Hop in the car and turn the stereo up loud. From Little Rock, Arkansas to Charleston, South Carolina to New Orleans, we are road-tripping across the southeast to check out some of our favorite feminist musicians while checking out the local sites. This bluesy-punk playlist has soul and twang. You can also listen to these … [Read more…]
Playlists for a Feminist Future: An Epic Recap
With the ongoing onslaught of attacks on our bodies, our sexual lives, the environment, education, and democracy, music is a source of inspiration and energy. Here’s a re-cap of the 2018 Unsweetened Playlist for a Feminist Future to help you get through the day AND to motivate you to take action for a feminist future. … [Read more…]
For Those at a Loss: We Have Work to Do
Anthony Kennedy’s retirement doesn’t change much of the Supreme Court’s actual decision calculus, considering that Kennedy voted with the conservative portion of the court in thirteen 5-4 decisions in this term alone. The panic people are feeling about Kennedy’s retirement is, I feel, the removal of a safety valve that liberals thought existed on the … [Read more…]
The Politics of Despair
I’m all for privileged people, including the newly woke, amplifying the voices of people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ people, and others threatened under the Trump presidency. But to argue that we must remain hopeful, that the Trump era will end, is steeped in privilege and wealth. As Rebecca Solnit argues in her recent Guardian essay, other … [Read more…]
A Playlist for a Feminist Future: Bastille Day!
Today’s playlist celebrates Bastille Day, a worldwide holiday commemorating the explosive storming of the military fortress, Bastille Saint-Antoine, in Paris on July 14, 1789. This act of rebellion sparked a revolution that ended absolute monarchy in France and left a chaotic political and cultural landscape that created opportunities for some of the country’s poorest citizens … [Read more…]
Lindsey Shante on Pushi, Praying, and Living on the Dark, Southern Edge
If you know anything about Birmingham, Alabama-based electronic artist Lindsey Shante, you know that she’s always in motion and constantly creating. For her new project, Pushi, she has written and produced a deeply personal song about loss and hope. To celebrate its release, she answered a few questions about her life and her music, and she … [Read more…]