Politics
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Soup Maker for the Masses
By S. Buchalter There was a time, that I was on the front lines or behind the fences, in the dark, at night, climbing over...
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Herman Cain responds to sexual harassment claims with what appears to be a lie
During Herman Cain’s tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association...
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US cuts off Unesco funding after Palestinian vote
On Monday, the US halted funding for UNESCO after the body voted to grant full membership to the Palestinians. While symbolic, the move clearly angered...
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Court asked to block new Arizona abortion law
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro The Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence and ACLU of Arizona are asking the federal court to prevent a new state abortion law from...
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SlutWalk from the Margins
By Destiny Birdsong, Donika Ross, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, and Nikki Spigner On October 2, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee, hundreds of people gathered for SlutWalk Nashville. Merely one...
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Update: Scott Olsen has reportedly regained consciousness
News sources are reporting that Iraq veteran, Scott Olsen, injured in an Oakland police raid earlier this week, has regained consciousness in recovering from a...
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Good and Proper Affect in a Broken World: Heartbrokenness as Feminist Practice
On the night Troy Davis was murdered by the state of Georgia, I watched a girl, who appeared to be about twelve years old, cry....
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Scott Olsen injuries prompt review as Occupy Oakland protests continue
The Occupy Oakland movement took a turn toward violence the past Tuesday night, when members of the Oakland Police Department conducted a predawn raid of...
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Rap & Wall Street
Critics from Fox News to feminist groups have argued that the violence, blatant sexism and idolization of drugs and criminal behavior found in rap lyrics...
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IS RICK PERRY EMBRACING THE BIRTHER MOVEMENT?
The “birther” canard, which has plagued this White House since President Obama took office, simply doesn’t go away, despite the fact that an authenticated copy...
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“We Are More Loved Than We Know”: Masculinity, Feminism and the Love that Will Save Our Lives
June Jordan teaches that: “Love is lifeforce.” And the healing power of love has saved my life more than once. In the name of this...
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Herman Cain's use of racial language is rhetoric we must refuse
Black people have been the victims of stereotyping for the vast majority of our nation’s history. Some of the most insidious prejudices are related to...
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Taking It to the Streets
For those of us who are not able to travel to New York City because we are fortunate enough to have jobs and must attend...
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America's Autumn: A Time for Growth Amidst Struggle
By Darnell L. Moore These are the times to grow our souls. Each of us is called upon to embrace the conviction that despite the...
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Dispatch from Occupy Wall Street
By Jennifer K Uleman Tuesday, October 11, 2011: I went back down to Occupy Wall Street today. I’d been down on Saturday, for the first...
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From the Editors on "Occupy Wall Street"
The Feminist Wire is happy to present a series on “Occupy Wall Street,” as it moves from its origin to 145 other cities throughout the United States...
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In Support of Occupy Wall Street
By Zillah Eisenstein and Chandra Talpade Mohanty “Occupy Wall Street” is an incredible movement even if there is no easily ready-made pre-existing political language to...
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Wangari Maathai Obituary (1941-2011)
By Sonalini Kaur Sapra Wangari Maathai has been an inspiration to many for her unflagging passion and commitment to women’s rights and environmental justice. She...