Stories by Sarah Seltzer
Sarah Seltzer is an associate editor at AlterNet and a freelance writer based in New York City. Her work has been published at the Nation, the Christian Science Monitor, Jezebel and the Washington Post. Follow her on Twitter at @fellowette and find her work at sarahmseltzer.com.
Posted on May 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet
From homophobic remarks to awful bills, here's a little roundup of a month of assault from the GOP.
Posted on May 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet
From Jefferson Davis' birthday to Loyalty Day, who knew these holidays were still official?
Posted on May 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet
A number of remarkable things happened on May 1. So why is the media so bored with social protest?
Posted on May 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Yesterday, Occupy recaptured the public's attention with rallies, marches, parties, and yes, arrests all over the country.
Posted on Apr 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Scientists are looking into various medical and psychiatric uses for psychedelics. Could the taboo be ending?
Posted on Apr 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The erotic lit-sensation is nothing new, but a collection of classic archetypes about gender and sex.
Posted on Apr 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Think the anti-choicers in statehouses around the country are coming up with abortion bans all by themselves? Think again.
Posted on Apr 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet
A new guide reminds us that even when we don't mean to, we can judge and describe female candidates differently.
Posted on Mar 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The right-wing exploits tendencies toward victim-blaming to advance its worldview. But are Americans wising up?
Posted on Mar 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The story's visceral feeling of rage and distrust is a perfect counterpart to a revolutionary spring.
Posted on Mar 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Rush may look like a buffoon in the PR war, and women may be fighting back, but the war on women continues, and we're losing rights by the minute.
Posted on Mar 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Ammonia-treated meat "product." Served at a school near you?
Posted on Feb 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet
From Rush Limbaugh to the Pope, it's been one of the worst months ever for verbalized sexism.
Posted on Feb 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Right-wingers are using sexual assault at Occupy to justify smears and attacks. Here are the facts.
Posted on Feb 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet
What is with our obsession with servants? And are these shows letting us off the hook?
Posted on Feb 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The birth control skirmish is not the only regressive, anti-woman, anti-science battle being waged in this country.
Posted on Feb 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The real opposition here isn't about conscience, it's about women and sex.
Posted on Feb 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet
How many of the rumors are inflated, and how many get at the real heart of why people responded to this decision with so much outrage?
Posted on Feb 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Whether Americans were suspicious of Komen to begin with or just fed up with the politicization of women's health, this feels like the last straw.
Posted on Jan 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet
How do we reconcile our need to hold the president accountable with our reaction to this renewed charm offensive?
Posted on Jan 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Instead of all of us accepting our flaws, are men facing new pressure to be ageless and perfect?
Posted on Dec 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Is it time for a reproductive rights revolution? We've done it before; the climate may be right again for occupations and actions to save our bodies from state control.
Posted on Dec 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Why did advertisers listen to an inarticulate, bigoted campaign by a fringe Christian group? And can online activism turn the tables?
Posted on Dec 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet
As occupiers prepare to take over foreclosed homes, an exciting new phase of action on behalf of the 99 percent begins.
Posted on Nov 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet
A high school girl insults Governor Brownback and stands up to those who would punish her. Here are other examples of America's youngest citizens speaking truth to power.
Posted on Nov 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Twilight is saturated with sexist tropes--to the point of being disturbing. But that disturbing element is compelling, too.
Posted on Nov 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet
As footage of cops pepper-spraying UC Davis students gets more views by the minute, a plan to smear OWS is uncovered. Clearly, these protests aren't over yet.
Posted on Nov 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The 99 percent showed up around the city to stand in solidarity with the evicted occupiers and express their support for a growing movement.
Posted on Nov 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Why is the Times running an op-ed from professional antifeminist Katie Roiphe declaring that sexual harassment isn't serious?
Posted on Nov 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet
What better symbol of the 1 percent's treatment of the 99 then one of the world's most opulent institutions refusing to bargain with its workers?
Posted on Nov 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Many mainstream news outlets are flummoxed at best, condescending at worst, when it comes to their coverage of the new movement.
Posted on Oct 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The first bishop in the US is indicted for child sex-abuse coverup; meanwhile, his colleagues push for laws that will intrude on our sexual freedom.
Posted on Oct 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet
As the county and city volleyed back and forth over the budget, suspected batterers went free.
Posted on Oct 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Beyond the celebrities, the endorsements, and more, is a feeling of wonder and awe at the difference in awareness these protests are engendering.
Posted on Oct 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet
A controversial grassroots anti-rape movement makes its way to New York, with style and substance on the streets of the Village.
Posted on Sep 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The war on women remains in full swing. Which state has become the worst for reproductive rights?
Posted on Sep 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet
With a fleet of "Mad Men"-esque shows glamorizing the "good old days," retrograde sitcoms, and fewer women in the writer's rooms, the TV lineup is discouraging at best.
Posted on Sep 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet
As donations fall and jobs are cut, are Focus on the Family's days of using gay rights as a wedge issue finished?
Posted on Sep 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet
When creepy anti-choice activists targeted a clinic owner too close to home, he gathered volunteers to give them a friendly ring back.
Posted on Sep 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet
A girl files suit after sexual abuse from a cop reveals a departmental pattern; what is with authority figures using sex to dominate others?
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