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Ladydrawers: Alison Bechdel Interview (Part 2)
Ladydrawers continues our look at challenges faced by women comics artists with Part 2 of Anne Elizabeth Moore's exclusive interview with Alison Bechdel, illustrated by Gabrielle Gamboa. In it, …
The Public Intellectual: Zygmunt Bauman
Articles by Zygmunt Bauman.
Truthout Authors on The Rick Smith Show
Listen to Truthout Authors speak with labor radio host Rick Smith about their latest reports and commentary: Michael Corcoran Discusses the Death of Keynesian Economics Mike Ludwig Discusses the …
The Public Intellectual Project
Progressive academics address important social issues in a language that is both rigorous and accessible.
The Purpose of a Free Press
(Image: JR / Truthout) In researching this book, I ran across an astonishing piece of writing from our nation’s early years. It’s a fitting prologue for this …
Alison Bechdel: I Am Not Gary Trudeau
So far in Ladydrawers, we've looked at differences in the way women are portrayed and paid in the comics industry, and some of the arguments brought up when women …
Graphic Evidence of Inequality
In the last installment of Ladydrawers we looked at some statistics culled from some recently published comics - all from last spring! - that painted a pretty dire overall …
Disney, Militarization and the National Security State After 9/11
Disney's cultural products rely on innocence as a rhetorical tool to legitimate dominant relations of power.
How Disney Instills Greed and Consumerism – Starting at Three Months
It doesn't matter how enjoyable the products - there is something bigger beneath the family-friendly exterior.
How Disney Magic and the Corporate Media Shape Youth Identity in the Digital Age
Youth are now assaulted by a never-ending proliferation of marketing strategies that colonize their consciousness and daily lives.