Courtney Caldwell

Courtney Caldwell is an intersectional feminist. Her talents include sweary rants, and clogging your social media with pictures of her dogs (and occasionally her begrudging cat). She's also a political nerd, whose far-left tendencies are a little out of place in the deep red Texas.
  • Feminism

    10 Fierce Atheists: Unapologetically Black Women Beyond Belief

    This is a guest post from Sikivu Hutchinson, that originally appeared on The Huffington Post. Sikivu Hutchinson is the founder of Black Skeptics Los Angeles and the author of Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics, and the Values Wars. Her new novel White Nights, Black Paradise focuses on Black women, Peoples Temple and the 1978 Jonestown massacre. You can follow her…

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  • Politics

    Obama to Name #SCOTUS Nominee Today

    Update (10:42 AM ET): Reports are coming in that Obama has selected Merrick Garland, with an official announcement here in a few minutes. Activists are noting his “tough on crime” policies, in light of recent push for reform on those issues:  At moment of BLM protests and criminal justice reform, black president nominates tough-on-crime man to SCOTUS. https://t.co/BgHgbkfDhP — David Menschel…

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  • Politics

    Is It #SuperTuesday Again? Have a Liveblog!

    It’s that time again! This race is getting increasingly polarizing, after an intense weekend for Donald Trump. Tonight doesn’t look like it will provide any relief in the form of major Trump upsets – but who knows! Here goes! 7:52 AM ET Good morning! Looks like the votes are in for Illinois, and Clinton squeaked out a couple percentage points…

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  • Politics

    Progress Isn’t Settling: Trump’s Rise Threatens to Make Moderate the New Progressive

    “I like Sanders’ ideas better, but I voted for Hillary. It’s just the more pragmatic decision. The idea of a Sanders presidency is unrealistic,” a friend remarked to me, a few short hours before Clinton’s now-infamous Nancy Reagan comments. Their reasoning frustrated me, even though it’s a refrain I’ve heard a lot this election season. Usually it comes from progressives who like…

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  • Politics

    March 12th Primary Recap: No Trump Wins Tonight

    Tonight, a handful of caucuses and primaries took place, from the Northern Mariana Islands, to the District of Columbia. There were only 30 delegates up for grabs for Republicans, and Trump only took one. In that regard, America was the real winner tonight! On the Democratic side, only six delegates were awarded, and Hillary nabbed 2/3 of them. Here’s the breakdown: District of…

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  • Politics

    #GOPDebate Liveblog: The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of

    Remember that OK GO song, “Here It Goes Again“? I’ve had it stuck in my head all week, thanks to there being three damn debates (overkill much?). It’s endless election déjà vu, all the time. My nightmares are filled with disembodied Trump heads, things falling off of Cruz’s lips, while Marco Rubio taunts me from that oversized chair, his eyes solid…

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  • Politics

    #DemDebate Liveblog: 2 Dem 2 Debate

    It’s that time again! Tonight marks the second Democratic debate in just four days, and there’s a GOP debate yet to come this week. Are there always this many debates? The schedule feels a lot more packed this year. I have a teensy bit of election burnout (yes, I am aware it’s only March) so I tricked fellow Skepchick writer Julia Burke…

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  • Politics

    Primary Results Recap: This Shit Again

    Last night, we trudged a few small steps closer to our inevitable November deaths (some people call it “election night” – whatever). Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, and Mississippi made their choices known. Spoiler alert! Some people still inexplicably want pumpkin butt plug Donald Trump to be the leader of the free world. So, that’s a thing. Here’s the state by state breakdown: Hawaii Republican…

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