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Ann Friedman

Ann Friedman is an editor and writer. Formerly the executive editor of GOOD, she’s now hard at work on a crowd-funded magazine called Tomorrow and is a politics columnist for NYmag.com. She curates the work of women journalists at LadyJournos!, makes hand-drawn pie charts for The Hairpin, and dispenses animated advice at the Columbia Journalism Review. In July 2012, CJR named her one of 20 women to watch.

Recent Articles

A GREAT PIECE....

Ann FriedmanMay 17, 2007

A GREAT PIECE. ...from one of those American feminists who supposedly don't care about Islamic women.

--Ann Friedman

COULD RUDY FORCE G.O.P. CRACK-UP?

Ann FriedmanMay 17, 2007

COULD RUDY FORCE G.O.P. CRACK-UP? If Religious Right founder and direct-mail kingpin Richard Viguerie has anything to say about it, a Giuliani nomination might do just that. Yesterday, I received a press release from Mr. Viguerie, who threatens, "It's Rudy or the G.O.P. We're in a political version of 'The Survivor,' and both cannot survive politically":

HILLARY THE REALIGNER.

Ann FriedmanMay 17, 2007

HILLARY THE REALIGNER. My column for the Baltimore Sun this week is about unmarried women and how pivotal they will be to the Democrats' electoral prospects. I have taken to likening them to what evangelicals are to the GOP.

COSTS OF WAR.

Ann FriedmanMay 16, 2007

COSTS OF WAR. An American soldier's life: $250,000. An Iraqi civilian's life: $500. Crushing terrorism and building democracy: Priceless.

--Ann Friedman

PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND THE G.O.P.

Ann FriedmanMay 16, 2007

PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND THE G.O.P. As I tip my hat to Ann Friedman, saying, "I feel ya, sister," I think it also important to examine Planned Parenthood's love note to Giuliani in the context of its larger strategy concerning reproductive rights.

While Ann's reaction to the e-mail she received from PPFA President Cecile Richards marks the missive as a less-than-prudent fundraising strategy, it's along the same tack taken by Gloria Feldt who, when she had Richards' job, began courting moderate Republicans.

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