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Stories by Jeanine Plant

Jeanine Plant is a New York-based freelance writer.

The Anti-Choice Movement's Bag of Dirty Tricks

The documentary Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion offers a tough lesson: that rational, scientific appeals pale in comparison to the blood-and-guts emotionality of the anti-choice movement.
Posted on Nov 1, 2007

Why Progressives Are Selling Out To Corporate America

An interview with author Daniel Brook offers us answers on why so many progressives get roped into the corporate world.
Posted on Aug 1, 2007

Unorthodox and Sometimes Polarizing, the Incredibly Popular Rosie O'Donnell Will Exit Stage Left

This fall, viewers will say goodbye to Rosie O'Donnell, a woman who, in spite of her unorthodox voice and often polarizing views, remains overwhelmingly popular. So what is it about this social misfit that so attracts the public?
Posted on May 8, 2007

Breaking Out of the Art World's Sexism

Heavy-hitting shows dedicated to feminist art are happening now on both coasts. But they stand in stark contrast to a past deeply in thrall to man-made art.
Posted on Apr 5, 2007

America's Veterans Left in the Lurch

Chronic under-funding, communication breakdowns and nightmarish paperwork have left the VA system woefully unprepared for future veterans: the tens of thousands currently deployed in the war on terror.
Posted on Mar 7, 2007

Fed Up Soldiers Finding New Ways to Protest the War

How some soldiers are using a little-known shield law to protect their right to dissent.
Posted on Jan 24, 2007

Home of the Brave: The Psychic Toll of the Iraq War

Despite its ripped-from-the-headlines feel, Home of the Brave, the new film about Iraq war veterans who have trouble readjusting to life at home, is Hollywood all the way.
Posted on Dec 23, 2006

Emergency Contraception: No Help if Women Still Can't Get It

Although Plan B, the 'morning after pill,' became available without prescription in November, women still face high costs, age restrictions, and limited availability in some places.
Posted on Dec 5, 2006

Lt. Watada's Courageous Dissent

As 28-year-old Lt. Watada faces a court hearing today, his refusal to deploy has revived a critique of the Bush administration's war crimes in Iraq.
Posted on Aug 17, 2006