Without Mothers, There Is No War

A conversation with political scientist Cynthia Enloe about her book Twelve Feminist Lessons of War

50 years of feminist scholarship also demonstrates that war does not occur without sexual assault, just as it cannot be prosecuted without civilian casualties. The idea that you can have war without rape, on all sides, is historically implausible....

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Without Mothers, There Is No War

The Bright Sunshine of Human Rights

A conversation with journalist and historian James Traub about liberalism and his book True Believer: Hubert Humphrey’s Quest for a More Just America

An interview with James Traub on his new book, True Believer: Hubert Humphrey’s Quest for a More Just America....

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The Bright Sunshine of Human Rights

 It’s Good Work—If You Can Get It

A conversation with Alexandrea Ravenelle about Side Hustle Safety Net: How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious Times

As the world of work sagged and collapsed, University of North Carolina sociologist and W-2 worker Alexandrea Ravenelle decided to document this economic shock in real time....

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 It’s Good Work—If You Can Get It

Where In the World Is Merze Tate?

A conversation with historian Barbara Savage about freedom, independence, and her new biography, Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar

In this episode of "Why Now?," Claire Potter and Barbara D. Savage discuss the life of trailblazing Black academic Vernie Merze Tate....

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Where In the World Is Merze Tate?

Why the Blind Should Lead the Blind

A conversation with Andrew Leland about the history and politics of disability and his book, The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight

Visually disabled people increasingly turn to institutions and support networks that are created, designed, and implemented by other blind people....

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Why the Blind Should Lead the Blind