If we are ever to radically reduce, if not prevent, this almost exclusively US phenomenon, the murderer’s gender must move from the periphery to the center of the discussion.
In a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See: Sandy Hook 10 Years Later
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Seeking a Vaccine Against Meanness and Hate
Recently, the connection between men’s extremist behavior and right-wing terrorism has come into focus.
Making “Impregnators” Pay Their Fair Share
Making wrongful conception a civil offense would allow pregnant people to financially recover 50 percent of all pregnancy-related costs.
Men’s Voices Urgently Needed to Defend Reproductive Rights
“It’s on us to listen, to speak out, and to take action. Not because women are our mothers, sisters, wives or friends—but because women are people. And all people deserve to control their own bodies.” —Sen. Cory Booker
Will Smith’s Slap Harms the Antisexist Men’s Movement
One small step backward for man, one giant leap backward for kind men.
Putin, Manhood, and Mad Coward Disease
It’s Women’s History Month and in an act of unthinkable atrocity, Mad Vlad Putin is indiscriminately killing women and children across Ukraine. Men, too, of course.
The Big Lie Is Also About Reproductive Freedom
How is it possible that Texas can (with the force of law) control a woman’s reproductive life—banning abortion six weeks after conception, before most people are aware they’re pregnant—while declaring individuals, not the state, should decide whether or not to wear a mask, or get vaccinated to protect themselves from contracting Covid-19?
Ubuntu! Building the Beloved Community Around the World
MenEngage global gatherings are where activists from around the world chart next steps in advancing gender equality and achieving a feminist-informed approach to working with men and boys. But they are more than that.
The “Other” White Men
Joe Biden is an unlikely poster boy for a kinder, gentler manhood. Nevertheless he is a good choice, providing a lot of cover for white men—and BIPOC allies—to stand behind a platform promoting a new masculinity.
Letter to Justice Clarence Thomas: Time to Pack It In
I’m advocating for a national campaign calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to pack it in and announce his retirement. Here’s the letter I sent him.
Rob Okun 