Most of us remember the widespread atmosphere of optimism that followed Barack Obama’s victory over John McCain. Many also remember statements from some groups on...
TFW welcomes Adam Thomas to our Editorial Collective. Adam Thomas is a Ph.D. student in the History Department at University of California, Irvine, with a...
By Adam John Waterman For Beth Cleary and Peter Rachleff The history of civilization which began in Egypt was not so much a matter of...
We regret the passing of Geraldine Ferraro, who died on Saturday, 24 March, at the age of 75. In 1984, Congresswoman Ferraro made history when,...
All things being equal (which they rarely are), U.S. military intervention in Libya should pay off to the decided advantage of this North African nation’s...
The Feminist Wire is proud to welcome Dr. Tamura Lomax aboard! Congratulations to Tamura for a brilliantly successful dissertation defense at Vanderbilt University on Monday,...
It’s a hot, muggy day in London. There’s a yellow haze around the city. You’ve been trawling through shops in Covent Garden for hours with...
By Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman Who is it that said the more things change, the more they stay the same? If the last decade is any harbinger...
We are delighted that our colleague and Editorial Collective member—Nahum Chandler—and his family—his wife Ayumi and their son Aaron—are doing fine. Residents of Kyoto, Japan,...
Target is now in the business of selling sex toys or, to be more precise, cock rings. I know this because on a recent trip...
On Friday, March 4th, Connecticut police finally arrested the infamous “East Coast Rapist.” Now known as 39-year old unemployed truck driver Aaron H. Thomas, the...
It is even past my bed time at 3 o’clock, Thursday morning, 10 March 2011. But if we’re reading this right, we all have miles...
Steven Barnes, our welcomed guest contributer, is a professional writer, lecturer, coach and television writer, juggling the challenges between each and maintaining both a blog of...
Since security forces and militia loyal to Libya’s Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi attacked groups of peaceful protestors on February 17th, widespread bloodshed, disappearances, fear and anger...
Last week the United States Supreme Court voted eight to one in favor of a definition of free speech that includes hate speech on what...
Play the song before it plays you. Turn it on before game recognizes game. Touch the wound inside before it heals. This is the...
Republicans are on the warpath, and their enemy is women. Okay, maybe not all women. Just poor women. And those who are disabled and/or chronically...
By Ulli K. Ryder Is there a “war on women?” Does the recent amendment to deny federal funding for Planned Parenthood signal a concerted attack on...