Emily L. Hauser

Columnist

Emily L. Hauser is a long-time commentary writer. Her work has appeared in a variety of outlets, including The Daily Beast, Haaretz, The Forward, Chicago Tribune, and The Dallas Morning News, where she has looked at a wide range of topics, from helmet laws to forgetfulness to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Opinion

Princess Leia, feminist hero

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Opinion

The horrifying normalcy of Donald Trump's proposed ambassador to Israel

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Opinion

The shadow president

Two women embrace in front of the White House on Nov. 9, 2016.

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Feature

How to give thanks in the age of Trump

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Opinion

How racist is the Cleveland Indians' mascot? Very.

Women have had enough with the Republican party.

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Opinion

Hey, men: Stop saying you 'champion' and 'revere' women and just give us equal rights

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Opinion

Republicans owe it to America to stop Donald Trump

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Opinion

Obama's pointless, delusional meeting with Netanyahu

Hillary Clinton in 1965, the year she graduated high school.

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Feature

The crushing sexism of young Hillary Clinton's America

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Opinion

How to smash the gun lobby

Leslie Jones attends the Ghostbusters premier.

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Opinion

What the Leslie Jones hack has in common with the burkini ban

Donald Trump's call for action sounds eerily familiar.

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Opinion

I lived in Israel when the prime minister was assassinated. Donald Trump's 'joke' terrifies me.

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Opinion

Why Mike Pence scares me more than Donald Trump

Demonstrators celebrate at the Supreme Court.

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Opinion

The Texan women saved by the Supreme Court

Combined, women spend more than four years of their lives experiencing menstruation.

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Opinion

Three cheers for New York City's new tampon laws!

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Opinion

Love in the time of terrorism

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Opinion

The crushing sexism of young Hillary Clinton's America

Soup kitchens simply cannot replace food stamps.

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Opinion

The grotesque injustice of starving 1 million unemployed Americans

Racism in the criminal justice system permeates American society.

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Analysis

The gobsmacking racism of America's criminal justice system

What will be unleashed when Donald Trump loses the election?

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Opinion

The morning after Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton would eenly split her cabinet between men and women.

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Opinion

The overwhelming urgency of Hillary Clinton's cabinet promise

Republicans have displayed misogyny in a few different ways.

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Feature

The GOP's disgraceful misogyny

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Opinion

The GOP's disgraceful misogyny

President Obama meets with Cuban President Raul Castro.

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Opinion

Obama in Cuba, and the astounding legacy of a pragmatic president

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talks to reporters.

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Opinion

Senate Republicans are being dreadfully honest about their Supreme Court machinations

You do not have to be a supporter of Hillary Clinton to enjoy the advancement of all women.

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Opinion

Feminism is not about Hillary Clinton

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Opinion

Congress is sneakily trying to rewrite American policy on Israeli settlements. It must be stopped.

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Opinion

David Bowie, The Force Awakens, and the power of giving everyone a voice

This Nov. 25, 2014, file photo, shows demonstrators blocking Public Square in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

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Opinion

The clear moral outrage of the Tamir Rice verdict

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Opinion

The troubling silence of conservative women who've had abortions

There are no rules when it comes to grieving.

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Opinion

Can you protest racism on campus after the Paris attacks? Of course you can.

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Opinion

Why outrage over police brutality isn't enough

Feature

In defense of the ridiculousness that is pumpkin season

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Opinion

Why do conservatives let men off so easy in the great abortion debate?

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Opinion

America's shameful response to the Syrian refugee crisis

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Opinion

Why the identities of Ashley Madison's clients are none of your business