Susan J. Douglas
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Women Reach a Breaking Point
How tired are you of seeing a tiny minority of wingnut Americans--"birthers," "teabaggers," Obama-haters--get so much coverage in the… more
vol. 33, iss. 11 gender, social justice
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Killing Granny with the Laziness Bias
Progressives have been wrong--overly idealistic--about the power of communication. Many of us cling to the belief that if you… more
vol. 33, iss. 10 media, medical & health
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News Media ‘Acting Stupidly’
The most exasperating, if utterly predictable, lesson from the Henry Louis Gates Jr. contretemps was not about race. It… more
vol. 33, iss. 09
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Jon & Kate Plus Mindless Drivel
Standing in the supermarket checkout line, I'm accosted by a slew of headlines: Has Jon been cheating on Kate?… more
vol. 33, iss. 07
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Antidote to Drug War Madness
So I was making dinner, and on NPR I hear, to my amazement, a report by Robert Siegel and… more
vol. 33, iss. 06 drugs, economy
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Lets Expose the Poster Boys of Greed
Boy, have I learned my lesson, which I pass onto you. Do not, under any circumstances, call out any… more
vol. 33, iss. 05 corporations, economy, media
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Wanted: A Perp Walk For Plutocrats
My husband and I were engaged in our usual dinner table rant about politics and the economy. Having made… more
vol. 33, iss. 04 economy
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Death by Chutzpah
You know what I'm tired of? Chutzpah. Defined as "utter nerve; effrontery," chutzpah can be admirable, especially when people… more
vol. 33, iss. 03 politics
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The Dragon We Must Slay
Obama as Lincoln. Obama as FDR. The instantly classic image of Obama, sticking his jaw defiantly into the pouring… more
vol. 33, iss. 02 media, obama, roosevelt
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Invisible Women
So here's the great contradiction of the 2008 presidential campaign: It was all about women, and not about women… more
vol. 33, iss. 01
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How Will the Media Cover Obama?
It's the morning after Election Day and, like millions, I am filled with elation and hope. CNN let me… more
vol. 32, iss. 12 elections, media, obama
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The End of Aggressive Ignorance?
How surreal is life right now? Between a right-wing, government-loathing president insisting on bringing socialism to Wall Street, a… more
vol. 32, iss. 11 elections, politics
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What Bush Has Stolen From Us
Many of us had been waiting for tougher talk from Barack Obama about John McCain and the Bush presidency.… more
vol. 32, iss. 10 elections, george w. bush
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Feminism Without Feminism
As the Republicans were swooning over Sarah Palin, proclaiming "A Star is Born," we saw something else hatched too.… more
web only elections, gender
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Damned If Feminine, Damned If Feminist
What role has sexism played in the race for the Democratic nomination? Hillary Clinton answered that seething question herself… more
vol. 32, iss. 07 gender
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Tilting at Media Windmills?
In April, the news media began a predictable turn to "image scandals" in the presidential campaign. And then it… more
vol. 32, iss. 06
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News You Can Lose
Brace yourselves. The real presidential campaign -- the kind the news media have forced us to get used to… more
vol. 32, iss. 05
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Debt: Our 9 Trillion Pound Gorilla
Who would have thought that we might ever miss Ross Perot? Squawking at us with his graphs and pie… more
vol. 32, iss. 04
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A Foggy Kristol Ball
The Op-Ed pages of the New York Times, still the most influential and prestigious newspaper in the country, do… more
vol. 32, iss. 03
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The Jamie Lynn Effect
The story was so big it made front page of the New York Times: Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's 16-year-old… more
vol. 32, iss. 02 gender, media
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Beware the Credit-Industrial Complex
Barely regulated banks are getting away with one usurious practice after the next: not only the subprime fiasco, but the extortionate service fees on your bank accounts and the escalating interest fees, late fees and truncated payment cycles on your credit cards