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2012 Fall

Fukushima’s Hot Water: Now Fallout in Our Kitchens?

by Kimberly Roberson “Nuclear meltdown” is a term for a catastrophic reaction in a nuclear reactor that has overheated. The …

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2012 Fall

Broken Politics: Republicans Assail Suffrage Itself

by Tanya Melich A U.S. Senatorial nominee for the Republican party arguing that a woman who is raped can simply …

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2012 Fall

Global “Security” Equals Human Security and Gender Rights

by Jamie Hagen As a political scientist concerned with securing minority rights, I have had to ask myself what “security” …

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Parks, Sheila

OPINION: Your Vote Got Counted. Here’s Why

by Sheila Parks Yes, my side won. So, the argument could be made that I was wrong when it comes …

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2012 Fall

The Book Corner: Women Define the Agenda, Find the Power

by Samuel Huber and the Feminist Press It’s easy to get tunnel vision during election season. In these months of …

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2012 Fall

RELATED STORIES: The DAY AFTER in On The Issues Magazine

by The Editors Challenging the personal, political and economic realities of women and pushing toward a more liberatory future is …

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Parks, Sheila

OPINION: Will Your Vote Even Get Counted?

by Sheila Parks In next week’s presidential elections women could, in effect, lose ownership of their bodies if the Romney-Ryan …

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Pelish, Alyssa

Landlord Says No to Shulamith Firestone Memorial Apartment

by Alyssa Pelish, Associate Editor The sad news of Shulamith Firestone’s death in August has, it turns out, given new …

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2012 Fall

Fracking’s Health Calamities Left to Fester

by Jan Goodwin Unless you’ve been living on a desert island for the last couple of years, you’ve probably heard …

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Fischkin, Barbara

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE AND THE TWENTY YEAR GENDER GAP: CAROLE SIMPSON ON 1992

by Barbara Fischkin, Senior Editor It was 1992 and the presidential race between incumbent George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and …

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2012 Fall

Dr. Willie Parker from Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic Discusses Link Between Abortion and Poverty

by Sunsara Taylor From November 26th, the Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO), the last abortion clinic left in Mississippi, will …

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2012 Fall

No Dancing: The Right Aims to Take Down Sexual Liberation

by Amanda Marcotte There can be no doubt now: this is a war on sex. More than most campaign seasons …

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Pelish, Alyssa

FILM: Andrea Arnold Darkens Wuthering Heights

by Alyssa Pelish, Associate Editor The Heathcliff brought home one night in Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights adaptation is a slight and wary …

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2012 Fall

Getting Closer to the Levers of Power

by Diane Vacca “How do women achieve true parity in political representation?” The question is simultaneously simple and impossibly complex, …

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2012 Fall

Standing Our Ground: Going Beyond Maslow’s Basic Needs

by Mary E. Plouffe Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs tells us that basic needs (food, shelter, safety) must be satisfied before higher …

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Pelish, Alyssa

Taking Custody: Owning the Role of Artist AND Mother

by Alyssa Pelish, Associate Editor  In her essay in The Atlantic last June (you know, that little piece called “Why Women Still Can’t …

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Carmody, Fiona

From Locker Room to Board Room: Women Inaugurate Queens College Athletics Hall of Fame

by Fiona Carmody, Special to On the Issues Queens, New York, “From locker room to boardroom is a very real …

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2012 Fall

Victims of Gender Violence Find Solutions Slipping Away

by Juhu Thukral What will the next president mean for the way we live and pursue safety in our daily …

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2012 Fall

Malala’s Legacy

by The Editors OCT 15, 2012 We’ve just learned of efforts by the Hoshyar Foundation* to build a school for girls in Pakistan, …

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2012 Fall

What Happened: “I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man”

by The Editors Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made international headlines (and garnered much admiration) last week when video of …

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2012 Fall

No, Joe Walsh: Women Do Not Have Nine Lives

by Merle Hoffman, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief OCT 12, 2012 Congressman Joe Walsh says abortions never save women‘s lives. He’s wrong. Here’s …

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Niaz, Robina

Commentary: “Without education, what is the meaning of Pakistan?”

by Robina Niaz OCTOBER 11, 2012 On this UN-declared International Day of the Girl, it breaks my heart to think …

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2012 Fall

Where Are The Women?

by Merle Hoffman, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief After debating every major “right-to-life” leader in this country- including Jerry Falwell – I …

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2012 Fall

Our Feminist Media Road Trip: Time to Take the Wheel

by Jennifer L. Pozner Two months. That’s how long it took for three high school girls to reverse a two-decade …

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2012 Fall

The Abortion Rights Looking Glass: Canada Reflects Women First

by Nick van der Graaf Currently, Canada is the only country in the world where there are no criminal laws …

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2012 Fall

Can Black Women Lead on Rethinking Marriage?

by Dani McClain One highlight of Election Day 2012: voters in Maryland, Washington and Maine deciding, with their ballots, whether …

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2012 Fall

TWO PROMINENT FEMINISTS ON SHULAMITH FIRESTONE

by Chris Lombardi SUSAN BROWNMILLER, author of Against of Our Will: Men, Women and Rape Quote: “She was the first radical …

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2012 Fall

Shulamith Firestone and Me

by Jennifer Baumgardner Almost 15 years ago, I picked up my ringing phone and the voice on the other end …

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2012 Spring

FROM BATAAN TO BENGHAZI: WOMEN IN WAR

by Elayne Clift Since the days of the goddess Athena, armed and shouting war cries, there have been female warriors. …

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2012 Spring

Water Born: Swimming Along in Competition and Life

By Gwen Deely May 24, 2012 My life aquatic was in full swing before I was born. Evidently I was …

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2012 Spring

What’s “Level” and Fair for Trans, Intersex and Disabled Athletes?

By Avory Faucette May 21, 2012 As the Summer 2012 Olympics in London gear up, the media will be presenting …

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2012 Spring

Women On High: The Price of Passion at the Roof of the World

by Jennifer Jordan I came to this rather obscure subject of “women high altitude climbers” as any self-respecting journalist should …

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2012 Spring

Aspiring for Medals: Watching New Gymnastic Generations

by Zerlina Maxwell “I’m going to make it to the Olympics!” I shrieked as a knot formed in my throat …

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