These five toxic incel terms have become alarmingly mainstream — If you haven’t heard of incels, congratulations. They’re one of the most toxic online communities in existence (and if you’ve spent any time online, you know that’s saying a lot). “Incel” is an abbreviation for “involuntary celibate.” In other words, an incel is someone who doesn't have sex but who…

The one time capitalism is on our side, conservatives whine — We all know how much bosses love to invoke the sacred laws of supply and demand. They use it to justify shitty wages all the time. Ever heard a conversation like this? Worker: Can you please pay us more? I can barely afford to live or feed my kids! Boss…

40 hours per week is an arbitrary number we made up — I started working as a freelance editor two years ago, fresh out of grad school, when I was 24. I was working from home, without a workplace to report to, with a flexible schedule, and fully sustaining myself off of my income — and I loved it. It was the…

Jesus would not approve of capitalism and our blind worship of billionaires — Throughout history, the Bible has been used to justify all kinds of movements and ideologies — from the Crusades, to anti-oppressive liberation theology, to the abominable Westboro Baptist Church and its fierce opposition to homosexuality and reproductive rights. The Bible contains such a wide array of ideas that it can…

Hot take: Don’t throw children in prison forever — In 1995, Sara Kruzan was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing her pimp, who had forced her to become a sex worker at the tender age of 13. When she killed him, she was only 16, and she was 17 when she received her harsh sentence. …

And how corporations manufacture insecurities to profit from “fixing” them — This piece was originally published in the now-defunct and sorely missed Wear Your Voice Magazine in January of 2020. In our culture, we’re constantly bombarded with the idea that any degree of “excess” fat or signs of aging are pathological and shameful. Fortunately, it’s become a bit more popular lately…

A detailed history of the Doomsday Clock and conservative efforts to retire it — Late in his life, Albert Einstein was tormented by regret for contributing to the development of what is arguably the most nefarious invention in history — the atomic bomb. He didn’t play a direct role in its creation. But he was complicit in accelerating its development — in 1939, he…

And no, there is no such thing as a ‘safe’ modern nuclear war. — In the past week, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has jerked many Americans’ focus away from their usual navel-gazing toward actually paying attention to what’s going on in another part of the world. God forbid. So Americans have been grappling with the reality that we’re closer to the precipice of nuclear…

Yes, the revolution will be televised. In a sensational and hawkish way that makes our network billions — A couple weeks ago, while nervously scrolling through a New York Times article announcing Russia’s incursion in Kyiv, I stumbled upon one of the most jarringly dystopian ads I’ve ever seen. As you can see below, it said: Russia invades Ukraine. WATCH NOW.