by Eleanor Bader When I was growing up, my father had two favorite words, ignoramus and moron. He hurled them …
by Resa Crane Bizzaro If I ask my students to write about someone they admire, chances are they’ll write about …
by Maame-Mensima Horne I was raised in a feminist household where I was exposed to feminism and its theory early. …
by Susan Feiner As a feminist economist I am constantly amazed—though I suppose I should be used to it by …
by Carol Hanisch Consciousness-raising was birthed as a mass-organizing tool for the liberation of women in 1968 when the country …
By Elayne Clift Ive always felt ambivalent about Nicolas Kristofs columns in The New York Times, even though they have …
By Myriam Miedzian The issue of violence touches me in a very personal and profound way. I am a Holocaust …
by Emily Rand Breitner The Courage of Anne It doesnt matter whatlittle Charlie did to provokehis father, but probablynot much …
In our Spring ’10 edition, On The Issues Magazine contributors look at ways to enhance and augment our understanding of …
by Fran Luck Political feminism barely exists in corporate mainstream media. Shows like “Oprah” and “Tyra” – boasting female audiences …
By Carol Downer The women of Iran and Afghanistan used International Womens Day this year to carry forward their struggle …
by Maureen McNeil Editors Note: Janet Benshoof wrote about the Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi in our Winter 2010 …
Cynthia L. Cooper When Loretta J. Ross speaks, people listen. Ross is a big-picture thinker on reproductive justice, national coordinator …
by Gloria Feldt Whenever I set foot in Brooklyn where Margaret Sanger opened the first American birth control clinic 93 …
By Gail Kregel On Christmas day, 2008, Guatemalan Congresswoman Anabella De Leon, called me. A new president had taken office …
by Cynthia L Cooper Almost as soon as I entered the German Memorial Resistance Center in Berlin, I regretted having …
by Marge Piercy When I think of women heroes,its not Joan of Arc or Molly Pitcherbut mothers who quietly sayto …
by Barbara Becker When I was in college, I had a small book of questions meant to serve as conversation …
By Marylou Greenberg Editors Note: In light of the devastating earthquake in Haiti and in tribute to the courage of …
by Linda Stein How does Wonder Woman do it? She is able to stop the bad guys—even convince them to …
by Judith Arcana I’ve been thinking about Grace Paley, the late activist and writer, in relation to this theme of …
by Janet Benshoof Aung San Suu Kyi’s unwavering commitment to a nonviolent path to democracy in Burma, and her decades-long …
by Theresa Braine In mid-December 2009, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Mexico’s handling of the cases of three …
by the Editors When On The Issues Magazine decided to pursue Passion, Freedom, Women and the topic of women fighting for freedom around the …
On The Issues Magazine provides an Online forum for artists to exhibit their art, including moving images and audio, as …
In our Winter ’10 edition, THE POET’S EYE features Heather Davis, Susan Eisenberg and Renny Golden;from Poetry Co-Editor Judith Arcana. …
Ms. Michael angel Johnson Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, a woman of African descent too often overlooked in arts history, was …
by Dr. Sakena Yacoobi When I saw the Afghans in refugee camps in Pakistan in 1992, I couldn’t believe what …
by Merle Hoffman Children are natural resistance fighters. From the time they realize that they have the agency (if not …
By Cynthia L Cooper When I was a little girl in the mid to late 1980s, I thought hippies were …
by Resa Crane Bizzaro Over the years, much of my writing has been in response to news articles. Among stories …
by Mary Lou Greenberg and Eleanor Bader Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures in the country; ironically, those …
by Jessica Yee I am proud to be Native. I am also proud to be a woman. I am proud …
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