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Prudish NYT Columnist Condemns 'Hooking-Up'

Posted on: Dec 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Charles Blow has discovered 'the demise of dating' -- and he is not happy about it.

In the Office, Nice Girls Finish Last

Posted on: Dec 12, 2008, Source: AlterNet

So do mean girls. Studies show that women's contributions at work are less likely to be recognized than men's, and it's not for lack of ambition.

Bush Is Back ... (In Your Pants)

Posted on: Dec 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Dire economic times are making women reconsider paying to obliterate all the hair from their pubic region.

How to Tart Up Your Infant

Posted on: Nov 27, 2008, Source: AlterNet

For a start, dress them up like a tiny prostitute.

When Men Murder Women: New Report Details Homicide Rates

Posted on: Sep 29, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Women are most likely to be murdered by someone they know.

Rachel Maddow Sees 'Palin Effect' for What it Is: Bullsh*t

Posted on: Sep 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Maddow looks at the numbers and finds that Palin really inspires women -- to vote for Obama.

Baked Alaska: Palin Installed a Tanning Bed in the Governor's Mansion

Posted on: Sep 16, 2008, Source: AlterNet

... and why it matters.

McCain and Palin's Top 20 Lies, Myths and Flip-Flops

Posted on: Sep 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Agents of change? Symbols of feminism? A roundup of these and other ridiculous tall tales coming from McCain's increasingly desperate campaign.

Did Palin Have an Affair?

Posted on: Sep 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The McCain campaign is trying kill a National Enquirer story alleging Sarah Palin had an affair.

Readers Write: What the Palin Pick Means for America

Posted on: Sep 3, 2008, Source: AlterNet

AlterNet readers weigh in on McCain's pick of Gov. Sarah Palin, the many skeletons in her closet, and what it all means for the country.

Fight Back Against Police Brutality at the RNC

Posted on: Sep 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Sign a petition protesting the violent and illegal treatment of journalists at the Republican National Convention.

8 More Shocking Revelations About Sarah Palin

Posted on: Sep 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet

More skeletons come out of Palin's closet.

Sex Talk: AlterNet Readers Sound Off on the Female Orgasm

Posted on: Aug 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet

AlterNet readers had a lot to say about Shere Hite's article on the "myth of the vaginal orgasm."

The PTC Thinks TV Will Turn Your Kids Into Sex Freaks

Posted on: Aug 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Another day, another alarmist report by the PTC decrying immorality on television.

Gay-Marriage Opponents Are Deeply Concerned About Your Children

Posted on: Jul 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Backers of Prop. 8 falsely claim that schools will be forced to teach kids about gay marriage.

Heavy Petting: PETA Compares Teen Girls to Unneutered Animals

Posted on: Jul 18, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Is PETA (yet again) exploiting female sexuality to get its point across?

House to Hold First-Ever Hearing on Transgender Rights

Posted on: Jun 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Hopefully the hearing will build the foundation for federal laws that protect transgender people from discrimination.

Sexpot Virgins: The Media's Sexualization of Young Girls

Posted on: May 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Professor M. Gigi Durham discusses the corporate media's sexual objectification of girls and how to help young women fight regressive media messages.

Organics May Soon Be Out of Reach for Many Consumers

Posted on: May 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

As the economy worsens, fewer shoppers will be able to afford healthy, organic food.

'Bonk' Tells Us Some Amazing Things About Sex

Posted on: Apr 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Author Mary Roach on why you're lucky that you're not a rhesus monkey and other interesting tidbits from scientific sex research.

SugarDaddy.com: Readers Respond

Posted on: Feb 29, 2008, Source: AlterNet

What does it say about our society when women can make more money doing sex work than in most other professions? Our readers weigh in.

Study Links Nighttime Light to Breast Cancer

Posted on: Feb 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Socioeconomic status may not be to blame.

Does Wearing High Heels Improve a Woman's Sex Life?

Posted on: Feb 21, 2008, Source: AlterNet

"I can't wait for the study that finds that pizza and cheap beer, when ingested together, metabolize into vitamin C."

Making Sense of Murder: AlterNet Readers Discuss the NIU Shooting

Posted on: Feb 19, 2008, Source: AlterNet

AlterNet readers had a lot to say about Mark Ames' controversial article on the recent murders at NIU. Here is a cross-section of responses.

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