On Monday afternoon both women and men walked out of offices, schools, and homes across the country in solidarity with Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, the women who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct more that three decades ago, and other survivors of sexual assault who are hoping to spur enough…
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On Saturday, thousands of people gathered for marches across the United States to protest the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, including its recent calls to indefinitely detain families apprehended while trying to cross the border and separating children from their parents. (The President signed an executive order last week to the latter practice.) Collectively…
Read moreThe synth-heavy beats of Taylor Swift’s latest album Reputation might make you forget she was, at one point, a country artist. And not just a country artist: the country artist. Swift’s first four albums—Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, and Red—were all best-sellers and heavily acoustic in their DNA. The light production of the songs compelled…
Read moreIt’s been been a watershed year for women’s rights. While 2017 continues to be devastating for millions of women, it’s clear that many—particularly women of color, young women, and unmarried women—are poised to transform the future of our country with their voices and their votes in 2018, just as they did in Alabama, Virginia, and…
Read moreThis year’s annual Country Music Awards was not marked by tragedy, but rather hope and some good ol’ fashioned Nashville perseverance. Carrie Underwood took time out of the award show’s standard “in memoriam” segment—which recognized country music artists who have passed away this year, such as legends Don Williams and Glen Campbell—to also pay tribute…
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