Today in Tabs: Ready on the Left

Jacobin Magazine published a piece by Amber A’Lee Frost on Saturday denouncing the “troubling new trend in younger leftist circles” of ascribing all sexism to “bros”. The article hung all of its critical extrapolation on what amounted to two tweets, one by Aaron Bady, and a second by Al Jazeera English writer Sarah Kenzior. Kendzior…

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I’m So Damn Tired of Slave Movies

The Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker’s Sundance darling period piece about the deadliest slave insurrection in American history, was purchased by Fox Searchlight on early Tuesday morning for $17.5 million. It was the largest deal in Sundance history, and coverage immediately suggested that The Birth of a Nation will function as some way through…

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“You Know, I Really Enjoy H.A. Goodman and Walker Bragman, But Could you Dumb it Down a Few Shades and Make It Much More Pretentious?” “Done!” – Lawyers, Guns & Money : Lawyers, Guns & Money

Salon dips back into its nostalgia file with horrifying results: During her two presidential campaigns, Hillary Clinton has consistently drawn greater support from women than men. Is this gender lag due to retrograde misogyny, or does Hillary project an uneasiness or ambivalence about men that complicates her appeal to a broader electorate? As a career…

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Deficiencies at Theranos ‘pose immediate jeopardy to patient health’ – The Washington Post

Theranos chief executive Elizabeth Holmes gestures as she speaks at a technology conference in October (Glenn Chapman/AFP/Getty Images) Theranos, the high-profile Silicon Valley company that promised to revolutionize blood testing, was warned by federal regulators this week that its Newark, Calif. laboratory has “deficient practices” that “pose immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety,” according…

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Zika Virus ‘Spreading Explosively’ in Americas, W.H.O. Says – The New York Times

Officials from the World Health Organization said on Thursday that the Zika virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas and announced that they would convene an emergency meeting on Monday to decide whether to declare a public health emergency. close nocontent “The level of alarm is extremely high,” said Margaret Chan, the director general of…

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Donald Trump Fans Attack Megyn Kelly With Sexist Slurs

  Since Donald Trump announced he wouldn’t take part in Thursday’s GOP debate over his dislike of Megyn Kelly, Trump’s fans reacted just as expected: by unleashing a vile torrent of sexist rage against the Fox News anchor. Looking at 80,000 tweets directed at Kelly’s official Twitter handle from Tuesday to Wednesday morning—as well as close…

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