Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 16, 2009. The NY Times has just discovered that "douche" is used as an insult in mainstream media. Why do they seem to see the spread of a term derogatory to women as progress?
Ruben Navarrette, Washington Post Writers Group. July 9, 2008. Debates over language reflect the anxiety that some people feel about America's changing cultural landscape.
Jessica Valenti, Seal Press. May 30, 2008. "Slut" is applied to women engaged in any activity besides knitting, praying, or sitting perfectly still lest any sudden movements be deemed whorish.
Drew Westen, Huffington Post. July 10, 2007. When we are figuring out how to talk about immigration, we should listen to what Lyndon Johnson said in 1965 that convinced Congress to enact civil rights legislation.
Tom Engelhardt, Nicholas Turse, Tomdispatch.com. June 18, 2007. From "mission accomplished" through those endless "turning points" and "the precipice," American officials in Baghdad and Washington haven't been sparing with the use of images or analogies. Can you pass the War of the Words quiz?
Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. April 25, 2007. The administration's language for the President's plan in Baghdad creates a "new" plan out of ancient, failed strategies, ignores some of Iraq's recent horrendous past, and strips us of our responsibility for it.
