Compiled by Carol Hanisch Anyone who pays attention to the news knows that the U.S. has a drug problem and it’s not just coming from street dealers. There have been a spate of articles about Big Pharma and its…
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Stunning Rise in Maternal Deaths in U.S.
By Carol Hanisch On the heels of our Mother’s Day post on “Birth Regret: A Mother’s Day Truthtelling” comes a chilling report that not only do more women in the United States die of complications from childbirth than in any other…
The Limits of “Clicktivism”
by Bruce Hartford Many of our readers are probably aware of the pros and cons of online organizing but we think this author raises some very important questions about accountability by those groups sending out petitions to millions of citizens…
Clinton, Trump and Feminism
by Carol Hanisch It’s not easy or simple being a feminist during this election. Not that it ever is. But this has been a mind-boggler. First there was the Bernie Sanders phenomenon. Although he held forth the possibility of someone…
Medical Establishment vs. Women
A recent article by Rebecca Grant on Mic.com is a timely reminder of the work that feminists have done to literally take abortions into our own hands. She explains the procedure called menstrual extraction that was developed and popularized in…