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Abuse with Impunity and a Side of Compliance: A Patriarchal hierarchy will always dictate just how…
Abuse with Impunity and a Side of Compliance: A Patriarchal hierarchy will always dictate just how…
Harvey Weinstein. The exposé that began it all. Are we any closer to a cultural insurrection that demands women be treated without…
Deborah Johnstone
Jul 21, 2019
The New Fascist Right Has Arrived
The New Fascist Right Has Arrived
“The next wave of fascism will come not with cattle cars and camps. It will come with a friendly face.” — Bertram Gross, “Friendly…
Deborah Johnstone
Oct 4, 2018
The Tyranny of Patriotism
The Tyranny of Patriotism
My article, “The Tyranny of Patriotism” was just published in “Latterly” a superlative print and online magazine featuring long-from…
Deborah Johnstone
Oct 20, 2017
Newspeak Extraordinaire: The Working Families Flexibility Act Work more, get paid less, and think…
Newspeak Extraordinaire: The Working Families Flexibility Act Work more, get paid less, and think…
Newspeak is the fictional language in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, written by George Orwell. It is a controlled language created by the…
Deborah Johnstone
Jul 1, 2017
How to Legally Screw People: 101
How to Legally Screw People: 101
Tip credits in the Hospitality Industry
Deborah Johnstone
Apr 30, 2017
No Wage Hike — Ever
No Wage Hike — Ever
“Never before has a state government acted to reverse minimum wage increases already in place, and remove long-standing local…
Deborah Johnstone
Apr 2, 2017
Your iPhone or your Life:
Your iPhone or your Life:
The fallacy of choice and healthcare
Deborah Johnstone
Mar 8, 2017
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