Italian dish to get viewers to understand the sometimes maligned and often overlooked concept of intersectionality. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Don’t You Dare Tell Me to Check My Privilege’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 29, 2014 In a February essay, British columnist Julie Burchill takes aim at the "rainbow coalition of cranks and charlatans" that made "class guilt, sexual kinks, personal prejudice and repressed lust for power" what "modern, non-working-class left-wing politics is about." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )