Commentary: The Values of Anger and Unity in the Face of Misogyny and Xenophobia

A question we might start asking ourselves: How much of misogyny and racism is simplistic, emotional thinking, and how much is intentional sabotage? Who gains what by the rollback in equity? Is it as basic as trying to put full power and control fully (again) into the hands of a few wealthy men? From a 2022 "Ms." magazine article: “The connection b

By: Mikki Morrissette

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: June 20, 2026

Words: 2,549

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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In a conversation that Minnesota Women’s Press contributing writer Siena Iwasaki Milbauer had with Noreen Farrell, who leads the California-based Equal Rights Advocates, the trauma and spectacle of today’s White House politics is not simply about a blip in rational leadership. It is following a playbook designed to dismantle financial security for millions of people — leading to subjugation we had not yet fully climbed out of as a country.

“For the …

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