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SPRING 2009 PREVIEW: Mobilizing Our Dreams for Reproductive Justice by Loretta J. Ross
From the Publisher: Revolution Lite - by Merle Hoffman
Putting lipstick on a feminist is not the same as a vision.
Wanted: A Revolution in Critical Thinking - by Susan Jacoby
Junk thought is an equal-opportunity affliction that endangers our future. •Art by Carter Hodgkin
Beyond politics and one god - by Frances Kissling
Women need a religious revolution that ends anti-women mythology.
Twisted Treaty Shafts U.S. Women- by Janet Benshoof
Americans should demand gender equality and reject a watered-down CEDAW.
End Torture, End Domestic Violence - by Rhonda Copelon
Stop the degradation of domestic abuse by declaring the truth: it’s torture.
Female Avatars Hail ‘Second Life’ - by Sharon Collingwood
A raft of possibilities exist for women to organize for change in virtual worlds.

Avatars at the Women's Conference on Second Life
Ending the Male Patina in Biology - by Mahin Hassibi
From Darwin to DNA, men have colored biology. This should change.
Ramping Up Democracy in the U.S. - by Pam Wilmot
A national popular vote is needed to end the Electoral College, born in slavery and anti-female sentiment.

The Greatest Casualty of the Feminist Revolution May be the Feminist Vision Itself
The Art Perspective- Curated by Linda Stein
Art Editor Linda Stein features artist and pacifist, Joyce Kozloff, an originating figure of the Pattern and Decorative movement.
The Poet's Eye - From Poetry Co-Editor Judith Arcana
Four poets imagine escapes to better worlds; works by Diane Lockward, Lois Rosen, Marge Piercy and Annie Finch. •Art by Stephanie Brody-Lederman
MILK and Recruiting for Rights - by Eleanor J. Bader
Harvey Milk didn’t shrink from seeking power to secure change.
Theater Arts: A Menace to Societyby Alexis Greene
With the controversial Bill Baird as a subject, dramatists put birth control down center.
Our Architecture Ourselves - by Leslie Kanes Weisman
Better environments mix feminist values with bricks and mortar.
Putting Money Where Our Causes Are - by Marion Banzhaf
In a crashing economy, radical activists need help.
An Animal Lawyer Makes a Manifesto - by Barbara J. Gislason
A pioneering lawyer ponders the role of animals and the pursuit of justice.
Health Care ‘Reform’ Is Not Enough - by Susan Yanow
Five ways to lock in health services for all women. •Art by Barbara Rachko
From the On The Issues Print Archive
OTI Dialogue: Congressman John Lewis and Andrea Dworkin Towards a Revolution in Values by Merle Hoffman
On The Issues Magazine
Fall 1994
The Congressman arrived flushed with triumph. He had just been part of the victorious vote on the law to ban assault rifles. It was an auspicious beginning, for ON THE ISSUES publisher Merle Hoffman had invited John Lewis (D-GA) and feminist activist, author, and novelist Andrea Dworkin to talk about violence in American society and the links between the black civil rights and feminist movements.
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Winter 2012
Realities of The Waiting Room: Constantly Shifting by Lori Adelman
Anti-Abortion Harassment and Violence Still Stifle Access by Eleanor J. Bader
We're Not Sorry. Still. by Jennifer Baumgardner
The Poet's Eye From Poetry Co-Editor Sarah Browning
Calling Black LGBTQ Institutions: Where Are You? Where is Reproductive Justice? by Jasmine Burnett
Privacy at Stake: Patients, Clinics and Electronic Medical Records by Corinne A. Carey
Can We Choose Move Forward on Reproductive Justice? -- And How? by Ayesha Chatterjee and Judy Norsigian
"Love Means Second Chances": Reproductive Freedom in a Novel by Susan Elizabeth Davis
Satirist's View: Same Old Dilemma, or The Virgin Rebirth by Susie Day
As Access Slides, Feminists Need to "Extract" From Our Self-Help Past by Carol Downer
Abortion: On The Issues Magazine - by The Editors
How Anti-Abortion Protesters Got Me: Letter From a Young Activist by Sarah Flint Erdreich
The Grand Folly of Focusing on "Common Ground" by Gloria Feldt
Before "Roe": Legal Battles, Involuntary Servitude, My Mom by Justine Goodman
Next Generation Access: Medical Students Fill A Void by Mary Lou Greenberg
The Power of Theater: "Words of Choice" Touches Hearts by Alexis Greene
Where the Reality of Abortion Resides: Intimate Wars by Merle Hoffman
Gone Too Far? Reproductive Politics in the Time of Obama by Carole Joffe
Lila Rose: A Sweet Face to Accompany Extreme Anti-abortion Claims by Kathryn Joyce
Glorifying the Fetus While Ignoring the Fetal Environment by Margie Kelly
Reframing Compassionate Care: Of Madame Restell and Other Outlaws by Jeannie Ludlow
Helping Bloggers To Help: Tips for Reproductive Health Organizations by Amanda Marcotte
What To Do When They Say Holocaust by Carol Mason
"Silent Choices": African American Women Open Up on Film by Faith Pennick
Fine Thoughts On Fertilized Personhood by Marge Piercy
Heading Toward Menopause, Still Caring about Abortion by Andrea Plaid
Letter to a Young Activist: Don’t Drop the Banner by Barbara Santee
Redefining Chutzpah: More Bad Ideas to Burden Women by Aram A. Schvey
Sharing the Wealth of Knowledge on Abortion by Ria Sen and The Feminist Press
An Abortion Miracle? Let's Try the First Amendment by Priscilla Smith
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