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A Different Take on Irshad Manji

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She fully understands that history is made by those in power.  She consistently opposes those who don’t defer to power. 


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Isle of Manji: Interview with Irshad Manji

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Interview with Walter Benn Michaels: Is celebrating all the stripes in the rainbow enough?

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What that actually means is that both the Left and the Right in this country have succeeded in defining the center of politics as how you feel about identity. And as long as that’s true, that means the Right always wins.


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Capitalism, Class, Inequality Gay Marriage Immigration Queer Politics, Culture, and History

Gay Immigration (and) Inequality

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But is “family” necessarily part of a progressive reform agenda? 


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The Gay Movement is Over

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The fight for gay marriage directly contributes to inequality in America.


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Uncovering Kenji Yoshino’s Covering

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Talking about the hidden costs of covering will appeal to those who like the book’s reliance on the idea that accepting diversity and difference solves our problems. 


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Can We Talk?: Censorship, Pedophilia, and Panic

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A system that sees “predators” as beyond repair and thrusts them to the outermost regions of society also deeply pathologizes the “victims.”


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The Two Stories of Mukhtaran Bibi

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Prison industrial complex Queer Politics, Culture, and History Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Who Needs Hate?

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The concept of hate crimes and hate crime legislation can never be part of a progressive agenda for social justice. 


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Film, Art, Television, and Media Queer Politics, Culture, and History Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

What if Buster Bunny Became a Reggae Star?

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Censorship might stop the expression of unpopular ideas but it short-circuits real political change.


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