Don Hazen, AlterNet. July 18, 2008. From Bush's oil hoax to the New Yorker's sorry attempt at satire, our Zeitgeist list tracks the progressive issues of the week.
Molly Faulkner-Bond, Sirens Magazine. July 18, 2008. In the '60s, miniskirts were positive, powerful examples of female sexuality. Overexposed starlets like Paris and Britney have tarnished that image.
Heidi Schnakenberg, AlterNet. July 11, 2008. A lesson from second-wave feminism: Women will continue to be oppressed unless they stop prioritizing other causes over their own.
Susan J. Douglas, In These Times. July 8, 2008. Our culture's conflicted attitudes toward femininity (too much is weak) versus feminism (too assertive) leaves women with no place to stand.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. July 8, 2008. A pilot feature of AlterNet on key questions of the day -- is Obama really tacking to the center, and why gas is so damn pricey.
Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. June 26, 2008. Author Keli Goff on how today's youth -- black youth in particular -- choose their leaders. Hint: It's not by skin color or party affiliation.
Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. June 13, 2008. Rebecca Walker is a well-known third-wave feminist and daughter of author Alice Walker. So why is she adopting anti-feminist talking points?
Britt Wahlin, AlterNet. June 11, 2008. Filmmaker Jennifer Fox turned her camera on women around the world and came back with a radicalized view of feminism and freedom.
Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. May 12, 2008. Washington University honored conservative operative Phylis Schlafly with a degree at their 2008 commencement.
Melissa Ditmore, RH Reality Check. May 10, 2008. There are big differences between women trafficked into sexual slavery and voluntary sex workers. So why are we treating them the same?
Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. May 2, 2008. Citizen journalist is kicked out of McCain rally for asking about John McCain's "c**t" incident.
Claudine Zap, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. May 1, 2008. "I know that feminism had a cost, I just didn't realize I'd be paying for it every time I shopped."
Katha Pollitt, The Nation. April 26, 2008. When it comes to keeping women in their place, polygamous Mormon fundamentalists and the Pope have a lot in common.
Jill Filipovic, AlterNet. April 25, 2008. Amanda Marcotte, author of It's a Jungle Out There, tells you how to fight modern-day misogyny and have fun at the same time. Excerpt follows.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. April 22, 2008. Feminism 101: How are we supposed to take feminist bloggers seriously if they post about shoes?
