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There’s a mountain of electoral gold which, for the first time, is being mined: graduates of regional public universities. Many of them men. Colleges with “state” in their name. Our guest Washington Monthly editor in chief Paul Glastris talks about The post Tim Walz’s Unique Appeal to Young Men’s Masculinity appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast &...

We assume our picture of romance and marriage has always been there, but according to our guest author and professor Sabrina Strings, it was invented in the 12th century as a myth about Sir Lancelot. Marriage was about power, domination, The post White Male Supremacists Fear and Hate it But “Romance” and Nuclear Families Aren’t the Only Option appeared first on KDA Keeping Democr...

They wanted to stop abortions, instead there were more after the Dobbs decision than before. One the first segment, Mother Jones magazine writer Julianne McShane tells how women are maintaining their reproductive rights despite the attacks. And on the second The post AntiChoice: In A Hole, Keeps Digging appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

They claim loudly they’re protecting freedom and innocent children, but the truth is the right is oppressing both. On this show psychoanalyst Avgi Saketopoulou, co-author of Gender Without Identity, argues there is not one true and immutable authentic identity with The post Gender Identity: Is it Fixed or Changeable? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

It’s so much easier to break things than to build them. The right wing group Moms for Liberty claimed that “Parental rights do not stop at the classroom door,” but their real goal was to destroy public education. On this The post The Rise and Stunning Fall of “Moms for Liberty” appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

They claim loudly they’re protecting freedom and innocent children, but the truth is the right is oppressing both. On this show psychoanalyst Avgi Saketopoulou, co-author of Gender Without Identity, argues there is not one true immutable authentic identity with which The post How Do We Form Our Gender Identity & Can It Change Over Time? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podc...

On the first half Wellesley  Professor of American Studies and author Michael P. Jeffries talks about his new book Black and Queer on Campus, the unexpected possibilities and challenges which remain. And on part two, noted feminist Amanda Marcotte talks The post Black and Queer on Campus//Still A Ways to Go on Women’s Day appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show...

At the World Cup and other global sporting events, all kinds of workers are exploited. And under the guise of rescue and saving souls involved in the sex trade, evangelical, business interests, politicians, and police make out quite well. Harm The post Profitable Panic: Busting Sex Workers at Qatar World Cup appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Author Kathryn Bond Stockton argues in her new book Gender(s) that obvious genital distinctions are in reality incomplete. When children are born, it’s like parents “lower a cone over the baby,” imposing an identity without consent and even ignoring other The post The Right Fears and Hates the Reality of Non-Binary Gender ID appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Even in safe spaces for gay men, there is subtle racism and stratification if one is not white. On this show, Professor Anthony Ocampo talks about his new book Brown and Gay in LA, including pressures from Mexican and Filipino The post Being Gay, Brown, and Immigrant appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

In theory, the state in a republic serves its citizens. Traditional conservatives insist they want government out of such things as sex. Our guest today Professor Paisley Currah in his new book Sex is as Sex Does, Governing Transgender Identity The post Sex Classifications Are There to Serve The State appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

“‘Opposite sex’ is a phantom concept—nobody lives it.” So says our guest author Kathryn Bond Stockton. Her new book Gender(s) argues that what seem like obvious genital distinctions are in reality incomplete. When children are born, it’s like parents “lower The post Simplistic Binary Genders is Oppressive Cultural Fortification appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show...

Unless it’s a spectacle, we don’t see it on screens. But as our guest author Andrea Press spells out in her new co-authored book Media-Ready Feminism and Everyday Sexism, everyday sexism is just accepted. The Me Too movement originated in The post How TV, Movies, and Social Media Maintain Invisible Sexism appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

“‘Opposite sex’ is a phantom concept—nobody lives it.” So says our guest author Kathryn Bond Stockton. Her new book Gender(s) argues that what seem like obvious genital distinctions are in reality incomplete. When children are born, it’s like parents “lower The post Simplistic Binary Genders is Cultural Fortification and Wrong appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive P...

Women in the military know they are more likely to be attacked by men of their own company than by an enemy. It’s been a long tradition that reports of sexual abuse are crushed. Commanders protecting their own reputation takes The post Sexual Assault in the Military: Foxes Guarding the Henhouse appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

The nuclear family, white hetero male dominance and control is not the only way it can be. Why can we can have firearms freedom but not sexual freedom? On this show, Janet Jakobsen professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies The post Why is Sexual Freedom So Frightening? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

She is exactly what Trumpists hate: a strong woman who is both black and Indian. Both groups were the subjects of white male dominance and control. American slavery and British rule over India both had their peak at the same The post Black and Indian, Kamala Harris: A New Mandate? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

No matter how soon Trump goes away, all Americans will feel the effects of his judicial appointments for decades to come. He’s going around legislatures and using the power of the presidency to undo hard fought battles for reproductive, sexual The post Trump Weaponizing the Courts Without Our Consent appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Watch TV and see the roles we’re all supposed to play. Since 2015, marriage equality has been the law of the land but the characters portrayed on TV shows actually serve as law enforcement, limiting freedom in a very real The post Out of the Closet to Be Policed? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

We all know the impact Fox News has had on politics and government. Now comes Sinclair with its alt-right slant and their clever way to your local TV without becoming a network. Media analyst John Kosinski sheds light into their The post Sinclair News Sneaking In//Right Wing Men and Sex appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Far from the fears right wingers had that same sex marriage would be a threat to the institution, lawyer Elizabeth Schwartz who specializes in the field, argues same sex marriage may actually strengthen the institution. Too many people go into The post Same Sex Marriage: Making it Better For All? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Is there a worse crime than child abuse? Is the complicity by knowing adults just as bad? Is there something about the very nature of authoritarianism in schools? Guest on this show lived through an atmosphere of abuse in a The post Harm to Kids from Authoritarian Control appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Marriage and family law used to be so simple: men ruled, period. But with the expansion of what a family means,  a whole world of potential legal issues comes up. There can be friendly, not scary, contracts, explains guest Martha The post Same Sex Marriage May Strengthen Marriage appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

On the first half, Chuck Collins, co-founder of Wealth for the Common Good, talks about the effects of extreme wealth on democracy and public health and what can be done about it. And on part two, journalist Amanda Marcotte discusses a recent home-scho... The post Money and Sex: 1) What Can be Done about Wealth Inequality, 2)Fundamentalist Men Obsession with Sex appeared first on KDA Keeping Democ...

Why is it that families need to be shielded from sexuality but the nation needs more and more guns? In the wake of the Aurora theatre massacre, the Republican Party/gun lobby still sees no need to have any discussion about the proliferation of assault ... The post Sex, No. Guns, Yes. The Right’s Values. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .