by Camille Small Who’s caring for the children of America? It’s a topic that gets lots of media attention now, …
by Ruby Rohrlich HOW COULD YOU RETURN TO LIVE IN a country that persecuted you, that took away your citizenship, …
by Marlene C. Piturro What developing nations are teaching American women about business “I knew I needed more money to …
by Jan Goodwin February 1997: The heat, the fear and the sour smell of sweat that they triggered hung heavy …
by Anne Tully I could be fired for telling this story. “Anne Tully” is the pseudonym of a prosecutor in …
by Anne Tully As important as it is for feminists to work inside law enforcement, there is an equally urgent need …
by Rick Mercier AS I STROLL DOWN KOKUSAI STREET IN DOWNTOWN Naha, Okinawa, there’s no escaping the fact that I …
by Carolyn Gage IN A RECENT GAY-AND-LESBIAN THEATER newsletter, there were two notices about Oscar Wilde. One was recruiting petitioners …
by Trish Wilson ven as fathers are disappearing from the lives of millions of women and children, they’re turning up …
by Phyllis Chesler She had a hard time getting up on those days when she had to appear in court …
by Joy Ward Judge David Lanier, called by some “The Grabber.” This man is a proven sexual predator. Why is …
by Merle Hoffman Americans are a nation of people who feel supremely entitled to happiness. After all, in the first …
Reviewed By Lynn Wenzel WOMEN STILL STRUGGLE WITH BEAUTY and its power to shape our lives. In spite of some …
by Jan Goodwin THIRTHA MAYA BARAL, 29, is CLEARLY ILL. Her skin has an unhealthy yellow tinge, her hair falls …
By Eleanor Bader THESE 38 ESSAYS START WITH A BLUNT and terrifying reminder, at least for those of us on …
by Sandy Nelson I work in a profession that would not exist without the constitutional guarantee of free speech. Yet …
by Barbara Stahura FOR DECADES, ECONOMISTS AND THE GOVERNMENT HAVE proclaimed that the higher our gross national product (GNP) or …
by Melinda Given Guttman SHE BECAME A LEGEND TWICE IN HER LIFE. FIRST AS ANNA O., DESCRIBED BY JOSEPH BREUER …
by Leslie Feinberg EN LESLIE FEINBERG WAS BORN, the doctor declared confidently, “It’s a girl!” According to Feinberg, that was …
What are politicians really talking about when they debate restrictions on a woman’s right whether to carry through a pregnancy? …
by Phyllis Chesler There she was, on the front page of the American newspapers, a 20-year-old Bosnian Moslem girl, hanging from …
By Paul Kivel While Race and Gender Wars Rage, What Can Parents Do On The Home Front? FROM A VERY …
By Fred Pelka PSYCHOLOGIST CAROL GlLL KNOWS THE VALUE OF HAVING federal civil rights law on your side. “When I …
by Sue Coe Six billion animals are killed each year in the United States for human consumption. The suffering of …
by Julia Kagan ALL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ARE IMPORTANT, but some stand out as turning points, historic markers when the nation …
by Phyllis Chesler Women’s eight-year struggle to pray out loud at “the Wailing Wall” 1 Jewish women were first ordained as …
by Eleanor J. Bader DEEP IN THE BELLY OF AMERICAN POVERTY lies the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, …
On The Issues selected a few people to read an advance copy of Teresa Yunker‘s story about street harassment. Here’s what they …
By Deborah Johnson SHE’S 48 YEARS OLD WITH TIGHT RED CURLS AND BAGS BEneath her eyes. She slouches slightly in …
by Gillian Murphy Greenpeace; Tahiti, August 23, 1995THE DECK HANDS ARE HAULING IN THE MOORING LINES. I’m standing on the …
by Mary Lou Greenberg Levels of clinic violence in 1995 declined substantially, according to a recent report by the Feminist …
by Deborah Cooksey & Marilyn Easter Q: What do you call hiring a nephew? A: White Affirmative Action We hate …
by Teresa Yunker Hey, babee! Hot-lookin’chick, man! Whoa-ee! Why dontcha wear somethin’tight?” “Fuck off!” I screamed, whirling around to face …
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