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Are we finally ready to deal with female suffering in pop culture?

It’s not that we’ve never seen women hurt before. There are plenty of varieties of female pain that are not only acceptable, but downright popular. For instance, a woman can suffer tragically in the background in order to motivate her man. This works best if she dies, or at least gets raped—then he’s really angry, and will almost definitely go on to solve the case or fight the mobsters or what have you.

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In the 40 years that In These Times has spoken truth to power, few topics have generated more discussion from its readers and writers than how the Left should relate to the Democratic Party: whether to challenge the neoliberal establishment from within or to build a competing political structure from without. This is an old debate, but carries more relevance and urgency today than ever, given the rise of a neofascist Republican presidential nominee.