Complete Table of Contents

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  • Violence
  • Race
  • Our Bodies
  • Money
  • Love
  • International Reports
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Feminism
  • Earth
  • Culture
  • Activism and Politics in the US
  • Abortion
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  • All
  • Violence
  • Race
  • Our Bodies
  • Money
  • Love
  • International Reports
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Feminism
  • Earth
  • Culture
  • Activism and Politics in the US
  • Abortion
2012 Winter

My Body, My Choice, My Intimate War

By Abigail Collazo January 17, 2012 What does war look like Taste like Smell like Images and soundtracks come to …

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2012 Winter

Discussing Abortion During Polite Dinner Conversation

By Sarah Flint Erdreich January 17, 2012 It had been a lovely wedding, and now the reception was packed. We …

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2011 Winter

Next Chapter in the ‘Republican War Against Women’

by Tanya Melich Republican women have become a not-so-subtle weapon for breaking apart the Democratic coalition, grounded in the women’s …

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2012 Winter

Lila Rose: A Sweet Face to Accompany Extreme Anti-Abortion Claims

by Kathryn Joyce These days anti-abortion ingénue Lila Rose needs no introduction. In advertisements for this year’s Values Voter Summit, …

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2012 Winter

From Israel, With Questions: Learning to do Abortion Care

By Gabrielle Korn January 12, 2012 Maayan Melamed, a first-year medical student at The Medical School for International Health at …

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2012 Winter

Where the Reality of Abortion Resides: Intimate Wars

by Merle Hoffman When I first opened a clinic for women’s abortion care in Flushing, New York in 1971, women …

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2012 Winter

Gone Too Far? Reproductive Politics in the Time of Obama

by Carole Joffe What about abortion gives it staying power as the central issue in domestic politics, even in the …

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2012 Winter

The Power of Theater: “Words of Choice” Touches Hearts

by Alexis Greene Words of Choice first emerged as a theatrical performance in the late 1990s when Cindy Cooper, its creator, …

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2012 Winter

The Grand Folly of Focusing on “Common Ground”

by Gloria Feldt The day before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was expected to rule, rumors circulated that the …

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2011 Fall

Education as Action: Supporting the Sexual Health of Sex Workers

by Sarah Elspeth Patterson December 8, 2011 Sexuality education is, in many ways, an esteem-building practice. Knowledge of any kind, …

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2011 Fall

World AIDS Day: Women HIV Activists Make Sex Ed A Reality

by Alison Yager December 1, 2011 In August 2011, New York City announced that all public middle and high schools …

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2011 Fall

Filming Against Odds: Undocumented Youth “Come Out” With Their Dreams

by Anne Galisky My first feature-length documentary film, “Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth,” was produced by a scrappy crew, undocumented …

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2011 Fall

What Every Woman Should Know

by Susie Cagle Graphic journalist Susie Cagle researched anti-abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers by visiting several in the Bay Area “pretending …

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2011 Fall

Echoing at “Occupy”: The Women Behind Social Security

By Carolyn Gage November 23, 2011 The emergence of the Occupy Wall Street movement would not have been a surprise …

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2011 Fall

Speak Out: Sharing Passions, Tips, Techniques

by Gabrielle Korn “What does activism mean to you?” Jennifer Baumgardner: For me, activism is putting into action my feminist …

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2011 Fall

Unfurling the Progressive Banner: Where We Are

by Leslie Cagan My mind is racing as I begin to address this quite large topic: the state of progressive …

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2011 Fall

Student Think Tank

Student Think Tank is a new feature of On The Issues Magazine to host and include the writings of students on feminist and …

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2011 Fall

Challenging People to Think: Activism for Atheism

by Sunsara Taylor People generally think of activism as something you do. But activism aimed at changing how people think is equally important. …

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2011 Fall

Our Little Light: Letter From A Young Activist

by Lindsey Hennawi “This Little Light of Mine” is the song that my mother chose for all of us to …

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2011 Fall

My Feminist Action: Locating Sex in Sexual Harassment and Rape

by Kathleen Barry November 16, 2011 Here we go again! Last week Mother Jones published an article, “Herman Cain’s Sexual Harassment Scandal …

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2011 Fall

Getting Over the Online v Offline Debate

by Amanda Marcotte My fondest wish for 2012 is that it becomes the year where we, as a society, stop …

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2011 Fall

Stopping Police and DAs from Using Condoms to Convict Sex Workers

by Crystal DeBoise November 10, 2011 Last winter, “Sheila,”a sex worker in her early 20s, had just finished her counseling …

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2011 Fall

“Occupy” and Feminism Equal New Solidarity: Frances Fox Piven Speaks

By Cindy Cooper November 3, 2011 “I think there may be a new page that we’ve come to the United …

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2011 Fall

Teaching Feminism in High School: Moving from Theory to Action

by Ileana Jiménez During a recent Twitter chat on #sheparty hosted by the Women’s Media Center, I tweeted: “How many feminists …

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2011 Fall

Saying No in Mississippi: No to Personhood, No to Voter Restrictions

October 29, 2011 In Mississippi, we are witnessing the intersection of race and gender politics in two ballot initiatives on …

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2011 Fall

Engaged Activism: Two Women Challenge Global Sex Trafficking

By Gabrielle Korn October 28, 2011 Uncovering the roots of global sex trafficking and protecting its victims are driving forces …

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2011 Fall

No Stopping: From PomPoms to Saving Women’s Bodies

by Carol Downer In the 1970s, I got involved in the women’s self-help movement in California, traveling the countryside to …

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2011 Fall

Haven Volunteers: An Immediate Impact on Abortion Care

By Mary Lou Greenberg October 7, 2011 Karen Duda signed petitions, went to rallies and participated in traditional pro-choice activism. …

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2011 Fall

Patient Power – The Reluctant Revolution

by Merle Hoffman When I first opened a clinic for women’s abortion care in New York in 1971, women finally …

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2011 Fall

Marcha de las Putas: SlutWalking Crosses Global Divides

by Stephanie Gilmore In Cuernavaca, Mexico and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, it was called Marcha de las Putas. In New Delhi, it was Besharmi …

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2011 Fall

Letter to a Young Activist: Left to Learn from the ‘60s

by Laura Whitehorn If you saw the film The Weather Underground, you saw about three minutes of me. The film, through …

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2011 Fall

Resilience Circles: Conscious-raising Groups for Tough Economic Times

By Sarah Byrnes October 20, 2011 Here in the U.S., our economic system is just not working for most Americans. …

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2011 Fall

The Populist Movement Reborn, At Last, In Occupy

By Rosalyn Baxandall October 14, 2011 At last the 99 percent are shaming them: “This is not a Recession; It’s …

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