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Stories by Ellen Goodman

Ellen Goodman is a member of the Washington Post Writers Group.

Our Next President Will Transform the Supreme Court

John McCain has promised the court to the right wing, and Roe v. Wade is first up on the chopping block.
Posted on Oct 6, 2008, Source: Washington Post Writers Group

The Do-It-Yourself Economy

We plan our own pensions and assemble our own cheap furniture. I pray the Internet ad for a do-it-yourself eye surgery kit is a hoax.
Posted on Jul 18, 2008, Source: Washington Post Writers Group

What We Should Take Away From the "Pregnancy Pact"

We spend too much time arguing with each other about teens and sex, and too little time talking to kids about healthy sexuality.
Posted on Jun 26, 2008, Source: Truthdig

The 'Surgical Re-Virgin': Setting the Odometer Back to Zero

Retrofitting women to make them sexually attractive and "marriageable" is more than a Hollywood fad. It's life or death for many.
Posted on Jun 20, 2008, Source: Washington Post Writers Group

Sex Abuse in the Name of Religion Isn't a Lifestyle -- It's Sex Abuse

The call to understand the polygamous sect as just another unique corner of multicultural America is relativism run amok.
Posted on May 23, 2008, Source: Truthdig

Is a Clinton-Obama Ticket in Our Future?

Pairing Clinton and Obama (in either order) might produce a ticket that's greater than the sum of its parts.
Posted on Jan 18, 2008, Source: Washington Post Writers Group

In the Movies, She Keeps the Baby

The recent spate of pregnancy films, from Juno to Knocked Up, all implicitly send the message that the right choice is to keep the baby.
Posted on Jan 3, 2008, Source: Washington Post Writers Group

White House Has Gall to Credit Itself for Stem Cell Breakthrough

The Bush administration is trying to take credit for a recent breakthrough in stem cell research, when, in reality, they just ended up delaying the process.
Posted on Dec 7, 2007, Source: Washington Post Writers Group

Spying Parents: When Worrying Becomes Stalking

New technologies are allowing parents to take watching their children to creepy, new heights.
Posted on Nov 9, 2007, Source: Washington Post Writers Group

'Kid Nation': CBS' New Reality Show Creates Little Capitalists

When 40 kids were asked to create a new town, was it possible for them to escape the model of cutthroat competition, class divisions and unrelenting consumerism?
Posted on Sep 29, 2007, Source: Washington Post Writers Group

Polygamy and Forced Sex in the Name of God

The view of polygamy as just another lifestyle choice has been countered by the growing evidence of communities rife with abuse.
Posted on Sep 24, 2007, Source: Washington Post Writers Group

The Fastest Man on No Legs

With technology becoming far more sophisticated and pervasive, sports is awash in ethical dilemmas. So where does a lightning fast amputee fit in the spectrum of Barry Bonds with his alleged doping and Tiger Woods with his better-than-perfect Lasik eyes?
Posted on May 29, 2007, Source: Truthdig

The First Openly Godless Member of Congress

Representative Pete Stark is the highest-ranking politician in American history say publicly that he doesn't believe a "supreme being" -- but believes that real political courage is saying, "Let's tax the rich and give money to poor kids."
Posted on Mar 24, 2007, Source: Truthdig

Post-Election Polls: Men Were Angry At Bush, Women Wanted Change

If men had been the only voters in Missouri, Montana or Virginia, we'd have a Republican Senate. It's time for the Dems to listen to what women were voting for in the 2006 elections.
Posted on Nov 24, 2006, Source: Truthdig

Reproductive Rights Victory -- in the Bush Era?!

It tells you how bad things are when wrenching approval for contraception out of the Bush administration counts as a smashing victory.
Posted on Aug 14, 2006, Source: Truthdig

The 'Baby Bump' Is So Hot Right Now

In times of war, babies become the new bling.
Posted on Jul 27, 2006, Source: Truthdig

Searching for the Undecided

Can Dems reach the 'how-am-I-going-to-make-it-today-moms'?
Posted on Jul 28, 2004, Source: WorkingForChange.com