Don’t let feminism get hijacked for racist ends

While we all celebrate International Women’s Day in different ways, there’s one under-discussed issue I hope all of us will take up – the way racist policies across the globe are being enacted under the guise of protecting women.

Stoking racial hatred by invoking the protection of women – white women, in particular – is nothing new in the United States, of course. The fear of rape has historically been used to justify horrific violence against American black men

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/08/feminism-hijacked-migrants?

The World's 25 Largest Defense Budgets

We need a comparison of this with their domestic violent crime rates.
http://ritholtz.com/2016/08/worlds-25-largest-defense-budgets/

The twin curse of masculinity and male-dominated politics helped create Brexit

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/02/twin-curse-masculinity-male-dominated-politics-brexit?

How to subdue women who dare to protest . . .

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/the-video-footage-police-tried-to-hide-in-wrongful-arrest-case-20160601-gp8rgw.html

Lego 'arms race': Bricks growing more violent, study says

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36356604

'Did a bunch of little kids get shot today?' Stars join march for 'gun sense'

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/07/gun-control-march-new-york-julianne-moore?

Despite the historical opposition of feminists, the militarisation of Australian nationalism continues

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/12/the-real-problem-is-not-the-lamb-ad-but-the-militarisation-of-australian-nationalism?

Spike Lee's latest film looks at sex-strikes as a political weapon

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/spike-lees-latest-film–looks-at–sexstrikes-as-a-political-weapon-20151210-glkjqg.html

The Women’s Equality Party has achieved a lot in a short time

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/the-women-s-equality-party-has-achieved-a-lot-in-a-short-time-a6701696.html

APA Review Confirms Link Between Playing Violent Video Games and Aggression

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2015/08/violent-video-games.aspx