The essence of oppression is an asymmetrical dynamic between oppressors or structures of oppression that exercise unjust power, on the one hand, and those who suffer oppression, on the other. Oppression is often presented as a systematic, overarching...

A house established by oppression cannot long enjoy its prosperity. (Chinese) Oppression causes rebellion....

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Oppression is the act of using power to empower and/or privilege a group at the expense of disempowering, marginalizing, silencing, and subordinating another. It is particularly closely associated with nationalism and derived social systems, wherein...

Within days of taking power, Saddam Hussein summoned about 400 top officials and announced he had uncovered a plot against the ruling party. The conspirators, he said, were in that very room. As the 42-year-old Saddam coolly puffed on a cigar, names of the supposed...

Remember Julianne Moore’s heartbreaking turn as a 50's housewife in The Hours? Her character’s style—embodying “the seamless appearances and the tony aspirations of midcentury Middle America”—is so hot right now. [NYT] In what is perhaps the most expensive Super Bowl ad ever made (above),...

One woman committed suicide by setting herself ablaze after her father-in-law tried to rape her. Another set herself on fire because her brothers would not let her marry, preferring that she remain their servant at home. Yet another told her mother before she died that...

The initially-botched Katrina rescue and relief effort of 2005 has become an excuse for creating a cause celebre out of the notion that the wealthy and middle class in this country apologize to the poor. Left-wing demagogues seized it a as chance to unduly bash...

Discusses the concept of oppression and how it is experienced personally. Reveals a personal incident of oppression and details how it was resolved.